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Packet switched radio channel admission control in a cellular telecommunications system
Assignee: Unwired Planet LLC
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Filing: 1995-09-18
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Granted: 1997-09-09
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Expires: 2015-09-18
Abstract
Abstract A method and system for controlling admission to a packet switched radio channel (PRCH) is provided. A PRCH admission control function evaluates admission requests for users requesting admission to a PRCH. The admission requests each contain a priority value and an estimated data traffic for the requesting user. If the estimated data traffic from one or more packet calls currently using the PRCH and having a priority equal to or higher than the priority of the requesting user, plus the estimated data traffic required by the requesting packet call are less than a maximum tolerable traffic level, the packet call is granted admission.
Inventors
- 👤 Carl Magnus Thornberg
- 👤 Magnus Andersson
- 👤 Olle Erik Grimlund
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 00:31
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04W; H04W72/00; H04W72/50; H04W72/56; H04W72/20; H04W72/23; H04W74/00; H04W74/08; H04W74/0866; H04W74/0875; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S370/00; Y10S370/915
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 24
Claim 1
Independent Claim
143 words
In a cellular telecommunications system comprising a plurality of transceiving stations each capable of transmitting and receiving data packets on at least one packet radio channel, a method of controlling admission to a packet switched radio channel, said method comprising the steps of: (a) receiving, for a requested packet call, an admission request to a packet switched radio channel; (b) determining whether estimated data traffic caused by other packet calls currently using said packet radio channel together with an estimated data traffic for said requested packet call are within a maximum tolerable traffic level for said packet radio channel; (c) confirming that each of said other packet calls have a priority value at least as great as the priority value of said requested packet call; and (d) determining from results of steps (b) and (c) whether said admission request is to be granted.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
143 words
In a cellular telecommunications system comprising a plurality of transceiving stations each capable of transmitting and receiving data packets on at least one packet radio channel, a method of controlling admission to a packet switched radio channel, said method comprising the steps of: (a) receiving, for a requested packet call, an admission request to a packet switched radio channel; (b) determining whether estimated data traffic caused by other packet calls currently using said packet radio channel together with an estimated data traffic for said requested packet call are within a maximum tolerable traffic level for said packet radio channel; (c) confirming that each of said other packet calls have a priority value at least as great as the priority value of said requested packet call; and (d) determining from results of steps (b) and (c) whether said admission request is to be granted.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 1 further comprising, in response to a negative determination during said step of determining, the step of sending an admission denied message for said packet call.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 1 further comprising, in response to a positive determination during said step of determining, the step of sending an admission granted message for said packet call.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 1 in which said admission request comprises said priority value of said requested packet call.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 4 in which said admission request further comprises a value of said estimated data traffic for said requested packet call.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
60 words
The method of claim 1 in which said maximum tolerable traffic level is defined as a sum of the estimated data traffic from all packet calls using said packet radio channel plus a value ΔP, wherein ΔP is a function of the difference between a maximum tolerable packet delay and an estimated average packet delay on said packet radio channel.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
51 words
The method of claim 1 in which said plurality of transceiving stations comprises a plurality of mobile stations and at least one base station, and said step of receiving comprises receiving an admission request to a packet switched radio channel used for communications from a mobile station to a base station.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
48 words
The method of claim 1 in which said plurality of transceiving stations comprises a plurality of mobile stations and at least one base station, and said step of receiving comprises receiving an admission request to a packet switched radio channel used for base station to mobile station communications.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
110 words
In a cellular telecommunications system comprising a plurality of transceiving stations each transceiving data packets on a packet switched radio channel, an apparatus for controlling admission to a packet switched radio channel, said apparatus comprising: means for receiving an admission request to a packet switched radio channel for a requested packet call; first means for determining if each of a plurality of other packet calls upon said packet radio channel has an assigned priority value at least as great as the assigned priority value of the requested packet call; and second means for determining whether said admission request is to be granted in response to the first means for determining.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
110 words
In a cellular telecommunications system comprising a plurality of transceiving stations each transceiving data packets on a packet switched radio channel, an apparatus for controlling admission to a packet switched radio channel, said apparatus comprising: means for receiving an admission request to a packet switched radio channel for a requested packet call; first means for determining if each of a plurality of other packet calls upon said packet radio channel has an assigned priority value at least as great as the assigned priority value of the requested packet call; and second means for determining whether said admission request is to be granted in response to the first means for determining.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
39 words
The apparatus of claim 9 further comprising means for sending an admission denied message for said requested packet call in response to a determination determined by said means for determining, that said admission request is not to be granted.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
46 words
The apparatus of claim 9 further comprising means for sending an admission granted message granting admission requested for said packet call upon the packet switched radio channel in response to a determination determined by said means for determining, that said admission request is to be granted.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
51 words
The apparatus of claim 9 in which said means for determining further estimates whether estimated data traffic caused by other packet calls generated upon said packet radio channel together with an estimated data traffic for said requested packet call are within a maximum tolerable traffic level for said packet radio channel.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
23 words
The apparatus of claim 12 in which said admission request comprises a value of said estimated data traffic for said requested packet call.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
60 words
The apparatus of claim 12 in which said maximum tolerable traffic level is defined as a sum of the estimated data traffic from all packet calls using said packet radio channel plus a value ΔP, where ΔP is a function of the difference between a maximum tolerable packet delay and an estimated average packet delay on said packet radio channel.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
19 words
The apparatus of claim 9 in which said admission request comprises said priority value of said requested packet call.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
23 words
The apparatus of claim 15 in which said admission request further comprises a value of said estimated data traffic for said packet call.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
57 words
The apparatus of claim 9 in which said plurality of transceiving stations comprises a plurality of mobile stations and at least one base station, and said means for receiving comprises means for receiving, for a packet call, an admission request to a packet switched radio channel used for communications from a mobile station to a base station.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
57 words
The apparatus of claim 9 in which said plurality of transceiving stations comprises a plurality of mobile stations and at least one base station, and said means for receiving comprises means for receiving, for a packet call, an admission request to a packet switched radio channel used for communications from a base station to a mobile station.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
151 words
In a cellular telecommunications system comprising a plurality of transceiving stations each capable of transmitting and receiving data packets on at least one packet radio channel, a method of controlling admission to a packet switched radio channel, said method comprising the steps of: receiving an admission request to a packet switched radio channel for a requested packet call; evaluating whether estimated data traffic caused by other packet calls currently using said packet radio channel together with an estimated data traffic for said requested packet call are not greater than a sum of the estimated data traffic from all packet calls using said packet radio channel plus a value ΔP, wherein ΔP is a function of a difference between a maximum tolerable packet delay and an estimated average packet delay on said packet radio channel; and determining from results of said step of evaluating whether said admission request is to be granted.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
151 words
In a cellular telecommunications system comprising a plurality of transceiving stations each capable of transmitting and receiving data packets on at least one packet radio channel, a method of controlling admission to a packet switched radio channel, said method comprising the steps of: receiving an admission request to a packet switched radio channel for a requested packet call; evaluating whether estimated data traffic caused by other packet calls currently using said packet radio channel together with an estimated data traffic for said requested packet call are not greater than a sum of the estimated data traffic from all packet calls using said packet radio channel plus a value ΔP, wherein ΔP is a function of a difference between a maximum tolerable packet delay and an estimated average packet delay on said packet radio channel; and determining from results of said step of evaluating whether said admission request is to be granted.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
143 words
In a cellular telecommunications system comprising a plurality of transceiving stations each transceiving data packets on a packet switched radio channel, an apparatus for controlling admission to a packet switched radio channel, said apparatus comprising: means for receiving an admission request to a packet switched radio channel for a requested packet call; means for evaluating whether estimated data traffic caused by other packet calls generated upon said packet radio channel together with an estimated data traffic for said requested packet call are not greater than a sum of the estimated data traffic from all packet calls using said packet radio channel plus a value ΔP, where ΔP is a function of the difference between a maximum tolerable packet delay and an estimated average packet delay on said packet radio channel; and means for determining from said evaluation whether to grant said admission request.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
143 words
In a cellular telecommunications system comprising a plurality of transceiving stations each transceiving data packets on a packet switched radio channel, an apparatus for controlling admission to a packet switched radio channel, said apparatus comprising: means for receiving an admission request to a packet switched radio channel for a requested packet call; means for evaluating whether estimated data traffic caused by other packet calls generated upon said packet radio channel together with an estimated data traffic for said requested packet call are not greater than a sum of the estimated data traffic from all packet calls using said packet radio channel plus a value ΔP, where ΔP is a function of the difference between a maximum tolerable packet delay and an estimated average packet delay on said packet radio channel; and means for determining from said evaluation whether to grant said admission request.
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