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Traffic congestion management when providing realtime information to service providers
Assignee: Ericsson Inc
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Filing: 2001-05-21
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Granted: 2004-04-20
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Expires: 2021-05-21
Abstract
Abstract Methods, systems, and arrangements facilitate information interexchange between a telecommunications network and an information service provider. For example, a business-to-business (B2B) engine includes one or more logic modules for interfacing with the telecommunications network and with the information service provider. The B2B engine facilitates the reporting of, e.g., realtime information from the telecommunications network to the information service provider. This realtime information may include subscriber unit location that is proactively sent by the subscriber unit to the B2B engine for forwarding to the information service provider. To avoid possibly congesting the telecommunications network, the B2B engine is empowered to monitor the number of proactively-transmitted location messages and to limit them if they exceed a defined threshold.
Inventors
- 👤 Xiaohong Mao
- 👤 Hans Erik van Elburg
- 👤 Kiran Harpanhalli
- 👤 Tahir Hussain
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2026-11-04 14:14
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06Q; G06Q10/00; G06Q10/02; G06F; G06F16/00; G06F16/90; G06F16/95; G06F16/953; G06F16/9537; H; H04; H04L; H04L43/00; H04L43/02; H04L43/028; H04L43/16; H04L67/00; H04L67/01; H04L67/04; H04L67/12; H04L67/2866; H04L67/30; H04L67/306; H04L67/50; H04L67/51; H04L67/52; H04L67/53; H04L67/535; H04L67/55; H04L67/56; H04L67/564; H04L67/60; H04L67/62; H04L9/00; H04L9/40; H04W; H04W4/00; H04W4/02; H04W4/029; H04L67/565; H04L67/5651; H04L69/00; H04L69/30; H04L69/32; H04L69/322; H04L69/329; H04W8/00; H04W8/18; H04W8/20
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
118 words
A method for reducing telecommunications network congestion, comprising the steps of: monitoring received location messages that are transmitted from a plurality of mobile equipment, the received location messages being transmitted from the plurality of mobile equipment responsive to a plurality of requests from an external service provider; determining a total number of received location messages responsive to said step of monitoring; comparing the total number of received location messages to a predetermined threshold; if the total number of received location messages exceeds the predetermined threshold, then selecting at least one mobile equipment from the plurality of mobile equipment; and p 2 ordering the at least one mobile equipment to lower the number of location messages being transmitted therefrom.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
118 words
A method for reducing telecommunications network congestion, comprising the steps of: monitoring received location messages that are transmitted from a plurality of mobile equipment, the received location messages being transmitted from the plurality of mobile equipment responsive to a plurality of requests from an external service provider; determining a total number of received location messages responsive to said step of monitoring; comparing the total number of received location messages to a predetermined threshold; if the total number of received location messages exceeds the predetermined threshold, then selecting at least one mobile equipment from the plurality of mobile equipment; and p 2 ordering the at least one mobile equipment to lower the number of location messages being transmitted therefrom.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method according to claim 1 , wherein the method is performed by a telecommunications node, the telecommunications node comprising a service capability service that interfaces with a plurality of external service providers.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method according to claim 1 , wherein the external service provider comprises an internet-based portal.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method according to claim 1 , wherein the received location messages monitored in said step of monitoring are limited to a specified geographic area.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method according to claim 4 , wherein the specified geographic area comprises at least one of a cell and a location area.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
45 words
The method according to claim 1 , wherein said step of ordering the at least one mobile equipment to lower the number of location messages being transmitted therefrom comprises the step of ordering the at least one mobile equipment to cease transmitting location messages therefrom.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
39 words
The method according to claim 1 , wherein said step of selecting at least one mobile equipment from the plurality of mobile equipment comprises the step of selecting more than one mobile equipment from the plurality of mobile equipment.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
40 words
The method according to claim 1 , further comprising the step of: transmitting, by the plurality of mobile equipment, a plurality of location messages periodically at a given frequency responsive to the plurality of requests from the external service provider.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
57 words
The method according to claim 1 , wherein said step of ordering the at least one mobile equipment to lower the number of location messages being transmitted therefrom comprises the step of ordering the at least one mobile equipment to transmit location messages therefrom periodically at another frequency, the another frequency being lower than the given frequency.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
62 words
The method according to claim 1 , wherein said step of selecting at least one mobile equipment from the plurality of mobile equipment comprises the step of selecting the at least one mobile equipment based, at least partly, on a service level agreement associated with the at least one mobile equipment, the service level agreement being related to a quality of service.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
54 words
The method according to claim 1 , wherein said step of selecting at least one mobile equipment from the plurality of mobile equipment comprises the step of selecting the at least one mobile equipment based, at least partly, on a frequency at which the at least one mobile equipment was previously transmitting location messages.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
103 words
A method for controlling traffic congestion in a location area of a wireless network, comprising the steps of: requesting a plurality of mobile equipment within the location area to provide location information whenever their respective locations change; receiving packets that include location information from at least a portion of the plurality of mobile equipment, the location information identifying the respective locations; monitoring a traffic level associated with the received packets; determining whether the monitored traffic level exceeds a predetermined threshold; and if so, instructing at least some of the plurality of mobile equipment to cease providing location information when their respective locations change.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
103 words
A method for controlling traffic congestion in a location area of a wireless network, comprising the steps of: requesting a plurality of mobile equipment within the location area to provide location information whenever their respective locations change; receiving packets that include location information from at least a portion of the plurality of mobile equipment, the location information identifying the respective locations; monitoring a traffic level associated with the received packets; determining whether the monitored traffic level exceeds a predetermined threshold; and if so, instructing at least some of the plurality of mobile equipment to cease providing location information when their respective locations change.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method according to claim 12 , wherein the predetermined threshold is set responsive to a total number of mobile equipment within the location area.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method according to claim 12 , wherein said step of requesting is performed responsive to a transaction agreement with an external, non-telecommunications service provider.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
39 words
The method according to claim 12 , wherein the at least some of the plurality of mobile equipment are associated with a lower service level agreement as compared to the other mobile equipment of the plurality of mobile equipment.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
145 words
An arrangement for reducing telecommunications network congestion, comprising: means for monitoring received location messages that are transmitted from a plurality of mobile equipment, the received location messages being transmitted from the plurality of mobile equipment responsive to a plurality of requests from an external service provider; means for determining a total number of received location messages, said means for determining in communication with said means for monitoring; means for comparing the total number of received location messages to a predetermined threshold, said means for comparing in communication with said means for determining; and means for selecting at least one mobile equipment from the plurality of mobile equipment and for ordering the at least one mobile equipment to lower the number of location messages being transmitted therefrom, said means for selecting and ordering operating if the total number of received location messages exceeds the predetermined threshold.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
145 words
An arrangement for reducing telecommunications network congestion, comprising: means for monitoring received location messages that are transmitted from a plurality of mobile equipment, the received location messages being transmitted from the plurality of mobile equipment responsive to a plurality of requests from an external service provider; means for determining a total number of received location messages, said means for determining in communication with said means for monitoring; means for comparing the total number of received location messages to a predetermined threshold, said means for comparing in communication with said means for determining; and means for selecting at least one mobile equipment from the plurality of mobile equipment and for ordering the at least one mobile equipment to lower the number of location messages being transmitted therefrom, said means for selecting and ordering operating if the total number of received location messages exceeds the predetermined threshold.
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