Credit bandwidth allocator for a radio system
US5943316A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 3, 1997 |
| Grant date | Aug 24, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 3, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W72/0453
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A credit bandwidth allocator system for allocating portions of an available effective communication bandwidth among a plurality of radio connections in a radio system has a credit counter for counting a number of data units received by a radio connection associated therewith, one credit counter means being associated with each radio connection, and a store for data appertaining to such radio connections. A timer provides clock signals of a pre-determined duration, and a central controller, responsive to data in the store and to the clock signals, determines a temporal measure of relative performance for said radio connections dependent upon the count state of the credit counters and the pre-determined duration of the clock signals. The available effective bandwidth is allocated between the said radio connections based on such relative performance.
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