Method and apparatus for distributing traffic load in a wireless packet data network
US6925059B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 9, 2001 |
| Grant date | Aug 2, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 20, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W48/06
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Method and apparatus for distributing traffic in a wireless packet data network. A capacity flag which is sent on each RF data channel within a cell in a wireless packet data network is toggled between an asserted and an unasserted state according to the period of a timer. Transceiver terminals will only register for a channel while that channel's capacity flag is unasserted; therefore, transceiver terminals register with the various RF channels in a cell in a distributed fashion over time. The invention can be implemented by a computer program product or logic, or a combination of the two installed at the base station for a cell within a wireless data network such as a CDPD network.
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