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Resource allocation in a communication system supporting application flows having quality of service requirements

US7406098B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 28, 2003
Grant dateJul 29, 2008
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Expiry dateJan 13, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W72/04
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and apparatus for allocating and using a resource to transmit wireless information signals to a plurality of subscriber units wherein application flows are selected based on associated Quality of Service (QoS) requirements. Compensation factors are evaluated for a plurality of QoS requirements. For a violation of a given QoS requirement, the corresponding compensation factor is calculated and applied to an adaptive weight, else the compensation factor is set to a default value.

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