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Apparatus and method for reducing network congestion

US7447506B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMar 29, 2002
Grant dateNov 4, 2008
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Expiry dateAug 26, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W72/52
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method is described comprising: defining a base station congestion condition; detecting that the congestion condition is met with respect to a first base station and allocating a wireless device to an alternate base station instead of the first base station in response to the congestion condition being met, as long as RSSI measured from the alternate base station is above a predetermined alternate base station threshold (“ABT”) value.

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