Patent · US Active

Method and system for bandwidth optimization in a communication network

US7751839B2 · kind B2 · utility

8Cited by
2References
19Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateNov 8, 2007
Grant dateJul 6, 2010
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 24, 2029

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W36/06
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for the bandwidth optimization of at least one sector in a communication network is provided. The communication network comprises at least one mobile device (106) and a base station controller (102). A Data Rate Control (DRC) cover value of a first mobile device (106) is set for a first sector. The method includes comparing a number of active users of the first sector with a threshold bandwidth when a DRC of the first sector is in lock for the first mobile device. Further, a second sector with available bandwidth and a DRC in lock for the first mobile device (106) is searched, when the number of active users of the first sector is greater than the threshold bandwidth. Furthermore, the first mobile device (106) is removed from the first sector and redirected to the second sector when the second sector exists.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.