Resource allocation management
US7787492B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 31, 2003 |
| Grant date | Aug 31, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 15, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W72/56
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The technology relates to resource allocation in communications systems. In such a system, the pool of resources that can be provided to connected user equipment for usage in conducting communications services are divided into multiple resources classes. This class division is based on a characteristic allocation time of resource allocation procedures that can be applied on resources of the different classes. For each class, a resource utilization measure is determined. It is then determined, based on this measure, whether or not a resource allocation procedure associated with the current class should be triggered. This selective triggering can be realized through a comparison between the measure and a threshold associated with the current class. Both the measure determination and selective triggering are performed for a given class before continuing with a next class, preferably starting with the class having slowest resource allocation procedures.
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