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System and method for addressing dynamic congestion abatement for GSM suppression/compression

US7944823B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateSep 1, 2006
Grant dateMay 17, 2011
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Expiry dateJun 21, 2027

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W72/00
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus for communicating data is provided that includes a cell site element associated with a base transceiver station and operable to receive a plurality of packets associated with a communications flow, the packets including a plurality of subrates. The cell site element is further operable to detect a congestion condition via a measurement of a level in a receive jitter buffer. When the congestion condition exists, individual subrates can be dropped from subsequent backhaul packets until congestion subsides. Single timeslots of the flow are systematically added back during a configured time interval such that congestion abatement will back-off gradually. In more particular embodiments, the cell site element can be informed that congestion exists, whereby a congestion level is assigned to a collection of the subrates. In addition, the cell site element prioritizes the subrates and removes individual samples from one or more of the packets.

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