Cellular communication system, apparatus and method for management of backhaul resources
US7948962B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 31, 2007 |
| Grant date | May 24, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 29, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W92/12
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A communication network element comprises traffic scheduler logic capable of scheduling transmission of a first category of queued traffic across a backhaul interface in accordance with a rate control value. The communication network element further comprises traffic manager logic capable of scheduling transmission of a second category of queued traffic across the backhaul interface in accordance with a determined backhaul bandwidth allocation, the backhaul bandwidth allocation being based on a determination of available bandwidth across the backhaul interface not required for scheduled first category traffic.
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