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Cellular congestion and admission control based on ringing tones in unanswered calls

US8649284B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ) · SE

Inventors

Benny Lennartson · Åtvidaberg, SE
Anders Johansson · Fagersta, SE
Arne Simonsson · Luleå, SE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 1, 2008
Grant date	Feb 11, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 17, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W52/367
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A base station in a wireless network measures a total transmission power associated with calls in a cell of the wireless network, where the calls include answered calls and unanswered calls that originated in the cell. The base station further compares the measured total transmission power with a power threshold and performs at least one of the following: muting at least one of the unanswered calls downlink voice path based on the comparison, or disconnecting at least one of the unanswered calls based on the comparison.

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