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Method for resource management within a wireless network and a wireless network

US8811178B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

NEC EUROPE LTD. · DE

Inventors

Dirk Kutscher · Heidelberg, DE
Faisal-Ghias Mir · Heidelberg, DE
Giorgio Nunzi · Heidelberg, DE
Henrik Lundqvist · Munich, DE
Marcus Brunner · Wuppertal, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 21, 2010
Grant date	Aug 19, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 28, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W28/0205
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

For allowing a very effective resource management and network utilization a method for resource management within a wireless network, especially EPS (Evolved Packet Core) of LTE (Long Term Evolution) network, is described, wherein a congestion control of data-traffic is performed. The method is characterized in that for congestion control a Re-ECN (Explicit Congestion Notification) function will be used wherein the Re-ECN function includes a policing function and a dropping function. Further, a corresponding wireless network is described, preferably for carrying out the above mentioned method.

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