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Method and apparatus for allocating bandwidth for a network

US9197567B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. · US

Inventors

David Hoeflin · Middletown, US
Yonatan Aharon Levy · Manalapan, US
Xiaowen Mang · Morganville, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 16, 2013
Grant date	Nov 24, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 8, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W88/08
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and apparatus for performing traffic engineering, e.g., allocating bandwidth, on a wireless access network are disclosed. For example, the method determines a number of subscriber stations (SSs) that a Base Station (BS) is capable of supporting in accordance with at least one performance objective for voice traffic, wherein the at least one performance objective for voice traffic comprises a type of codec. The method then allocates bandwidth by the base station in accordance with the number of subscriber stations that the base station is capable of supporting.

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