Managing calls based on resource allocation
US9668184B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 24, 2014 |
| Grant date | May 30, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 19, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W36/22
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
To help manage resources in a cellular wireless communication system, a base station may track air interface resource allocation for each UE the base station is serving with a call and may identify one or more of the UEs or calls as candidates for handover from the base station on grounds that air interface resource allocation to each of the identified one or more UEs is high. Upon receipt of a request from a UE to initiate a new call, the base station may then predict based at least on that UE's channel quality what the air interface resource allocation rate will be for the requested call. And if the predicted rate for the given UE is threshold low, the base station may select one of the candidate UEs and force a handover of the selected UE's call from the base station.
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