Coordination and QoS scheduling
US9706558B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 13, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jul 11, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 6, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W72/51
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A scheduler for a cellular telecommunications network is provided having a first base station corresponding to a first cell and serving a cell area, the scheduler being adapted to: identify mobile devices located at the edge of the cell area; obtain resource usage information of mobile devices located at the edge of neighboring cell areas; and, allocate resource blocks for data transmission based on the location of the mobile devices and the received resource usage information, wherein those data transmissions with a high priority indication and which are for mobile devices located at the edge of the cell area are allocated with a higher priority than those data transmissions with a high priority indication and which are for mobile devices not located at the edge of the cell area. An associated method and computer readable storage medium are also provided.
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