Use of voice muting as a basis to limit application of resource-intensive service
AssigneeSprint Spectrum L.P.
InventorsSreekar Marupaduga, Vanil Parihar
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Abstract
A method and system for controlling air-interface resource utilization in a wireless communication system in which an access node provides service on a carrier defining air-interface resources. An example method includes monitoring a rate of voice muting on the carrier, detecting when the monitored rate of voice muting on the carrier is at least predefined threshold high, and responsive to detecting that the monitored rate of voice muting on the carrier is at least predefined threshold high, starting to apply a maximum limit on how many user equipment devices (UEs) the access node will concurrently serve with a resource-intensive service on the carrier.
Claims20
A method for controlling air-interface resource utilization in a wireless communication system in which an access node provides service on a carrier defining air-interface resources, the method comprising:
- monitoring a rate of voice muting on the carrier;
- detecting when the monitored rate of voice muting on the carrier is at least predefined threshold high;
- and
- responsive to detecting that the monitored rate of voice muting on the carrier is at least predefined threshold high, starting to apply a maximum limit on how many user equipment devices (UEs) the access node will concurrently serve with a resource-intensive service on the carrier.
An access node configured to control air-interface resource utilization on a carrier defining air-interface resources, the access node comprising:
- a wireless communication interface through which the access node is configured to provide air-interface service to user equipment devices (UEs);
- a network communication interface through which the access node is configured to communicate on a core network;
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- a controller configured to cause the access node to carry out operations including:
- (i) monitoring a rate of voice muting on the carrier;
- (ii) detecting when the monitored rate of voice muting on the carrier is at least predefined threshold high;
- and (iii) responsive to detecting that the monitored rate of voice muting on the carrier is at least predefined threshold high, starting to apply a maximum limit on how many UEs the access node will concurrently serve with a resource-intensive service on the carrier.
A computing system for controlling air-interface resource utilization and service provided by an access node, the computing system comprising:
- at least one processing unit;
- at least one non-transitory data storage;
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- program instructions stored in the at least one non-transitory data storage and executable by the at least one processing unit to carry out operations including (i) monitoring a rate of voice muting on a carrier (ii) detecting when the monitored rate of voice muting on the carrier is at least predefined threshold high;
- and (iii) responsive to detecting that the monitored rate of voice muting on the carrier is at least predefined threshold high, starting to apply a maximum limit on how many user equipment devices (UEs) the access node will serve with a resource-intensive service on the carrier.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.