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AssigneeAlcatel
InventorsCedric Lapaille, Francis Bourriaud, Pierre Parmentier, Christophe Gerrier
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A telecommunication system in which a plurality of terminals communicate with a base station or a connection station and a management unit determines the allocation of resources for calls from each terminal to the connection station. At least some of the terminals include a plurality of connections. Calls are effected by means of cells or packets. The allocation of resources is determined cell by cell or packet by packet in each connection. The management unit allocates communication resources to each terminal according to the total number of cells or packets waiting in each terminal and a weighting coefficient allocated to each terminal. The allocation of resources by the management unit is independent of the number of connections of each terminal. Each terminal allocates resources to each connection according to the overall resources allocated to it by the management unit and a weighting coefficient allocated to each connection of the terminal.
A telecommunication system in which a plurality of terminals communicate with a base station or a connection station and a management unit determines the allocation of resources for calls from each terminal to said connection station, at least some of said terminals include a plurality of connections, said calls are effected by means of cells or packets, the allocation of resources is determined cell by cell or packet by packet in each connection, said management unit includes means for allocating communication resources to each terminal according to the total number of cells or packets waiting in each terminal and a weighting coefficient allocated to each terminal, the allocation of resources by said management unit is independent of the number of connections of each terminal, and each terminal includes means for allocating resources to each connection according to the overall resources allocated to it by said management unit and a weighting coefficient allocated to each connection of said terminal.
A terminal for a telecommunication system in which calls are effected by cells or packets, wherein said terminal includes a plurality of connections, the allocation of resources is determined cell by cell or packet by packet, said terminal includes means for transmitting to a management unit responsible for allocating resources to a plurality of terminals a signal representing the total number of cells or packets awaiting transmission, means for periodically receiving from said management unit a signal representing the communication resources allocated to said terminal, and means for allocating the resources to each connection according to the overall resources that are allocated to it and a weighting coefficient allocated to each connection of said terminal.
A management unit for allocating communication resources to a plurality of terminals of a telecommunication system in which calls are effected by cells or by packets, at least some of said terminals include a plurality of connections, said resources are allocated cell by cell or packet by packet, and said unit includes means for receiving from each terminal a symbol representing the total number of cells or packets awaiting transmission, means for allocating the communication resources for said terminal according to said number of waiting cells or packets and a weighting coefficient allocated to each terminal, and means for transmitting resource allocation messages to each terminal.
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