Method for dynamically allocating IP addresses for time sensitive hosts based on priorities and guard bands

A method for dynamically allocating Internet Protocol addresses for a wireless cell, comprising:

• performing a predictive analysis to allocate Internet Protocol address space for an associated user group within the cell;
• partitioning the Internet Protocol address space into groups off address spaces for use with an associated user group based on the predictive analysis;
• distinguishing between time sensitive IP address demands and time insensitive IP address demands;
• updating the Internet Protocol address space via an IP address server;
• and
• establishing guard bands for the device categories to ensure a minimum number of Internet protocol addresses are available for the device categories.

A system for dynamically allocating Internet Protocol addresses for a wireless cell, comprising:

• an IP address server which determines a total Internet Protocol address pool for a wireless cell and a partitioned address pool of groups off address spaces for use with an associated user group within the cell;
• and
• a wireless IP address agent residing in a wireless network;
• wherein the wireless IP address agent handles requests for IP addresses from at least one of time sensitive and time insensitive wireless terminals, categorizes the wireless terminals as one of a time sensitive handoff host or a time sensitive resident host and a time in-sensitive handoff host or a time in-sensitive resident host, and forwards the IP address associated with the time sensitive handoff host or the time sensitive resident host to time sensitive terminals from a time sensitive address pool in the wireless IP address agent, and forwards the IP address associated with the time insensitive handoff host or the time insensitive resident host to the IP address server;
• and
• wherein the server monitors IP address demands associated with the wireless cell, and updates the groups off address spaces based on the IP address demands.

A system for dynamically allocating Internet Protocol addresses for a plurality of wireless cells, comprising:

• an IP address server which determines a total Internet Protocol address pool for each of a plurality of wireless cells and for each of a plurality of partitioned address pools of groups off address spaces for use with an associated user group within the cells;
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• a plurality of wireless IP address agents residing in a wireless network;
• wherein each of the wireless IP address agents handle requests for IP addresses from a plurality of time sensitive wireless terminals and time insensitive wireless terminals, categorizes each wireless terminal as one of a time sensitive handoff host or a time sensitive resident host and a time in-sensitive handoff host or a time in-sensitive resident host, and forwards the IP address associated with the time sensitive handoff host or the time sensitive resident host to time sensitive terminals from a time sensitive address pool in the wireless IP address agent, and forwards the IP address associated with the time in-sensitive handoff host or time insensitive resident host to the IP address server;
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• wherein the plurality of servers monitor IP address demands associated with each of the plurality of wireless cells, and update the groups off address spaces based on the IP address demands.