Resource management techniques for wireless networks

A method comprising:

• determining, for a measuring wireless node, a performance-related parameter for one or more neighbor wireless nodes or associated wireless nodes;
• determining a resource score for the measuring wireless node based on the determined performance related parameters;
• comparing the resource score of the measuring node to resource scores of one or more other wireless nodes;
• making a determination that the measuring node is resource-rich relative to one or more other wireless nodes based on the comparing;
• and
• releasing a resource or reducing usage of a resource in response to the determination.

A method comprising:

• determining a first resource score for a measuring wireless node;
• determining that one or more wireless nodes are resource-poor;
• transmitting the resource score to one or more other wireless nodes;
• receiving a second resource score from one or more other wireless nodes;
• and
• releasing, by the measuring wireless node, a resource or reducing usage of a resource if the measuring node is resource-rich relative to one or more other wireless nodes.

A method comprising:

• determining a resource deficiency for a requesting wireless node in a wireless network;
• sending a resource request from the requesting node to one or more other wireless nodes;
• receiving a resource reply including a resource status from one or more of the other wireless nodes in response to the resource request;
• selecting one of the other nodes from which to obtain a resource based on the resource status for the selected node;
• and
• sending a resource update message from the requesting wireless node to the selected wireless node to facilitate a reallocation of resources from the selected node to the requesting node, the resource update message indicating an amount of resources to be reallocated from the selected node to the requesting node.

A method comprising:

• determining, at a requesting node, that a transmit buffer level exceeds a threshold;
• sending a resource request from the requesting node to one or more other wireless nodes;
• receiving a resource reply including a resource status from one or more of the other wireless nodes in response to the resource request, the resource status including a transmit buffer level and a power mask of the replying node, the power mask indicating a transmission power level used by the replying node for one or more channels or time slots;
• selecting one of the other nodes from which to obtain a resource based on the resource status for the selected node;
• sending a resource update message to the selected node, the resource update message including an updated power mask for use by the selected wireless node to cause the selected node to reduce transmission power.

An apparatus for wireless communications, the apparatus comprising:

• a controller;
• a memory coupled to the controller;
• and
• a wireless transceiver coupled to the controller;
• the apparatus adapted to:
• determine a resource status for a wireless node in a wireless network;
• make a determination that the node is resource poor based on the determining;
• and
• send a complain report to one or more other wireless nodes indicating the resource status of the sending node.

An apparatus for wireless communications, the apparatus comprising:

• a controller;
• a memory coupled to the controller;
• and
• a wireless transceiver coupled to the controller;
• the apparatus adapted to:
• determine a resource deficiency for a requesting wireless node in a wireless network;
• send a resource request from the requesting node to one or more other wireless nodes;
• receive a resource reply including a resource status from one or more of the other wireless nodes in response to the resource request;
• select one of the other nodes from which to obtain a resource based on the resource status for the selected node;
• and
• send a resource update message from the requesting wireless node to the selected wireless node to facilitate a reallocation of resources from the selected node to the requesting node, the resource update message indicating an amount of resources to be reallocated from the selected node to the requesting node.