Cellular Communication System, Apparatus and Method for Management of Backhaul Resources
AssigneeWireless Technology Solutions LLC
InventorsStephen R. Calvert, Peter J. Legg, Mark Lathan
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Abstract
A communication network element comprises traffic scheduler logic capable of scheduling transmission of a first category of queued traffic across a backhaul interface in accordance with a rate control value. The communication network element further comprises traffic manager logic capable of scheduling transmission of a second category of queued traffic across the backhaul interface in accordance with a determined backhaul bandwidth allocation, the backhaul bandwidth allocation being based on a determination of available bandwidth across the backhaul interface not required for scheduled first category traffic.
Claims21
A communication network element comprising:
- traffic scheduler logic operable to schedule transmission of a first category of queued traffic across a backhaul interface in accordance with a rate control value;
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- traffic manager logic operable to schedule transmission of a second category of queued traffic across the backhaul interface in accordance with a determined backhaul bandwidth allocation,
- wherein the backhaul bandwidth allocation is based upon a determination of available bandwidth across the backhaul interface, and the available bandwidth is not required for scheduled first category traffic.
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