Allocation of Transport Resources
AssigneeTelefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
InventorsFilippo Ponzini, Giulio Bottari
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Abstract
A method of allocating transport resources to beams in a network area, wherein the beams comprise beam formed radio channels (505, 507, 513, 515) between antenna points (509, 511, 517) and wireless devices (501, 503) in the network area. The method comprises receiving candidate beam information relating to a plurality of candidate beams for use in future communications between antenna points and wireless devices (201); and allocating transport resources to one or more antenna points in the network area based on the candidate beam information (203).
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A method of allocating transport resources to beams in a network area, wherein the beams comprise beam formed radio channels between antenna points and wireless devices in the network area, the method comprising:
- receiving candidate beam information relating to a plurality of candidate beams for use in future communications between antenna points and wireless devices;
- and
- allocating transport resources to one or more antenna points in the network area based on the candidate beam information.
A transport management entity, comprising:
- processing circuitry;
- memory containing instructions executable by the processing circuitry whereby the transport management entity is operative to:
- receive candidate beam information relating to a plurality of candidate beams for use in future communications between antenna points and wireless devices;
- and
- allocate transport resources to one or more antenna points in the network area based on the candidate beam information.
A beam mobility entity, comprising:
- processing circuitry;
- memory containing instructions executable by the processing circuitry whereby the beam mobility entity is operative to store:
- current beam information comprising information relating to a plurality of beams providing communication between a plurality of antenna points and wireless devices;
- transport resource information comprising information relating to transport resources with which the wireless devices are communicating with the antenna points;
- and
- candidate beam information comprising information relating to a plurality of candidate beams for each of the plurality of wireless devices, wherein the candidate beams are potential beams for use in future communications with each of the respective wireless devices.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.