Dynamic reduction of telephone call congestion
AssigneeLucent Technologies Inc.
InventorAmer Jalloul
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Abstract
A method, apparatus, article of manufacture, and propagated signal, for setting up a call by receiving a value representing a power level for a cell, adjusting the value representing the power level for the cell based on congestion to produce an adjusted value, and setting up the call based on the adjusted value.
Claims46
A method of setting up a call, comprising the steps of:
- receiving a value representing a power level for a cell from a mobile telephone unit;
- adjusting the value representing the power level for the cell based on congestion to produce an adjusted value without adjusting an actual output power level;
- and
- setting up the call based on the adjusted value.
The method of claimed 7, wherein the adjusting step includes subtracting a fixed value in dB from the power level for the cell.
A power level adjuster comprising:
- a receiver for receiving a value representing a power level for a cell from a mobile telephone unit;
- and
- a processor for adjusting the value representing the power level of the cell based on congestion to produce an adjusted value without adjusting an actual output power level;
- said power level adjuster setting up a call based on the adjusted value.
A computer program embodied on a computer-readable medium for setting up a call, comprising:
- a receiving source code segment for receiving a value representing a power level for a cell, wherein the value representing the power level is received from a mobile telephone unit;
- an adjusting source code segment for adjusting the value representing the power level for the cell based on congestion to produce an adjusted value without adjusting an actual output power level;
- and
- a set up source code segment for setting up the call based on the adjusted value.
A computer signal comprising:
- a receiving signal segment for receiving a value representing a power level for a cell, wherein the value representing the power level is received from a an mobile telephone unit;
- an adjusting signal segment for adjusting the value representing the power level for the cell based on congestion to produce an adjusted value without adjusting an actual output power level;
- and
- a set up signal segment for setting up a call based on the adjusted value.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.