Method for admitting new connections based on measured quantities in a multiple access system for communications networks

A method for admitting a new connection to a base station based on measured quantities in a wireless communications network, said network having a base station and a plurality of remote hosts between which uplink and downlink packets flow, the method comprising steps, in combination, of:

• measuring at said base station for each of said remote hosts an uplink Frame Error Rate, a measured average uplink bit rate, a burstiness factor of uplink traffic, and an uplink packet loss rate;
• measuring at each of said remote hosts a downlink Frame Error Rate, a measured average downlink bit rate, a burstiness factor of the downlink traffic from said base station, and a downlink packet loss rate;
• sending from each of said remote hosts to said base station said downlink Frame Error Rate, said measured average downlink bit rate, said burstiness factor of the downlink traffic from said base station, and said downlink packet loss rate;
• computing at said base station an equivalent bandwidth for each remote host based on average and peak bit rates of said remote host, said burstiness factors, and said packet loss rates;
• computing at said base station an equivalent number of allowable connections based on the total equivalent bandwidth for all of said remote hosts;
• determining at said base station whether Quality of Service of all already admitted connections can be maintained even when said new connection is admitted;
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• admitting said new connection only if said Quality of Service of said already admitted connections can be maintained or if at least one of said already admitted connections can be disconnected and replaced by said new connection without loss of said Quality of Service to all others of said already admitted connections.

A method for admitting a new connection to a base station based on measured quantities in a wireless communications network, said network having a base station and a plurality of remote hosts between which uplink and downlink packets flow, the method comprising steps, in combination, of:

• measuring, at said base station, an uplink bit rate, a burstiness factor of uplink traffic, and an uplink packet loss rate for at least one of said remote hosts;
• computing at said base station an equivalent bandwidth for said remote host based on average and peak bit rates of said remote host, said burstiness factor of the traffic, and said packet loss rate of said remote host;
• computing an equivalent number of allowable connections based on the total equivalent bandwidth for all already admitted connections;
• determining whether Quality of Service of all said already admitted connections can be maintained even when said new connection is admitted;
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• admitting said new connection only if said Quality of Service of said already admitted ones of said remote hosts can be maintained or if at least one of said already admitted connections can be disconnected and replaced by said new connection without loss of said Quality of Service to all others of said already admitted connections.

A method for admitting a new connection to a base station based on measured quantities in a wireless communications network, said network having a base station and a plurality of remote hosts between which uplink and downlink packets flow, the method comprising steps, in combination, of:

• measuring, at said base station, for at least one of said remote hosts, an uplink bit rate, a burstiness factor of uplink traffic, and an uplink packet loss rate;
• receiving from at least one of said remote hosts at said base station a measured downlink bit rate, a measured burstiness factor of the downlink traffic from said base station, and a measured downlink packet loss rate;
• computing at said base station an equivalent bandwidth for each remote host based on average and peak bit rates of said remote host and said base station, said burstiness factors, and said packet loss rates;
• computing at said base station an equivalent number of allowable connections based on the total equivalent bandwidth for all already admitted connections;
• determining at said base station whether Quality of Service of all said already admitted connections can be maintained even when said new connection is admitted;
• and
• admitting said new connection only if said Quality of Service of all said already admitted connections can be maintained or if at least one of said already admitted connections can be disconnected and replaced by said new connection without loss of said Quality of Service to all others of said already admitted connections.