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US 7,924,770 B2Granted
Method of controlling communication between two nodes in a communication system
AssigneeNokia Corporation
InventorsBenoist Sebire, Zhuyan Zhao
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Abstract
This invention relates to a method of controlling communication between two nodes in a communication system. The method includes the steps of providing a set of values for controlling communication between the two nodes. The method also includes providing information relating to traffic conditions and providing a command for controlling communication. The method further includes selecting one of the set of values in dependence on the provided information. The command and mapping information provides a mapping between the traffic condition information and information relating to the values.
Claims29
An apparatus, comprising:
- at least one processor;
- and
- a memory including computer program code,
- the memory and the computer program code configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus at least to
- store a set of values to control communication between two nodes,
- receive information relating to traffic conditions, wherein said traffic conditions comprises cell loading, and a command to control communication, and
- select one value from said set of values based on said received information, said command and mapping information providing a mapping between said received information and one of an allowed step size for said set of values and an allowed cost change,
- wherein said command indicates whether the one value is to increase, decrease or stay the same.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- at least one processor;
- and
- a memory including computer program code,
- the memory and the computer program code configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus at least to
- send information to a node relating to traffic conditions wherein said traffic conditions comprises cell-loading, and
- send a command to control communication,
- wherein said command indicates whether a value from a set of values based on said sent information and mapping information providing a mapping between said sent information and one of an allowed step size for said set of values and an allowed cost change and to control communication between said apparatus and said node is to increase, decrease or stay the same.
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A system, comprising:
- two nodes configured to communicate, a first one of said nodes comprising a memory configured to store a set of values to control communication between said first node and a second node;
- a processor, of the first one of the nodes, configured to receive information relating to traffic conditions, wherein the traffic conditions comprises cell-loading, and a command to control communication, and configured to select one value from said set of values based on said received information, said command and mapping information providing a mapping between said received information and one of an allowed step size for said set of values and an allowed cost change;
- and
- a second one of said nodes comprising, a first transmitter configured to send said information to said first node relating to traffic conditions, wherein the traffic conditions comprises cell-loading, and a second transmitter configured to send said command to control communication,
- wherein said command indicates whether the one value is to increase, decrease or stay the same.
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A method, comprising:
- providing, by a second one of two nodes in a communication system to a first one of the two nodes,
- information relating to traffic conditions, wherein the traffic conditions comprises cell-loading, and
- a command to control communication,
- wherein said command indicates whether a value from a set of values based on said sent information and mapping information providing a mapping between said received information and one of an allowed step size for said set of values and an allowed cost change and to control communication between said first one of the two nodes and said second one of the two nodes is to increase, decrease or stay the same.
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A method, comprising:
- storing, at a first one of two nodes in a communication system, a set of values to control communication between the two nodes;
- receiving, at said first one of two nodes in a communication system, information relating to traffic conditions, wherein the traffic conditions comprises cell-loading, and a command to control communication;
- and
- selecting at the first one of the two nodes one value from a set of values based on said received information, said command and mapping information providing a mapping between said received information and one of an allowed step size for said set of values and an allowed cost change,
- wherein said command indicates whether the one value is to increase, decrease or stay the same.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a memory means for storing a set of values for controlling communication between two nodes;
- and
- a processing means for receiving information relating to traffic conditions, wherein the traffic conditions comprises cell-loading, and a command for controlling communication, and for selecting one value from said set of values based on said received information, said command and mapping information providing a mapping between said received information and one of an allowed step size for said set of values and an allowed cost change,
- wherein said command indicates whether the one value is to increase, decrease or stay the same.
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A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium encoded with instructions configured to control a processor to perform a process, the process comprising:
- storing, at a first one of two nodes in a communication system, a set of values to control communication between the two nodes;
- receiving, at said first one of two nodes in a communication system, information relating to traffic conditions, wherein the traffic conditions comprises cell-loading, and a command to control communication;
- and
- selecting at the first one of the two nodes one value from a set of values based on said received information, said command and mapping information providing a mapping between said received information and one of an allowed step size for said set of values and an allowed cost change,
- wherein said command indicates whether the one value is to increase, decrease or stay the same.
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A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium encoded with instructions configured to control a processor to perform a process, the process comprising:
- providing, by a second one of two nodes in a communication system to a first one of the two nodes,
- information relating to traffic conditions, wherein the traffic conditions comprises cell-loading, and
- a command to control communication,
- wherein said command indicates whether a value from a set of values based on said sent information and mapping information providing a mapping between said received information and one of an allowed step size for said set of values and an allowed cost change and to control communication between said first one of the two nodes and said second one of the two nodes is to increase, decrease or stay the same.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.