Method and arrangement for adapting to variations in an available bandwidth to a local network
AssigneeUnwired Planet, LLC
InventorsGabor Fodor, Alessio Terzani
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Abstract
In a vehicular network having a plurality of connected user equipment, experiencing a change in an available bandwidth a method for adapting to the change is performed comprising the steps of collecting information about the users and the bearers, detecting a change in bandwidth available for the local network, identifying user equipment in the local network to be affected by said detected change, notifying the identified user equipment of an adaptation of the bandwidth for the identified user equipment, and finally adapting the bandwidth of each identified user equipment.
Claims42
A method for adapting to variations in an available bandwidth to a local network in a communications system, said local network having a plurality of connected user equipment, said method comprising the steps of:
- detecting a change in bandwidth available between the local network and the communications system,
- identifying user equipment in the local network to be affected by said detected change, based at least partly on quality of service parameters for said identified user equipment,
- notifying said identified user equipment of an adaptation of an allocated amount of the available bandwidth for said identified user equipment, and
- adapting the allocated amount of the available bandwidth of said identified user equipment.
A gateway node for a local network that communicates with a communications system, said local network having a plurality of user equipment connected to a mobile router, said gateway node comprising:
- means for detecting a change in an available bandwidth between the local network and the communications system;
- means for identifying user equipment in the local network to be affected by said detected change based at least partly on quality of service parameters for said identified user equipment,
- means for notifying said identified user equipment of an adaptation of an allocated amount of the available bandwidth for said identified user equipment, and
- means for adapting the allocated amount of the available bandwidth of said identified user equipment.
A local network for communicating with a communication system, said local network comprising:
- a plurality of user equipment connected to a mobile router,
- means for detecting a change in available bandwidth between the local network and the communications system,
- means for identifying user equipment in the local network to be affected by said detected change based at least partly on quality of service parameters for said user equipment,
- means for notifying said identified user equipment of an adaptation of an allocated amount of the available bandwidth for said identified user equipment, and
- means for adapting the allocated amount of the available bandwidth of said identified user equipment.
A gateway node for use in a local network in communications with a communications system, the local network having a plurality of user equipment connected to a mobile router, the node being configured to:
- detect a change in an available bandwidth between the local network and the communications system;
- identify user equipment in the local network to be affected by the detected change based at least partly on quality of service parameters for the identified user equipment,
- notify the identified user equipment of an adaptation of an allocated amount of the available bandwidth for the identified user equipment, and
- adapt the allocated amount of the available bandwidth of the identified user equipment.
A local network for communication with a communication system, the local network comprising:
- a plurality of user equipment connected to a mobile router,
- a local network node configured to:
- detect a change in available bandwidth between the local network and the communication system,
- identify user equipment in the local network to be affected by the detected change based at least partly on quality of service parameters for the identified user equipment,
- notify the identified user equipment of an adaptation of the allocated bandwidth for the identified user equipment, and
- adapt the allocated amount of the available bandwidth of the identified user equipment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.