Asymmetrical link configuration for increased total network capacity
AssigneeCeragon Networks Ltd.
InventorGur Ballas
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Abstract
A method for managing transmission settings in a wireless point-to-point link, including making a first estimate of a current required traffic capacity for transmitting in a first direction, from a first point in the wireless point-to-point link to a second point, and selecting a first technique for transmitting in the first direction, based, at least in part, on the first estimate of the current required traffic capacity, in which the first technique selected provides a traffic capacity which is less than a maximum capacity possible in the first direction. Related apparatus and methods are also described.
Claims18
A method for managing transmission settings in a wireless point-to-point link, comprising:
- making a first estimate of a current required traffic capacity for transmitting in a first direction, from a first communication node in the wireless point-to-point link to a second communication node in the wireless point-to-point link;
- making a first estimate of a current maximal capacity for transmitting in the first direction;
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- selecting a first technique for transmitting in the first direction, based, at least in part, on the first estimate of the current required traffic capacity,
- in which the first technique selected provides a traffic capacity for transmitting in the first direction which is more than the first estimate of the current required traffic capacity and less than a maximum capacity possible in the first direction.
A communication node for communicating via a wireless point-to-point link comprising:
- a capacity control unit configured to estimate required capacity for transmission over the wireless point-to-point link in a first direction, from the communication node to a second communication node, making a first estimate of a current maximal capacity for transmitting in the first direction, and providing an output indicating the required capacity and the maximal capacity estimate;
- a transmission selection unit configured to select a transmission technique for carrying the required capacity based, at least in part, on receiving the output of the required capacity estimate, and provide instructions for indicating what transmission technique is to be used for transmission in the first direction;
- a transmitter configured for receiving data for transmission and the instructions for indicating what transmission technique is to be used for transmission, and for transmitting the data over the wireless point-to-point link in the first direction using the transmission technique,
- wherein the transmission selection unit is configured to select a transmission technique for carrying the required capacity which is more than the first estimate of the required traffic capacity and less than the maximal capacity estimate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.