Managing communications within a wireless communications network
AssigneeTelefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
InventorIngemar Johansson
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Abstract
A wireless communications network for communicating with wireless communications devices, the wireless communications network comprising a processor arranged to: measure congestion for each wireless communication link between a plurality of the wireless communications devices and the wireless communications network; and prioritize scheduling of communications with the plurality of wireless communications devices dependent upon the measured congestion.
Claims11
A wireless communications network for communicating with wireless communications devices using wireless communication links, the wireless communications network comprising:
- a base station having a processor configured to:
- measure congestion for each wireless communication link between a plurality of the wireless communications devices and the wireless communications network,
- prioritize scheduling of communications with the plurality of wireless communications devices dependent upon the measured congestion, and
- send a scheduling weight modifier for at least one wireless communications device, the scheduling weight modifier dependent upon the measured congestion.
A method, performed in a base station in a wireless communications network configured to communicate with a plurality of wireless communications devices, the method comprising:
- measuring, by the base station, a congestion rate for communications with a plurality of the wireless communications device;
- and
- prioritizing, by the base station, scheduling of communications with the wireless communications devices dependent upon the measured congestion rate;
- and
- sending, by the base station, a scheduling weight modifier for at least one wireless communication device, the scheduling weight modifier dependent upon the measured congestion rate.
A method in a gateway of a wireless communications network, the wireless communications network configured to communicate with a plurality of wireless communications devices, the method comprising:
- receiving, by the gateway, a measurement of congestion for communications with a plurality of the wireless communications devices;
- and
- sending, by the gateway, a scheduling weight modifier for at least one wireless communications device, the scheduling weight modifier dependent upon the measured congestion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.