Alcatel Lucent

Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy

Alcatel-lucent USA Inc.

Nokia of America Corporation

Hans Peter Schefczik

Stefan Brueck

Georg Fischer

Mirko Schacht

This document discloses a solution for scheduling resources in a network using split frequency domain scheduling and time domain scheduling. According to an embodiment, a method for a frequency-domain scheduler comprises: receiving, by the frequency-domain scheduler from a first time domain scheduler employing a first scheduling policy to schedule time domain resources, a first scheduling request comprising a first priority indicator; receiving, by the frequency-domain scheduler from a second time domain scheduler employing a second scheduling policy different from the first scheduling policy, a second scheduling request comprising a second priority indicator provided on the same scale as the first priority indicator; and scheduling, by the frequency-domain scheduler, frequency domain resources to the first time domain scheduler and the second time domain scheduler on the basis of the first priority indicator and the second priority indicator.

Scheduling in cloud radio access network

A method of provisioning multicast services is provided. In an example, the method includes forming a plurality of multicast groups, each of the plurality of multicast groups associated with one of a plurality of first channel quality ranges. A request for a multicast service and an indicator (e.g., a channel quality indicator (CQI)) indicating a channel quality of a mobile unit are received from the mobile unit. The mobile unit is assigned to one of the plurality of multicast groups based on the indicated channel quality and the plurality of first channel quality ranges.

Method of multicast service provisioning

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Hans Peter Schefczik