Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (publ)

Nils T E J&ouml;nsson

Staffan E Johansson

Christoffer Andersson

Peter Johansson

Patrik J E Rynb&auml;ck

A pool of resource units is configured using a structure having plural levels including first level and second level resource blocks. Each first level resource block corresponds to an individual resource unit, where an individual resource unit is the smallest resource that can be allocated from the resource pool. The first level resource blocks are provided in groups. Each second level resource block corresponds to one of the groups of the first level resource blocks. The second level resource blocks are also provided in groups forming a next higher level of the resource pool. If a request is made for a first level resource block, an available first level resource block is allocated. If a first level resource block is not available, then an available first level resource block is created by converting a second level resource block into a corresponding group of first level resource blocks. One of the converted first level resource blocks is then allocated to the request. Resource blocks are restored to the resource unit pool structure first to any incomplete first level resource block grouping. If that returned block completes the grouping, a new second level resource block is made available. The resource pool may be reconfigured as needed to ensure an efficient configuration.

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Luleå, Sweden

Nils T E Jönsson

Growing community of inventors

Luleå, Sweden

Nils T E J&ouml;nsson

Nils T E Jönsson