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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2008
Troels Kolding, Klarup, DK;
Daniela Laselva, Aalborg, DK;
Jens Steiner, Klarup, DK;
Klaus Pedersen, Aalborg, DK;
Jeroen Wigard, Klarup, DK;
Troels Kolding, Klarup, DK;
Daniela Laselva, Aalborg, DK;
Jens Steiner, Klarup, DK;
Klaus Pedersen, Aalborg, DK;
Jeroen Wigard, Klarup, DK;
Nokia Corporation, Espoo, FI;
Abstract
Apparatus, methods and computer program products provide fast instantaneous overload control during scheduling operations involving users in a wireless communications network who are candidates to be scheduled in a next transmission time interval. Apparatus detect congestion conditions in a wireless communications network by determining an instantaneous operating region of a scheduler (e.g., a medium access control-high speed scheduler) based on required activity detection and prioritize users in a scheduling candidate set based on the cost of a user. In a variant, this may be implemented by combining part of the required activity detection algorithm with a per-bearer cost function. In one implementation, this will limit the number of users that suffer during momentary congestion in the wireless communications network.