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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2006
Andrea Barbaresi, Turin, IT;
Sergio Barberis, Turin, IT;
Robert Farotto, Turin, IT;
Marco Tosalli, Turin, IT;
Andrea Barbaresi, Turin, IT;
Sergio Barberis, Turin, IT;
Robert Farotto, Turin, IT;
Marco Tosalli, Turin, IT;
Telecom Italia S.p.A., Milan, IT;
Abstract
A method of managing radio resources of a radio communications network, includes: upon receiving a new service request for a service to be provided, assessing whether there are radio resources of a first set, adapted to and available for satisfying the request, and: in the affirmative case, exploiting the available radio resources for satisfying the new service request; in the negative case: calculating an amount of the adapted radio resources to be set free for satisfying the service request; assessing whether there is at least one first already served service request that, at the time the new service request is received, is being served using the calculated amount of radio resources of the first set, and that can continue to be served by assigning thereto radio resources of a second set, different from the first set, not adapted to serving the new serving request; in the affirmative case: calculating an amount of the radio resources of the second set necessary for serving the at least one already served service request; assessing whether the calculated amount of radio resources of the second set is available; if the calculated amount of radio resources of the second set is available, re-assigning to the at least one first already served service request the radio resources of the second set, and assigning to the new service request the radio resources of the first set previously assigned to the already served service request; in the negative case, refusing the new service request.