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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2015
Applicant:
Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 28/02 (2009.01); H04W 72/04 (2009.01); H04W 84/12 (2009.01); H04W 88/12 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 28/0215 (2013.01); H04W 28/0236 (2013.01); H04W 72/0486 (2013.01); H04W 88/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of controlling the volume of user-plane traffic on the Iub or Iub/Iur interface between a Radio Network Controller and a Node B of a UMTS Radio Access Network during periods of overload. The method comprises, for individual uplink or downlink connections established over the Iub or Iub/Iur interface, monitoring at the Radio Network Controller the late arrival of frames at the Radio Network Controller or at the Node B transmitted over the Iub or Iub/Iur interface, and based on the results of said monitoring, causing a reduction in the Iub or Iub/Iur load for a connection when appropriate.