Abstract: A method and apparatus of arbitrating network resource allocation request to reallocate Packet-Switched (PC) dedicated territory as circuit-switched (CS) territory usable for CS connections within a telecommunications network. The extent of any guaranteed bit-rate (GBR) connections within the requested reallocation region of the packet-switched (PS) dedicated territory is determined. Where possible, GBR connections are reallocated within the PS dedicated territory to outside the requested reallocation region. In the event some or all of the requested reallocation region adjacent CS territory is free, it is reallocated as CS territory.

Abstract: The present invention describes a method, system and network node for controlling quality of service for existing data connections using shared radio resources in a wireless communication network. The Quality Control monitors the satisfaction level of every user as well as the user satisfaction rate in the system. The purpose of this function is to indicate the degraded situation to the Admission Control. In that way, appropriate actions to counteract those situations in which the provision of QoS is not in line with the negotiated QoS for a determined amount of users can be triggered. The Quality Control indicates the Admission Control about the convenience of starting to block users that request guaranteed QoS, such as streaming service users, or non Real Time (nRT) users to avoid the degradation in the provision of QoS for those users already admitted to the system.

Abstract: A method and system guarantees a certain throughput on the Abis interface of the base station for real time traffic. The method includes the steps of providing an admission control and resource reservation for radio resources; providing an admission control for the Abis interface by determining the used resources of the Abis interface, determining the needed resources for a desired throughput of a connection, and accepting the connection if the amount of the needed Abis resources is smaller than the difference between the available Abis resources and the used Abis resources; and utilizing the results of the admission control for the Abis interface as network design parameters for providing a resource reservation for Abis resources.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for controlling a parameter of a data stream comprising data transmitted via a communication link in a wireless communication system. The apparatus includes means arranged to determine if the parameter satisfies an acceptable level and means for initiating, if the parameter does not satisfy the acceptable level, a procedure whereby a condition of the communication link is varied until the parameter satisfies the acceptable level.

Abstract: A traffic management method includes the steps of dividing a time slot into sub-blocks, defining the amount of available capacity for non-real time use in a time slot, defining the number of sub-blocks reserved by real time use in a time slot, defining the number of sub-blocks reserved by non-real time use in a time slot, defining the number of free sub-blocks in a time slot on the basis of sub-blocks reserved by real time use and sub-blocks reserved by non-real time use, calculating a sub-block reservation rate for a time slot and averaging a sub-block reservation rate for a time slot to get down link sub-block reservation rate.

Abstract: A system for providing a policy based Quality-of-Service management in multi-radio access mobile networks, comprising: control center means for administrating said radio access networks, thereby controlling the behavior thereof, wherein information model is implemented in said control center means which describes different Quality-of-Service mechanisms including attributes which are involved in each function under policy thus representing the manageable parameters of specific network implementations, and wherein said information model forms the basis of a set of policy rules defining actions to be executed in dependency of the occurrence of conditions; and a policy based management device adapted to receive said set of rules for the implementation thereof, said device having a plurality of policy based radio resource management means each adapted for managing said parameters of specific network implementations, and a translation function means adapted to translate said rules in a form executable by said plura

Abstract: The present invention describes a method, system and network node for controlling quality of service for existing data connections using shared radio resources in a wireless communication network. The Quality Control monitors the satisfaction level of every user as well as the user satisfaction rate in the system. The purpose of this function is to indicate the degraded situation to the Admission Control. In that way, appropriate actions to counteract those situations in which the provision of QoS is not in line with the negotiated QoS for a determined amount of users can be triggered. The Quality Control indicates the Admission Control about the convenience of starting to block users that request guaranteed QoS, such as streaming service users, or non Real Time (nRT) users to avoid the degradation in the provision of QoS for those users already admitted to the system.

Abstract: The present invention concerns packet scheduling for a packet data enabled radio communication network. A packet data traffic flow is classified into service class specific traffic queues. The traffic flow comprising one or more data connections of predetermined service classes, at least one of the service classes being real time streaming traffic with a predetermined guaranteed bit rate requirement. A real time streaming service class specific traffic queue is metered to determine whether its bit rate is below or over its guaranteed bit rate requirement, based on which at least one first scheduling weight for the metered real time streaming service class specific traffic queue is determined. At least one second scheduling weight for at least one remaining traffic queue is determined. The traffic queues are scheduled according to the determined scheduling weights.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for controlling a parameter of a data stream comprising data transmitted via a communication link in a wireless communication system. The apparatus includes means arranged to determine if the parameter satisfies an acceptable level and means for initiating, if the parameter does not satisfy the acceptable level, a procedure whereby a condition of the communication link is varied until the parameter satisfies the acceptable level.

Abstract: A traffic management method includes the steps of dividing a time slot into sub-blocks, defining the amount of available capacity for non-real time use in a time slot, defining the number of sub-blocks reserved by real time use in a time slot, defining the number of sub-blocks reserved by non-real time use in a time slot, defining the number of free sub-blocks in a time slot on the basis of sub-blocks reserved by real time use and sub-blocks reserved by non-real time use, calculating a sub-block reservation rate for a time slot and averaging a sub-block reservation rate for a time slot to get down link sub-block reservation rate.

Abstract: A method and system guarantees a certain throughput on the Abis interface of the base station for real time traffic. The method includes the steps of providing an admission control and resource reservation for radio resources; providing an admission control for the Abis interface by determining the used resources of the Abis interface, determining the needed resources for a desired throughput of a connection, and accepting the connection if the amount of the needed Abis resources is smaller than the difference between the available Abis resources and the used Abis resources; and utilizing the results of the admission control for the Abis interface as network design parameters for providing a resource reservation for Abis resources.

Abstract: An apparatus for preparing at least a first (#1) and a second data flow (#2) for transmission in a mobile network comprises a weight determination means (40) for determining at least one transmission priority for said first data flow (#1) and at least one transmission priority for said second data flow (#2) according to their classes. The apparatus further comprises a scheduling means (1) for scheduling said first and second data flow (#1, #2) for transmission in the mobile network depending on their transmission priority determined. Also a method for preparing the first and second data flow (#1, #2) is described.