Abstract: The present invention integrates resource allocation between time division duplex (TDD) and frequency division duplex (FDD) in wireless communication systems. A radio network controller (RNC) receives a radio access bearer (RAB) request from a core network or a wireless receive/transmit unit. The RNC utilizes a TDD-FDD selector to assign radio resources in response to the request. The TDD-FDD selector evaluates various parameters regarding the received RAB request and determines whether it is preferable to assign TDD resources or FDD resources and whether such resources are currently available. Once resources are assigned, system conditions are evaluated to determine whether optimizations may be made to a current resource allocation.

Abstract: A communication network includes at least two nodes which exchange data packets. The communication network further includes a processor and a data transmission scheduling unit. The processor monitors the data packets, collects and analyzes information contained in the data packets, and identifies a particular service based on the monitoring of the data packets and the analysis of the information contained in the data packets. The data transmission scheduling unit schedules the transmission of data packets exchanged between the nodes based on a predefined traffic data pattern model selected by the processor from a plurality of predefined traffic data pattern models which is most appropriate for the identified service. Alternatively, a neural network is used to identify the service and select the most appropriate traffic data pattern model used by the data transmission scheduling unit to schedule the transmission of the data packets.

Abstract: The present invention integrates resource allocation between time division duplex (TDD) and frequency division duplex (FDD) in wireless communication systems. A radio network controller (RNC) receives a radio access bearer (RAB) request from a core network or a wireless receive/transmit unit. The RNC utilizes a TDD-FDD selector to assign radio resources in response to the request. The TDD-FDD selector evaluates various parameters regarding the received RAB request and determines whether it is preferable to assign TDD resources or FDD resources and whether such resources are currently available. Once resources are assigned, system conditions are evaluated to determine whether optimizations may be made to a current resource allocation.

Abstract: The present invention integrates resource allocation between time division duplex (TDD) and frequency division duplex (FDD) in wireless communication systems. A radio network controller (RNC) receives a radio access bearer (RAB) request from a core network or a wireless receive/transmit unit. The RNC utilizes a TDD-FDD selector to assign radio resources in response to the request. The TDD-FDD selector evaluates various parameters regarding the received RAB request and determines whether it is preferable to assign TDD resources or FDD resources and whether such resources are currently available. Once resources are assigned, system conditions are evaluated to determine whether optimizations may be made to a current resource allocation.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to method and apparatus for detecting base station (BS) transceivers malfunctions in a cellular telecommunications system. A Transceiver Malfunction Detector (TMD) receives and stores information related to the service performance of the BS transceivers and sorts the information on a per transceiver basis, for generating a service quality value for each transceiver. The TMD computes a service quality threshold value proportional to the average performance of the BS transceivers, and compares the service quality value of each monitored transceiver with the threshold, for determining the acceptability of the transceiver performance. The TMD also detects the cause of a malfunction in a transceiver, by assigning the frequencies used by an adequate transceiver to a transceiver suspected to be malfunctioning and by further monitoring the activity of the initially malfunctioning transceiver.

Abstract: The present invention is a method and system for managing frequencies allocated to a cell within a cellular network to assign certain ones of those allocated frequencies for use by channel equipment within that cell. The method measures at least one quality metric for each of the allocated frequencies. At least one measured quality metric for the unassigned frequencies are compared against at least one quality metric for the assigned frequencies. An unassigned frequency is swapped for an assigned frequency based upon the comparison step. Additionally, a voting step is used to indicate that either the unassigned frequency or the assigned frequency has a higher signal quality for communication.

Abstract: Cellular telephone systems may have to handle high rate data calls that utilize multiple full rate channels within a frequency. It is important to increase the availability of the system for these high rate data calls while maintaining the quality of the radio links within the cellular radio network. A first sort is performed to find full rate channels that meet a requested call service type below the operator allowed cost threshold related to the radio conditions. Using the previously sorted FR channels, a second sort is performed to find the multi-full rate channel combinations that meet a requested call service rate. The call is then assigned to the found channel combination with the lowest cost. Otherwise, the system reduces the requested service rate of the call and attempts to place the call into a multi-full rate channel combination channel again.

Abstract: A cellular communications network includes a plurality of cells whose base stations have both sector and smart antenna capabilities. While engaged in a call, mobile station downlink signal strength measurements are made on its own serving traffic channel and the control channels of neighboring cells. These measurements are then adjusted by one or more factors which take into account the operational and physical differences between sector antenna and smart antenna. For example, the signal strength measurements may be appropriately adjusted by measured differences in gain between the smart antenna and sector antenna, output power backoff values associated with smart antenna and sector antenna support of the traffic channels in comparison to the control channels, and power control attenuation applied to the traffic channels.

Abstract: A method of reducing co-channel interference in a cellular telecommunication system having a congested serving cell, a plurality of neighbor cells controlled by a mobile switching center (MSC), and an accessing mobile station attempting to access the cellular system in the serving cell. The MSC fetches signal strength information from mobile stations camped on the serving cell's digital control channel (DCCH). The signal strength information includes received signal strengths at the camped mobile stations from the serving cell and the neighbor cells. The MSC then fetches signal strength information from busy mobile stations involved in on-going calls in the serving cell. For each busy and camped mobile station, the expected downlink signal strength from each neighbor cell is subtracted from the maximum downlink signal strength from the serving cell.

Abstract: A method of selecting a voice channel in a radio telecommunications network. The method begins by seizing a first digital traffic channel (DTC) having a carrier signal strength (C) and an interference strength (I), and calculating an expected ratio of the carrier signal strength to the interference strength (C/I) on the first DTC. From this calculation, it is determined whether the first DTC is disturbed. This is followed by utilizing the first DTC for a call upon determining that the first DTC is not disturbed, and seizing a second voice channel upon determining that the first DTC is disturbed. The second voice channel may be a second DTC or may be an analog voice channel (AVC). If a second DTC is seized, the C/I is determined for the second DTC, and the DTC with the higher C/I is retained. If the second DTC is also disturbed, another reselection and comparison may be performed. Reselections continue until a channel with good C/I is found, or a maximum number of reselections is performed.

Abstract: Each base station in a cellular telephone system includes a signal strength measurement device operable to tune to and make signal strength measurements on not only the frequencies allocated to other cells, but also on its own allocated frequencies. Measurements are made by the device on those of its own frequencies having idle traffic channels to obtain an indication of injected uplink interference. An interference penalty is then assessed against the measured uplink interference for those frequencies having more than a threshold number of idle traffic channels. The adjusted measurements for the frequencies allocated to the cell are then sorted in relative order of idle traffic channel (adjusted) measured uplink interference from a least (adjusted) interfered frequency to a most (adjusted) interfered frequency. An idle traffic channel is then selected for assignment at either call set-up or hand-off from the least (adjusted) interfered frequency.