公开(公告)号：US20050128977A1

公开(公告)日：2005-06-16

申请号：US10897771

申请日：2004-07-23

申请人： Joseph Kwak ,  Marian Rudolf ,  Teresa Hunkeler ,  Shamim Rahman ,  Angelo Cuffaro ,  Christopher Cava ,  Vincent Roy ,  Athmane Touag ,  Frank LaSita ,  Ahmed Ali ,  Paul Marinier

发明人： Joseph Kwak ,  Marian Rudolf ,  Teresa Hunkeler ,  Shamim Rahman ,  Angelo Cuffaro ,  Christopher Cava ,  Vincent Roy ,  Athmane Touag ,  Frank LaSita ,  Ahmed Ali ,  Paul Marinier

IPC分类号： H04W28/14 ,  H04W74/08 ,  H04Q7/00

CPC分类号： H04W28/14 ,  H04W74/08

摘要： An improved method of network management, particularly in the context of standards IEEE802.11 and IEEE802.11k, through two new MAC measurements, with attendant advantages. The two new measurements include WTRU uplink traffic loading measurement, and an AP service loading measurement and is generally applicable at least to layers 1 and 2 as applied to a least 802.11k in the context of OFDM and CDMA 2000 systems, but is applicable to other scenarios as well. A Method for determining and advertising congestion is also provided for a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) system. The present invention also introduces a method for managing congestion when congestion is detected. This aspect of the present invention applies primarily to wireless systems that use the Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Avoidance (CSMA/CA) mechanism. The methods are advantageously implemented in selectively configured WTRUs of various forms.