公开(公告)号：US08537757B2

公开(公告)日：2013-09-17

申请号：US13487013

申请日：2012-06-01

申请人： Eli Arviv ,  Brian Spinar ,  Kenneth L. Stanwood ,  David Gazelle ,  Ofer Zimmerman ,  Penny Efraim ,  Yair Bourlas ,  Sheldon L. Gilbert

发明人： Eli Arviv ,  Brian Spinar ,  Kenneth L. Stanwood ,  David Gazelle ,  Ofer Zimmerman ,  Penny Efraim ,  Yair Bourlas ,  Sheldon L. Gilbert

IPC分类号： H04W4/00

CPC分类号： H04W72/1252 ,  H04W28/22 ,  H04W72/1257 ,  H04W76/10 ,  H04W76/30

摘要： The invention relates to communication systems and to systems and methods for implementing adaptive call admission control (CAC) in such systems. Adaptive call admission control can determine what CPE to base station calls (connections) are allowed at any given time. CAC, coupled with precedence, can further determine what connections are suspended if less bandwidth is available than is currently committed. Multiple techniques are disclosed to select connections for suspension. These techniques include suspending enough connections through the affected CPE until there is enough bandwidth to meet the remaining commitment, randomly (or in a round robin fashion) choosing connection to suspend from the entire set of connection, and using precedence priority levels.

公开(公告)号：US20120243480A1

公开(公告)日：2012-09-27

申请号：US13487032

申请日：2012-06-01

申请人： Ofer Zimmerman ,  Kenneth L. Stanwood ,  Brian Spinar ,  Yair Bourlas ,  Amir Serok

发明人： Ofer Zimmerman ,  Kenneth L. Stanwood ,  Brian Spinar ,  Yair Bourlas ,  Amir Serok

IPC分类号： H04W16/02

CPC分类号： H04W16/02 ,  H04L2012/5607 ,  H04L2012/561 ,  H04Q11/0478 ,  H04W28/14 ,  H04W72/0413 ,  H04W72/042 ,  H04W72/0446 ,  H04W72/0453 ,  H04W72/0486 ,  H04W72/08 ,  H04W88/08

摘要： A method and apparatus for allocating bandwidth in a broadband wireless communication system is disclosed. One embodiment uses a self-correcting bandwidth request/grant protocol. The self-correcting bandwidth request/grant protocol utilizes a combination of incremental and aggregate bandwidth requests. CPEs primarily transmit incremental bandwidth requests to their associated base stations, followed by periodic transmissions of aggregate bandwidth requests. The use of periodic aggregate bandwidth requests (that express the current state of their respective connection queues) allows the bandwidth allocation method and apparatus to be “self-correcting”. Another embodiment utilizes an abridged bandwidth request/grant protocol to allocate bandwidth. The abridged bandwidth request/grant protocol system utilizes padding packets to request a reduction in bandwidth allocation to a CPE. A base station modem alerts a base station CPU when the BS modem receives a padding packet from a CPE. After alerting the BS CPU the method can reduce the associated CPE's bandwidth allocation.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于在宽带无线通信系统中分配带宽的方法和装置。 一个实施例使用自校正带宽请求/授权协议。 自校正带宽请求/授权协议使用增量和聚合带宽请求的组合。 CPE主要向其相关联的基站发送增量带宽请求，随后是聚合带宽请求的周期性传输。 使用周期性聚合带宽请求（表示其相应连接队列的当前状态）允许带宽分配方法和装置“自校正”。 另一个实施例利用了一个节省带宽的请求/授权协议来分配带宽。 精简带宽请求/授权协议系统利用填充分组来请求减少对CPE的带宽分配。 当BS调制解调器从CPE接收填充分组时，基站调制解调器提醒基站CPU。 在提醒BS CPU之后，该方法可以减少相关CPE的带宽分配。

公开(公告)号：US06785252B1

公开(公告)日：2004-08-31

申请号：US09613434

申请日：2000-07-11

申请人： Ofer Zimmerman ,  Kenneth L. Stanwood ,  Brian Spinar ,  Yair Bourlas ,  Amir Serok

发明人： Ofer Zimmerman ,  Kenneth L. Stanwood ,  Brian Spinar ,  Yair Bourlas ,  Amir Serok

IPC分类号： H04J316

CPC分类号： H04W72/0413 ,  H04L5/0064 ,  H04L5/0092 ,  H04L2012/5607 ,  H04L2012/561 ,  H04Q11/0478 ,  H04W4/06 ,  H04W8/24 ,  H04W28/0268 ,  H04W28/06 ,  H04W28/14 ,  H04W56/0005 ,  H04W60/00 ,  H04W72/0406 ,  H04W72/042 ,  H04W72/044 ,  H04W72/0453 ,  H04W72/048 ,  H04W72/10 ,  H04W74/06

摘要： A method and apparatus for a self-correcting bandwidth request/grant protocol in a broadband wireless communication system is disclosed. The self-correcting bandwidth request/grant protocol utilizes a combination of incremental and aggregate bandwidth requests. In accordance with the present inventive protocol, CPEs primarily transmit incremental bandwidth requests to their associated base stations, followed by periodic transmissions of aggregate bandwidth requests. The use of incremental bandwidth requests reduces risks that a base station erroneously issues duplicate bandwidth allocations to the same CPE for the same connection. Race conditions that may have occurred using only aggregate bandwidth requests are eliminated by requiring the CPEs to request bandwidth in an incremental manner. However, use of periodic aggregate bandwidth requests (that express the current state of their respective connection queues) allows the present bandwidth allocation method and apparatus to be “self-correcting”. The present method is self-correcting because errors that may have been introduced due to lost incremental bandwidth requests are corrected by the base stations when the aggregate bandwidth requests are received and processed. Upon receipt of the aggregate bandwidth requests, the base stations reset their records to correctly reflect the current bandwidth requirements of their associated CPEs. Periodic use of aggregate bandwidth requests provides a self-correcting bandwidth allocation protocol yet without the bandwidth overhead (e.g., bandwidth required to transmit acknowledgements) typically associated with the prior art protocols (such as the guaranteed delivery protocols).

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于宽带无线通信系统中的自校正带宽请求/授权协议的方法和装置。 自校正带宽请求/授权协议使用增量和聚合带宽请求的组合。 根据本发明的协议，CPE主要向其相关联的基站发送增量带宽请求，随后是聚合带宽请求的周期性传输。 使用增量带宽请求减少了基站错误地向相同连接的相同CPE发布重复带宽分配的风险。 通过要求CPE以递增方式请求带宽，消除了可能仅使用聚合带宽请求发生的种族条件。 然而，使用周期性聚合带宽请求（表示其相应连接队列的当前状态）允许当前带宽分配方法和装置“自校正”。 本方法是自校正的，因为当接收和处理聚合带宽请求时，基站由于丢失的增量带宽请求而引入的错误被校正。 收到总带宽请求后，基站重新设置其记录，以正确反映其相关CPE的当前带宽需求。 聚合带宽请求的定期使用提供了自校正带宽分配协议，而没有通常与现有技术协议（例如保证传送协议）相关联的带宽开销（例如，传送确认所需的带宽）。

公开(公告)号：US08457145B2

公开(公告)日：2013-06-04

申请号：US13487032

申请日：2012-06-01

申请人： Ofer Zimmerman ,  Kenneth L. Stanwood ,  Brian Spinar ,  Yair Bourlas ,  Amir Serok

发明人： Ofer Zimmerman ,  Kenneth L. Stanwood ,  Brian Spinar ,  Yair Bourlas ,  Amir Serok

IPC分类号： H04W28/20

CPC分类号： H04W16/02 ,  H04L2012/5607 ,  H04L2012/561 ,  H04Q11/0478 ,  H04W28/14 ,  H04W72/0413 ,  H04W72/042 ,  H04W72/0446 ,  H04W72/0453 ,  H04W72/0486 ,  H04W72/08 ,  H04W88/08

摘要： A method and apparatus for allocating bandwidth in a broadband wireless communication system is disclosed. One embodiment uses a self-correcting bandwidth request/grant protocol. The self-correcting bandwidth request/grant protocol utilizes a combination of incremental and aggregate bandwidth requests. CPEs primarily transmit incremental bandwidth requests to their associated base stations, followed by periodic transmissions of aggregate bandwidth requests. The use of periodic aggregate bandwidth requests (that express the current state of their respective connection queues) allows the bandwidth allocation method and apparatus to be “self-correcting”. Another embodiment utilizes an abridged bandwidth request/grant protocol to allocate bandwidth. The abridged bandwidth request/grant protocol system utilizes padding packets to request a reduction in bandwidth allocation to a CPE. A base station modem alerts a base station CPU when the BS modem receives a padding packet from a CPE. After alerting the BS CPU the method can reduce the associated CPE's bandwidth allocation.

公开(公告)号：US07830795B2

公开(公告)日：2010-11-09

申请号：US12465406

申请日：2009-05-13

申请人： Ofer Zimmerman ,  Kenneth L. Stanwood ,  Brian Spinar ,  Yair Bourlas ,  Amir Serok

发明人： Ofer Zimmerman ,  Kenneth L. Stanwood ,  Brian Spinar ,  Yair Bourlas ,  Amir Serok

IPC分类号： H04J3/16 ,  H04W72/00

CPC分类号： H04W72/0413 ,  H04L5/0064 ,  H04L5/0092 ,  H04L2012/5607 ,  H04L2012/561 ,  H04Q11/0478 ,  H04W4/06 ,  H04W8/24 ,  H04W28/0268 ,  H04W28/06 ,  H04W28/14 ,  H04W56/0005 ,  H04W60/00 ,  H04W72/0406 ,  H04W72/042 ,  H04W72/044 ,  H04W72/0453 ,  H04W72/048 ,  H04W72/10 ,  H04W74/06

摘要： A self-correcting bandwidth request/grant protocol in a broadband wireless communication system. The protocol uses a combination of incremental and aggregate bandwidth requests. Stations primarily transmit incremental bandwidth requests to their associated base stations, followed by periodic transmissions of aggregate bandwidth requests. Risks are reduced that a base station erroneously issues duplicate bandwidth allocations to the same station for the same connection. Race conditions that may have occurred using only aggregate bandwidth requests are eliminated. Use of periodic aggregate bandwidth requests that express the current state of respective connection queues provides a “self-correcting” property.

摘要翻译： 宽带无线通信系统中的自校正带宽请求/授权协议。 协议使用增量和聚合带宽请求的组合。 站点主要将增量带宽请求传输到其相关联的基站，随后是聚合带宽请求的周期性传输。 风险降低，基站错误地向相同的站发送重复的带宽分配用于相同的连接。 消除了仅使用聚合带宽请求可能发生的竞争条件。 使用表示各个连接队列的当前状态的周期性聚合带宽请求提供了“自校正”属性。

公开(公告)号：US20130064097A1

公开(公告)日：2013-03-14

申请号：US13487013

申请日：2012-06-01

申请人： Brian Spinar ,  Kenneth L. Stanwood ,  Ofer Zimmerman ,  Yair Bourlas

发明人： Eli Arviv ,  Brian Spinar ,  Kenneth L. Stanwood ,  David Gazelle ,  Ofer Zimmerman ,  Penny Efraim ,  Yair Bourlas ,  Sheldon L. Gilbert

IPC分类号： H04W72/08 ,  H04W24/02

CPC分类号： H04W72/1252 ,  H04W28/22 ,  H04W72/1257 ,  H04W76/10 ,  H04W76/30

摘要： The invention relates to communication systems and to systems and methods for implementing adaptive call admission control (CAC) in such systems. Adaptive call admission control can determine what CPE to base station calls (connections) are allowed at any given time. CAC, coupled with precedence, can further determine what connections are suspended if less bandwidth is available than is currently committed. Multiple techniques are disclosed to select connections for suspension. These techniques include suspending enough connections through the affected CPE until there is enough bandwidth to meet the remaining commitment, randomly (or in a round robin fashion) choosing connection to suspend from the entire set of connection, and using precedence priority levels.

公开(公告)号：US07548534B2

公开(公告)日：2009-06-16

申请号：US10848470

申请日：2004-05-17

申请人： Ofer Zimmerman ,  Kenneth L. Stanwood ,  Brian Spinar ,  Yair Bourlas ,  Amir Serok

发明人： Ofer Zimmerman ,  Kenneth L. Stanwood ,  Brian Spinar ,  Yair Bourlas ,  Amir Serok

IPC分类号： H04J3/16 ,  H04J3/24

CPC分类号： H04W72/0413 ,  H04L5/0064 ,  H04L5/0092 ,  H04L2012/5607 ,  H04L2012/561 ,  H04Q11/0478 ,  H04W4/06 ,  H04W8/24 ,  H04W28/0268 ,  H04W28/06 ,  H04W28/14 ,  H04W56/0005 ,  H04W60/00 ,  H04W72/0406 ,  H04W72/042 ,  H04W72/044 ,  H04W72/0453 ,  H04W72/048 ,  H04W72/10 ,  H04W74/06

摘要： A method and apparatus for a self-correcting bandwidth request/grant protocol in a broadband wireless communication system is disclosed. The self-correcting bandwidth request/grant protocol utilizes a combination of incremental and aggregate bandwidth requests. In accordance with the present inventive protocol, CPEs primarily transmit incremental bandwidth requests to their associated base stations, followed by periodic transmissions of aggregate bandwidth requests. The use of incremental bandwidth requests reduces risks that a base station erroneously issues duplicate bandwidth allocations to the same CPE for the same connection. Race conditions that may have occurred using only aggregate bandwidth requests are eliminated by requiring the CPEs to request bandwidth in an incremental manner. However, use of periodic aggregate bandwidth requests (that express the current state of their respective connection queues) allows the present bandwidth allocation method and apparatus to be “self-correcting.” The present method is self-correcting because errors that may have been introduced due to lost incremental bandwidth requests are corrected by the base stations when the aggregate bandwidth requests are received and processed. Upon receipt of the aggregate bandwidth requests, the base stations reset their records to correctly reflect the current bandwidth requirements of their associated CPEs. Periodic use of aggregate bandwidth requests provides a self-correcting bandwidth allocation protocol yet without the bandwidth overhead (e.g., bandwidth required to transmit acknowledgements) typically associated with the prior art protocols (such as the guaranteed delivery protocols).

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于宽带无线通信系统中的自校正带宽请求/授权协议的方法和装置。 自校正带宽请求/授权协议使用增量和聚合带宽请求的组合。 根据本发明的协议，CPE主要向其相关联的基站发送增量带宽请求，随后是聚合带宽请求的周期性传输。 使用增量带宽请求减少了基站错误地向相同连接的相同CPE发布重复带宽分配的风险。 通过要求CPE以递增方式请求带宽，消除了可能仅使用聚合带宽请求发生的种族条件。 然而，使用周期性聚合带宽请求（表示其相应连接队列的当前状态）允许当前带宽分配方法和装置“自校正”。 本方法是自校正的，因为当接收和处理聚合带宽请求时，基站由于丢失的增量带宽请求而引入的错误被校正。 收到总带宽请求后，基站重新设置其记录，以正确反映其相关CPE的当前带宽需求。 聚合带宽请求的定期使用提供了自校正带宽分配协议，而没有通常与现有技术协议（例如保证传送协议）相关联的带宽开销（例如，传送确认所需的带宽）。

公开(公告)号：US20090219879A1

公开(公告)日：2009-09-03

申请号：US12415698

申请日：2009-03-31

申请人： Ofer Zimmerman ,  Kenneth L. Stanwood ,  Yair Bourlas

发明人： Ofer Zimmerman ,  Kenneth L. Stanwood ,  Yair Bourlas

IPC分类号： H04W72/04

CPC分类号： H04W16/02 ,  H04L2012/5607 ,  H04L2012/561 ,  H04Q11/0478 ,  H04W28/14 ,  H04W72/0413 ,  H04W72/042 ,  H04W72/0446 ,  H04W72/0453 ,  H04W72/0486 ,  H04W72/08 ,  H04W88/08

摘要： A method and apparatus for allocating bandwidth in a broadband wireless communication system is disclosed. One embodiment uses a self-correcting bandwidth request/grant protocol. The self-correcting bandwidth request/grant protocol utilizes a combination of incremental and aggregate bandwidth requests. CPEs primarily transmit incremental bandwidth requests to their associated base stations, followed by periodic transmissions of aggregate bandwidth requests. The use of periodic aggregate bandwidth requests (that express the current state of their respective connection queues) allows the bandwidth allocation method and apparatus to be “self-correcting”. Another embodiment utilizes an abridged bandwidth request/grant protocol to allocate bandwidth. The abridged bandwidth request/grant protocol system utilizes padding packets to request a reduction in bandwidth allocation to a CPE. A base station modem alerts a base station CPU when the BS modem receives a padding packet from a CPE. After alerting the BS CPU the method can reduce the associated CPE's bandwidth allocation.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于在宽带无线通信系统中分配带宽的方法和装置。 一个实施例使用自校正带宽请求/授权协议。 自校正带宽请求/授权协议使用增量和聚合带宽请求的组合。 CPE主要向其相关联的基站发送增量带宽请求，随后是聚合带宽请求的周期性传输。 使用周期性聚合带宽请求（表示其相应连接队列的当前状态）允许带宽分配方法和装置“自校正”。 另一个实施例利用了一个节省带宽的请求/授权协议来分配带宽。 精简带宽请求/授权协议系统利用填充分组来请求减少对CPE的带宽分配。 当BS调制解调器从CPE接收填充分组时，基站调制解调器提醒基站CPU。 在提醒BS CPU之后，该方法可以减少相关CPE的带宽分配。

公开(公告)号：US07529193B2

公开(公告)日：2009-05-05

申请号：US10978903

申请日：2004-11-01

申请人： Ofer Zimmerman ,  Kenneth L. Stanwood ,  Yair Bourlas

发明人： Ofer Zimmerman ,  Kenneth L. Stanwood ,  Yair Bourlas

IPC分类号： H04Q7/20

CPC分类号： H04Q11/0478 ,  H04L2012/5607 ,  H04L2012/561 ,  H04W28/14 ,  H04W28/20 ,  H04W72/1236 ,  H04W72/14

摘要： A method and apparatus for allocating bandwidth in a broadband wireless communication system is disclosed. One embodiment uses a self-correcting bandwidth request/grant protocol. The self-correcting bandwidth request/grant protocol utilizes a combination of incremental and aggregate bandwidth requests. CPEs primarily transmit incremental bandwidth requests to their associated base stations, followed by periodic transmissions of aggregate bandwidth requests. The use of periodic aggregate bandwidth requests (that express the current state of their respective connection queues) allows the bandwidth allocation method and apparatus to be “self-correcting”. Another embodiment utilizes an abridged bandwidth request/grant protocol to allocate bandwidth. The abridged bandwidth request/grant protocol system utilizes padding packets to request a reduction in bandwidth allocation to a CPE. A base station modem alerts a base station CPU when the BS modem receives a padding packet from a CPE. After alerting the BS CPU the method can reduce the associated CPE's bandwidth allocation.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于在宽带无线通信系统中分配带宽的方法和装置。 一个实施例使用自校正带宽请求/授权协议。 自校正带宽请求/授权协议使用增量和聚合带宽请求的组合。 CPE主要向其相关联的基站发送增量带宽请求，随后是聚合带宽请求的周期性传输。 使用周期性聚合带宽请求（表示其相应连接队列的当前状态）允许带宽分配方法和装置“自校正”。 另一个实施例利用了一个节省带宽的请求/授权协议来分配带宽。 精简带宽请求/授权协议系统利用填充分组来请求减少对CPE的带宽分配。 当BS调制解调器从CPE接收填充分组时，基站调制解调器提醒基站CPU。 在提醒BS CPU之后，该方法可以减少相关CPE的带宽分配。

公开(公告)号：US07583623B2

公开(公告)日：2009-09-01

申请号：US09798784

申请日：2001-03-02

申请人： Ofer Zimmerman ,  Brian Spinar ,  Kenneth L. Stanwood

发明人： Ofer Zimmerman ,  Brian Spinar ,  Kenneth L. Stanwood

IPC分类号： H04B7/00

CPC分类号： H04L41/00

摘要： A method and apparatus for packing management messages in a broadband wireless communication system. Management messages are sent across a link in packets addressed to a particular connection, where the address identifies messages which may be specially treated. Such special treatment may include recognition of an overall message conveyed in such packets as containing one or more implicit messages embedded within the overall message. Two methods are disclosed to efficiently convey such management messages. First, each packet of information sent across the link may include a message type identifier, in which case it need not be repeated in the payload of the packet, and a number of such messages may be sent within a packet. Second, a packet of information may contain mixed management messages, in which case the byte with the message type identifier should be included with each such message. In this case, an overall message may be constructed from individual management messages simply concatenated together. Using either method, the management messages are packed into packets so that messages in a first packet may be parsed and acted upon without a need for any subsequent packets which may be necessary to convey an entire message. This is accomplished by taking any message which will not fit in a first packet may be made to be ignored, such as by being replaced with a padding pattern. In this way, any subsequent packet will have management messages which begin at the start of the effective data payload. Padding may also be added before or after an end of message or trailer information which defines the end of an overall message.