Dynamic radio link adaptation

Patent 6515972 Issued on February 4, 2003. Estimated Expiration Date:

March 5, 2019. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventors

Assignee

Nortel Networks Limited

Application

No. 263517 filed on 03/05/1999

US Classes:

370/328, Having a plurality of contiguous regions served by respective fixed stations370/464COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUES FOR INFORMATION CARRIED IN PLURAL CHANNELS

Examiners

Primary: Vincent, David

Foreign Patent References

WO 97/00568 WO. 01/23/1997

International Classes

H04Q 007/00
H04J 003/16

Foreign Application Priority Data

1998-12-30 CA

Abstract

A radio link adapter for wireless transmission of multimedia data through a communication link between a radio access network (RAN) and a mobile station (MS), is provided. The information flow is constantly monitored to determine an information element (IE) type of service requirements and for allocating paired radio link adapters (RLAs) designed to fit the respective type of service requirements. A connection end may be initially established in the RAN or in the MS. An analyser monitors the link, detects the type of service (ToS) required, and dynamically allocates the appropriate type of RLA to the connection. There is no need to recreate the connection when selecting the adapter for transporting various types of services and therefore, the transport of the information flow of a specific ToS over the communication link is optimized, while maintaining the end-to-end quality of service (QoS).