Patent ID: 9345041
Filing Date: 2016-05-17
CPC Classification: H04L,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method of affecting data in a wireless network, comprising: estimating a parameter indicative of service by a base station to any one of a plurality of user equipment or to said plurality of user equipment; at least partly based on said estimated parameter, determining whether or not to adjust delaying of arrival at the base station of at least one data packet; and if determined to adjust delaying, adjusting delaying of arrival of said at least one data packet, wherein said parameter is a base station outgoing rate to a certain user equipment in said plurality of user equipment, and wherein said plurality of user equipment compete for service by said base station, said estimating including: estimating said outgoing rate while the base station is not providing data packets to any other of the plurality of user equipment, said outgoing rate being indicative of reception conditions for the certain user equipment; and wherein said determining whether or not to adjust delaying includes: comparing said estimated outgoing rate to a minimum required rate for data to the certain user equipment; and determining to delay arrival at the base station of at least one data packet destined for the certain user equipment if a result of said comparing is indicative that said estimated outgoing rate is less than said minimum required rate.