Patent ID: 9363814
Filing Date: 2016-06-07
CPC Classification: H04L,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A rate allocation method, comprising: adapting, by a processor, a control parameter value as user equipment (UE) enter a network sector based on a total load for tagged UE of the network sector and a determination to tag a prospective new UE, wherein the tagged UEs of the network sector correspond with all current and prospective network sector UEs that entered the network sector at an instance when the processor determined that the free capacity of the network sector is larger than or equal to a capacity threshold; assigning, by the processor, a provisional rate for the prospective new UE of the network sector based on the control parameter value and a determined marginal pay-off for admitting the prospective new UE; determining, by the processor, free capacity of the network sector; admitting, by the processor, the prospective new UE if enough free capacity exists in order for the network sector to service the prospective new UE at the provisional rate, wherein this method is accomplished without the knowledge of channel and traffic statistics of the network sector.