Patent ID: 9455919
Filing Date: 2016-09-27
CPC Classification: H04L,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method for provisioning resources, the method comprising: obtaining, by a device, a resource cost database for a wireless network, the resource cost database specifying an interference cost on a first virtual link as a function of loading on a second virtual link, wherein the first virtual link corresponds to a first radio interface and the second virtual link corresponds to a second radio interface, and wherein the first radio interface and the second radio interface are available for carrying traffic in the wireless network; gathering network loading information for the wireless network, the network loading information corresponding to an initial interval; and provisioning network resources for a subsequent interval in accordance with the network loading information and the resource cost database, wherein provisioning network resources for the subsequent interval in accordance with the network loading information and the resource cost database comprises calculating an interference cost estimate over the first virtual link based on a load on the second virtual link using the function of loading on the second virtual link specified by the resource cost database, and provisioning resources over at least one of the first virtual link and the second virtual link based on the interference cost estimate on the first virtual link.