Patent ID: 9392491
Filing Date: 2016-07-12
CPC Classification: H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method comprising: load balancing between cells in a wireless telecommunication network, comprising: determining at a network access node that an operational parameter of a cell of said cells meets criteria indicative of overload within said cell; transmitting from said network access node a radio resource control connection rejection message in response to a request from user equipment for a dedicated communication link within said cell, said radio resource control connection rejection message comprising a link parameter which indicates that establishment of a dedicated communication link within said cell is unavailable to user equipment operating within said cell, said link parameter comprising an instruction to lower a connection establishment priority parameter associated with said cell; wherein said radio resource control connection rejection message comprises a priority list assigning a lower connection priority to at least one of a carrier and radio access technology of the wireless telecommunication network, and wherein said lower connection establishment priority associated with said cell is indicated in said priority list.