Patent ID: 9693210
Date: 2017-06-27
CPC Classifications: H04L,H04W

Claim:
1. A method, comprising: receiving, by a processor, a request to broadcast a wireless emergency alert message, wherein the request comprises a type of alert, an alert area, and a message content; calculating, by the processor, an anticipated increase in a network usage of a network, wherein the anticipated increase is in response to broadcasting the wireless emergency alert message; determining, by the processor, that a capacity of the network will not be exceeded with the anticipated increase in the network usage; and broadcasting, by the processor, the wireless emergency alert message in the alert area, wherein the wireless emergency alert message includes the message content, wherein, when it is determined that the capacity of the network will not be exceeded with the anticipated increase in the network usage, the message content is in a format that deviates from a default format.