Patent ID: 8116781
Filing Date: 2012-02-14
Classification: H04J,H04W

Abstract:
1. A base station comprising: a. means for receiving a request for a data session; b. means for comparing resource usage with available resources to determine whether sufficient resources are available, said means for comparing including first means for determining if a first set of resources, including Walsh code resources, are available and second means for determining if a second set of resources, including power resources, are available, said first means being configured to determine whether sufficient resources from the first set of resources are available in response to said request, said second means being configured to determine whether sufficient resources from the second set of resources are available other than in response to said request; c. means for allocating the resources if available to satisfy said request; and d. if insufficient resources are available, means for generating a pre-emption request, means for determining, in response to the pre-emption request, whether sufficient resources can be made available by pre-empting a session without a real-time requirement, and means for pre-empting the session without the real-time requirement in order to make the resources available upon determination that sufficient resources can be made available by pre-emption, and means for blocking said request for the data session while maintaining the session without the real-time requirement upon determination that sufficient resources cannot be made available by pre-emption.