Patent ID: 8615247
Filing Date: 2013-12-24
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for voice call resource reallocation in a downlink dual carrier of a Base Transceiver Station (BTS), the BTS having a plurality of transceivers (TRXs) that each have a plurality of timeslots, each TRX being associated with a preference for voice or a preference for data, each timeslot of each TRX being empty or presently dedicated to voice calls or presently dedicated to data calls, the method comprising: determining a priority for voice calls for each of the timeslots presently dedicated to voice calls based on a relocation priority of each timeslot presently dedicated to voice calls, the relocation priority of each timeslot presently dedicated to voice calls being based on: determining a priority for voice calls for each of the empty timeslots based on an allocation priority for voice calls of each presently free timeslot, the allocation priority for voice calls of each presently free timeslot being based on: reallocating one of the timeslots presently dedicated to voice calls to one of the empty timeslots when the priority for voice calls of the empty timeslot is higher than the priority for voice calls of the timeslot presently dedicated to voice calls, the reallocation being based on the priority order of the presently free timeslots and the priority order of the timeslots presently dedicated to voice calls.