Patent ID: 7085249
Filing Date: 2006-08-01
Classification: H04B,H04W

Abstract:
1. A system for allocating radio spectral resources to data and voice traffic in a communication network that supports shared frequency transmissions, said system comprising: means for receiving data traffic and voice traffic; processing means for dynamically assigning a first percentage of said spectral resources to said data traffic and a second percentage of said spectral resources to said voice traffic, wherein said first percentage and said second percentage add up to at least 100 percent of the available spectral resources and each percentage is dynamically adjustable depending on a presently determined need for data traffic and voice traffic and wherein further when the first and second percentages add up to more than 100 percent, an overlapping percentage of said spectral resources is dynamically allocated to a particular one of said voice traffic and said data traffic based on a cost factor analysis for voice and data traffic; and means, responsive to said dynamically allocating, for transmitting both said data traffic and said voice traffic as radio frequency (RF) transmissions out to said communication network, wherein said data traffic and said voice traffic are transmitted in their respective allocated percentage of said spectral resources.