Patent ID: 6564066
Filing Date: 2003-05-13
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
A method for allocating resources in a communication system comprising the steps of:assigning a first communication unit priority for a first communication unit at a first site in the communication system; assigning a second communication unit priority for the first communication unit at a second site in the communication system, wherein the second communication unit priority is capable of being different from the first communication unit priority; allocating a first set of resources at the first site based on the first communication unit priority; allocating a second set of resources at the second site based on the second communication unit priority; assigning a third communication unit priority for a second communication unit at the first site; and allocating a third set of resources at the first site for a unit-to-unit call between the first communication unit and the second communication unit based on a higher one of the first communication unit priority and the third communication unit priority.