Patent ID: 6330451
Filing Date: 2001-12-11
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
A method for operating a wireless communication system to manage available wireless capacity, the method comprising:servicing a plurality of wireless subscriber units, wherein a first group of wireless subscriber units of the plurality of wireless subscriber units receives voice service and a second group of wireless subscriber units of the plurality of wireless subscriber units receives data service;determining that the wireless communication system has insufficient capacity to adequately service the voice communications for the first group of wireless subscriber units;identifying a plurality of ongoing data communications between serviced wireless subscriber units of the second plurality of subscriber units and corresponding data communication devices;determining a delay to introduce into the plurality of ongoing data communications;introducing the delay into the plurality of ongoing data communications;wherein by introducing the delay into the plurality of ongoing data communications, the round trip delay of the plurality of ongoing data communications increases;wherein because the round trip delay of the plurality of ongoing data communications increases, the corresponding data communication devices apply data to the plurality of ongoing data communications at reduced rates; andwherein by the corresponding data communication devices reducing the rate at which they apply data to the plurality of ongoing data communications, the wireless capacity used by the plurality of ongoing data communications is thereby reduced to increase the wireless capacity available for the voice service provided to the first group of the wireless subscriber units.