Patent ID: 6944147
Filing Date: 2005-09-13
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for maximizing a number of communication sessions in a telecommunications system constrained by a maximum number of user codes and a maximum amount of power, the telecommunications system operable to utilize one of a plurality of protocols to establish a communication session, the plurality of protocols including a first protocol more efficient in power use than code use and a second protocol more efficient in code use than power use, the method comprising: obtaining a first metric, the first metric associated with a percentage of the maximum number of user codes being used by the telecommunications system; obtaining a second metric, the second metric associated with a percentage of the maximum amount of power being used by the telecommunications system; comparing the first metric and the second metric, the comparison identifying whether the first metric is greater or whether the second metric is greater; and selecting the second protocol to establish a new communication session if the first metric is greater and selecting the first protocol to establish the new communication session if the second metric is greater.