Patent ID: 9118600
Filing Date: 2015-08-25
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for scheduling packets to be transmitted by a server to nodes in a coverage area of a wireless network, wherein the nodes are mobile devices, comprising the steps of: associating a priority with each packet; storing, at the server, each packet in a queue associated with the priority determining, at the server, whether a current load of the packets to be transmitted in a current time slot is less than a peak load constraint as determined from a coverage and reliability map (MAP); and transmitting, by the server, each packet based on the peak load constraint and the priority; and wherein priorities include high and low, and further comprising: generating a random probability; selecting a high priority packet for transmission when the priority is of the packet is greater than the random probability, and otherwise selecting a low priority packet, unless queues are empty; and wherein the peak constraint includes a high peak constraint and a low peak constraint such that a fraction of the peak constrained is reserved for high priority packets.