Patent ID: 8265018
Filing Date: 2012-09-11
Classification: H04L,H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. An access control manager for allocating access to a wireless network, the access control manager comprising: memory for storing a program containing code for allocating access to the wireless network; and a processor functionally coupled to the memory, the processor being responsive to computer-executable instructions contained in the program and configured to: receive a first control packet associated with a first communication, the first control packet comprising a first request for transmission of the first communication over the wireless network and a first priority associated with the first communication, determine whether access to the wireless network at the first priority is available; in response to determining that access to the wireless network at the first priority is available, provide authorization to transmit the first communication, after providing authorization to transmit the first communication, determine that access to the wireless network at the first priority is unavailable, provide a warning message that access to the wireless network at the first priority is unavailable, the warning message comprising a length of time for which communications at the first priority have been denied access to the wireless network, and in response to the warning message, receive a second control packet associated with the first communication, the second control packet comprising a second request for transmission of the first communication over the wireless network and comprising a second priority associated with the first communication, wherein the second priority corresponds to a higher priority than the first priority.