Patent ID: 6456849
Filing Date: 2002-09-24
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
In a radio communication system having a serving cell and at least one additional cell, each of the serving cell and the at least one additional cell defined by a base station selectively capable of communicating with a mobile station pursuant to a communication service, the communication service requiring allocation of a selected amount of system resources to effectuate the communication service, an improvement of apparatus for allocating, if possible, the selected amount of system resources to effectuate the communication service with the mobile station, said apparatus comprising:a determiner coupled to receive communication indicia of communication between the mobile station and the base station defining the serving cell and between the mobile station and a base station defining at least one of the at least one additional cell, said determiner operable responsive to the communication indicia to determine whether the selected amount of the system resources are available at the serving cell to effectuate the communication service with the mobile station; and a requestor operable responsive to determinations made by said determiner, said requestor for requesting allocation of the selected amount of system resources at only the serving cell if said determiner determines the selected amount of system resources to effectuate the communication service is available at the serving cell and for requesting allocation of system resources at the serving cell and at a selected additional cell of the at least one additional cell if said determiner determines the selected amount of system resources are unavailable at only the serving cell, the system resources at the serving cell and at the selected additional cell together forming the selected amount of system resources and the system resources at the serving cell and the selected additional cell together used to effectuate the communication service with the mobile station.