Patent ID: 6226277
Filing Date: 2001-05-01
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
A method for controlling admissions of remote hosts to a communications network based on usage priority, said network having a base station and supporting connection to plural classes of remote hosts, said classes of remote hosts including at least a first priority class and a second priority class, said network supporting admission of a maximum total number of said remote hosts, and a maximum number of second priority ones of said remote hosts, the method comprising the steps, in combination, of:receiving at said base station a connection request from an unadmitted one of said remote hosts belonging to said first priority class;admitting said unadmitted remote host from said first priority class if the total number of admitted remote hosts is less than said maximum total number of admitted remote hosts; andif the number of admitted remote hosts equals said maximum total number of admitted remote hosts, the number of admitted second priority class remote hosts is at least one, and at least one of said admitted second priority class remote hosts allows disconnection, disconnecting one of said second priority class remote hosts allowing disconnection in order to admit said unadmitted remote host from said first priority class.