Patent ID: 7469141
Filing Date: 2008-12-23
Classification: H04B,H04J,H04L,H04Q,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of handling a call to or from a mobile terminal over a wireless link to a base station connected to a communications network, comprising: when setting up the call, determining a maximum bandwidth allocation for the call; and during the call, varying the current bandwidth allocation for the call over the wireless link in accordance with a variable bandwidth demand relating to the call without exceeding said maximum bandwidth allocation, wherein the current bandwidth allocation includes a forward bandwidth allocation, the forward bandwidth allocation being varied during the call in accordance with a forward channel demand relating to the call, the method further comprising transmitting from the base station to the mobile terminal using the forward bandwidth allocation; and wherein the forward channel demand is derived from the quantity of buffered data received from the network for transmission to the mobile terminal.