Patent ID: 7058398

Claim:
A Radio Resource Management (RRM) component for a wireless telecommunication system that provides wireless communication service in predetermined geographic areas to Wireless Transmit Receive Units (WTRUs) within such areas, the RMM component comprising: a plurality of finite state machines (FSMs) for controlling radio resources for a specified geographic area serviced by the telecommunication system; each FSM configured with a plurality of states where in a selected set of functions are implemented based on state based parameters; and each FSM configured with a plurality of state switches for toggling the FSM from one state to a different state in response to changes in the wireless communication load between the telecommunication system and WTRUs within the specified geographic area; wherein the wireless telecommunication system is a 3GPP system which services geographic areas designated as cells and the RMM component is configured to implement selected functions within a Radio Network Controller (RNC) with respect to a designated cell for which the RNC manages radio resources; and wherein the RMM component is configured to implement selected Control-Radio Network Controller (C-RNC) functions within the RNC and the RMM includes a FSM for implementing Real Time (RT) UpLink (UL) communication functions, a FSM for implementing Real Time (RT) Down Link (DL)) communication functions, a FSM for implementing Non Real Time (NRT) UpLink (UL) communication functions, and a FSM for implementing Non Real Time (NRT) Down Link (DL) communication functions.