US 7,502,352 B2
Scheduling method for quality of service differentiation for non-real time services in packet radio networks
Krishna Balachandran, Morganville, N.J. (US); Kenneth C. Budka, Marlboro, N.J. (US); Arnab Das, Washington, D.C. (US); Oded Hauser, Matawan, N.J. (US); and Wei Luo, Eatontown, N.J. (US)
Assigned to Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc., Murray Hill, N.J. (US)
Filed on May 16, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/439,759.
Prior Publication US 2004/0228353 A1, Nov. 18, 2004
Int. Cl. H04Q 7/24 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 370—338  [370/468; 370/329; 370/341] 23 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for providing differentiated quality of service over a radio services network, said method comprising the steps of:
determining a minimum number of airlink blocks for at least one mobile unit based upon a priority setting associated with said at least one mobile unit;
reserving said minimum number of airlink blocks to said at least one mobile unit for a small period of time, wherein a plurality of airlink blocks that are not reserved during said small period of time are considered to be wildcard airlink blocks that are available to be reserved to said at least one mobile unit; and
applying peak picking.