Abstract
An apparatus for use in allocating resource in a wireless communication system where the apparatus comprises mapping logic arranged to map one or more services to individual radio bearers of a plurality of radio bearers; reporting logic arranged to indicate buffer occupancy for the plurality of radio bearers; and prioritization logic arranged to prioritize the allocated resource across multiple wireless communication units on a radio bearer basis.
An apparatus for use in allocating resource in a wireless communication system where the apparatus comprises mapping logic arranged to map one or more services to individual radio bearers of a plurality of radio bearers; reporting logic arranged to indicate buffer occupancy for the plurality of radio bearers; and prioritization logic arranged to prioritize the allocated resource across multiple wireless communication units on a radio bearer basis.
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1. Apparatus for use in allocating resource in a wireless communication system, the apparatus comprising: mapping logic arranged to map one or more services to individual radio bearers of a plurality of radio bearers; reporting logic for indicating buffer occupancy for the plurality of radio bearers; and prioritization logic for prioritizing an allocated resource for the one or more services across multiple wireless communication units on a radio bearer basis .
2. The apparatus of Claim 1 further comprising: a database for storing a plurality of service specifications, one per wireless communication unit, that define the mapping between data flow and respective radio bearers .
3. The apparatus of Claim 1 or Claim 2 wherein the apparatus further comprises signal dividing logic operably coupled to mapping logic and arranged to split services into individual radio bearers from a single context .
4. The apparatus of any preceding Claim wherein the wireless communication unit is user equipment arranged to allocate resources in an uplink communication path.
5. The apparatus of any preceding Claim wherein the apparatus is located in a radio access network that comprises prioritization logic arranged to allocate resources to a plurality of wireless communication units in a downlink communication path.
6. The apparatus of Claim 5 wherein a wireless communication unit of the plurality of wireless communication units comprises a signal processor for identifying buffer occupancy for individual radio bearers and a transmitter operably coupled to the signal processor and arranged to transmit a message to the radio access network.
7. The apparatus of Claim 6 wherein the message indicates separate buffer occupancy for each of the radio bearers .
8. The apparatus of Claim 7 further comprising weighting logic operably coupled to the signal processor and the prioritization logic and arranged to provide a set of weight values for each service across a plurality of users such that the prioritization logic allocates bandwidth resource to individual radio bearers according to a set of weight values.
9. The apparatus of Claim 8 further comprising transmitting the set of weight values to the wireless communication unit
10. The apparatus of Claim 5 further comprising weighting logic operably coupled to the prioritization logic and arranged to provide a set of weight values for each service across a plurality of users such that the prioritization logic allocates bandwidth resource to individual radio bearers according to a set of weight values
11. The apparatus of claim 6 wherein the radio access network comprises a scheduler arranged to schedule prioritized allocated resource across multiple wireless communication units in response to the message
12. The apparatus of claim 5 wherein the Radio Access Network comprises a plurality of classifiers associated with the one or more services operably coupled to the mapping logic such that the mapping logic maps data packets onto respective radio bearers
13. A method for allocating resource in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: mapping one or more services to individual radio bearers of a plurality of radio bearers; reporting buffer occupancy for the plurality of radio bearers; and prioritizing the allocated resource across multiple wireless communication units on a radio bearer basis
14. The method for allocating resource of Claim 13 further comprising: storing a plurality of service specifications, per wireless communication unit, that define the mapping between data flow and respective radio bearers; and prioritizing the allocated resource across multiple wireless communication units based on the stored plurality of service specifications
15. The method for allocating resource of Claim 13or Claim 14 further comprising: allocating resource in an uplink communication path
16. The method for allocating resource of any of preceding Claims 13 to 15 further comprising: allocating resource to a plurality of wireless communication units in a downlink communication path
17. The method for allocating resource of any of preceding Claims 13 to 16 further comprising: identifying buffer occupancy for individual radio bearers; and transmitting a message that indicates separate buffer occupancy for the individual radio bearers to the radio access network
18. The method for allocating resource of any of preceding Claims 13 to 17 further comprising: providing a set of weight values for each service across a plurality of users; and allocating bandwidth resource to individual radio bearers according to the set of weight values
19. The method for allocating resource of Claim 18 further comprising transmitting the set of weight values to the wireless communication unit.
20. The method for allocating resource of Claim 17 further comprising scheduling prioritized allocated resources across multiple wireless communication units in response to the message.
21. The method for allocating resource of Claim 17 further comprising: associating a plurality of classifiers with the one or more services; and mapping data packets onto respective radio bearers.
22. A computer program product comprising executable program code for allocating resource in a wireless communication system, the computer program product comprising program code for: mapping one or more services to individual radio bearers of a plurality of radio bearers; reporting buffer occupancy for the plurality of radio bearers; and prioritizing the allocated resource across multiple wireless communication units on a radio bearer basis .
23. A wireless communication system comprising a radio access network facilitating communication to a plurality of wireless communication units, the wireless communication system comprising: mapping logic arranged to map one or more services to individual radio bearers of a plurality of radio bearers; reporting logic arranged to indicate buffer occupancy for the plurality of radio bearers; and prioritization logic arranged to prioritize the allocated resource across multiple wireless communication units on a radio bearer basis.
24. The wireless communication system of Claim 23 further comprising: a database storing a plurality of service specifications, one per wireless communication unit, that define the mapping between data flow and respective radio bearers .
25. The wireless communication system of claim 23 or Claim 24wherein the apparatus is a wireless communication unit and the prioritization logic is arranged to allocate resource in an uplink communication path.
26. The wireless communication system of claim 25 wherein the wireless communication unit is user equipment .
27. The wireless communication system of any of preceding Claims 23 to 26 wherein the apparatus is located in the radio access network that comprises prioritization logic arranged to allocate resource to a plurality of wireless communication units in a downlink communication path.
28. The wireless communication system of claim 27 wherein a wireless communication unit of the plurality of wireless communication units comprises a signal processor arranged to identify buffer occupancy for individual radio bearers and a transmitter operably coupled to the signal processor and arranged to transmit a message to the radio access network.
29. The wireless communication system of claim 28 wherein the message indicates separate buffer occupancy for each of the radio bearers.
30. The wireless communication system of claim 29, further comprising weighting logic operably coupled to the signal processor and the prioritization logic and arranged to provide a set of weight values for each service across a plurality of users such that the prioritization logic allocates bandwidth resource to individual radio bearers according to a set of weight values .
31. The wireless communication system of claim 30, wherein the radio access network transmits the set of weight values to the wireless communication unit.
32. The wireless communication system of claim 28 wherein the radio access network comprises a scheduler arranged to schedule prioritized allocated resource across multiple wireless communication units in response to the message.
33. The wireless communication system of claim 32 wherein the scheduler schedules prioritized allocated resource in response to a total amount of data present in buffers for respective services.
34. The wireless communication system of claim 32 wherein the scheduler is located in the radio access network and is arranged to provide a single allocation of a physical resource to a user equipment scheduler located in user equipment.
35. The wireless communication system of claim 34 wherein the user equipment scheduler informs the radio access network of its use of the allocated physical resource .
36. A method for limiting a number of services supported at an instant of time in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: determining a normalised service weighting parameter of allocated resources; determining a number of resource allocation units allocated to each service; determining whether the number of services that have resources allocated is greater than a threshold; limiting a number of resource allocation units allocated in response to the determined number of services that have resources allocated being greater than a threshold; re-calculating a number of resource allocation units allocated to each service; ordering services in an order of resource allocation units allocated to each service, and select a number from the ordered service; setting all services not selected to zero; determining whether the number of services that have resources allocated is greater than a threshold; and when said number of services that have resources allocated is greater than the threshold, repeating said steps of re-calculating, ordering, setting and determining.
37. The method of Claim 36 further comprising allocating spare resources in both an uplink and a downlink direction.
38. An apparatus, comprising: a memory; a processor coupled to the memory; and program code executable on the processor, the program code operable for: determining a normalised service weighting parameter of allocated resources; determining a number of resource allocation units allocated to each service; determining whether the number of services that have resources allocated is greater than a threshold; limiting a number of resource allocation units allocated in response to the determined number of services that have resources allocated being greater than a threshold; re-calculating a number of resource allocation units allocated to each service; ordering services in an order of resource allocation units allocated to each service, and select a number from the ordered service; setting all services not selected to zero; determining whether the number of services that have resources allocated is greater than a threshold; and when said number of services that have resources allocated is greater than the threshold, repeating said steps of re-calculating, ordering, setting and determining.
39. An apparatus, comprising: logic for determining a normalized service weighting parameter of allocated resources; logic for determining a number of resource allocation units allocated to each service; logic for determining whether the number of services that have resources allocated is greater than a threshold; logic for limiting a number of resource allocation units allocated in response to the determined number of services that have resources allocated being greater than a threshold; logic for re-calculating a number of resource allocation units allocated to each service; logic for ordering services in an order of resource allocation units allocated to each service, and select a number from the ordered service; logic for setting all services not selected to zero; logic for determining whether the number of services that have resources allocated is greater than a threshold; and when said number of services that have resources allocated is greater than the threshold, repeating said steps of re-calculating, ordering, setting and determining.
40. A computer program product comprising program code for limiting a number of services supported at an instant of time in a wireless communication system, the computer program product comprising program code for: determining a normalised service weighting parameter of allocated resources; determining a number of resource allocation units allocated to each service; determining whether the number of services that have resources allocated is greater than a threshold; limiting a number of resource allocation units allocated in response to the determined number of services that have resources allocated being greater than a threshold; re-calculating a number of resource allocation units allocated to each service; ordering services in an order of resource allocation units allocated to each service, and select a number from the ordered service; setting all services not selected to zero; determining whether the number of services that have resources allocated is greater than a threshold; and when said number of services that have resources allocated is greater than the threshold, repeating said steps of re-calculating, ordering, setting and determining.']

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