InterDigital Inc (IDCC)

[Gamco]

United States Patent 7,525,915
Zaki , et al. April 28, 2009

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Quality of service management for a wireless local area network


Abstract
A method for managing quality of service (QoS) in a wireless local area network begins by receiving a traffic flow. The traffic flow is mapped to a traffic class (TC), based on QoS requirements of the traffic flow. A transmission budget of an access class (AC) is calculated, each AC including at least one TC. A determination is made whether the traffic flow can be admitted, by calculating whether the transmission budget can support the traffic flow. If the traffic flow is admitted, the parameters of the TC are adjusted and collisions in the TC between existing traffic flows and the newly admitted traffic flow are managed.


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Inventors: Zaki; Maged (Pierrefonds, CA), Hunkeler; Teresa Joanne (Montreal, CA)
Assignee: InterDigital Technology Corporation (Wilmington, DE)

Appl. No.: 10/981,002
Filed: November 4, 2004

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Related U.S. Patent Documents

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Application Number Filing Date Patent Number Issue Date
60517695 Nov., 2003


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Current U.S. Class: 370/235 ; 370/230; 370/338
Current International Class: H04L 12/26 (20060101)
Field of Search: 370/235,230,338