Wireless radio resource management system using a finite state machine

Abstract

Radio resource management (RRM) components and methods for a wireless telecommunications system utilize Finite State Machines (FSMs), preferably dividing RMM functions on the basis of Real Time (RT) and Non Real Time (NRT) communications and also UpLink (UL) and DownLink (DL) functions. The use of FSMs for RRM functions promotes Quality of Service (QoS), maximum system capacity and stability and coordination among different RRM algorithms

1 . 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    
   
   
       2 . The invention of  claim 1  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.  
   
   
       3 . The invention of  claim 2  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) communication functions and a FSM for implementing Non Real Time (NRT) communication functions.  
   
   
       4 . The invention of  claim 2  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 UpLink (UL) communication functions and a FSM for implementing Down Link (DL) communication functions.  
   
   
       5 . The invention of  claim 1  wherein each FSM is configured with a normal state, a high state and an overload state and each state is associated with two switches, each to toggle to one of the other two states.  
   
   
       6 . The invention of  claim 5  wherein each state switch operable to toggle a FSM to return to one state from a different state is configured to operate based on a threshold that includes a hysterisis factor that is complementary to a threshold upon which the respective state switch is configured to operate the FSM to switch from the one state to the different state.  
   
   
       7 . A method of Radio Resource Management (RRM) for a wireless telecommunication system that provides wireless communication service in predetermined geographic areas to Wireless Transmit Receive Units (WTRUs) within such areas comprising: 
 providing a plurality of finite state machines (FSMs), each FSM configured with a plurality of states where in a selected set of functions are implemented based on state based parameters; and    controlling radio resources for a specified geographic area serviced by the telecommunication system by toggling the FSMs 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    
   
   
       8 . The method of  claim 7  wherein the wireless telecommunication system is a 3GPP system which services geographic areas designated as cells and the provided FSMs are configured to implement selected functions within a Radio Network Controller (RNC) with respect to a designated cell for which the RNC manages radio resources.  
   
   
       9 . The method of  claim 7  wherein the providing FSMs includes providing 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.  
   
   
       10 . The method of  claim 9  wherein the FSMs are configured to implement selected C-RNC functions for Time Division Duplex (TDD) communications having a predetermined Time Slot format and wherein the toggling the respective FSMs from one state to a different state is in response to changes in the wireless communication load within Time Slots.  
   
   
       11 . The method of  claim 10  wherein each FSM is configured with a normal state, a high state and an overload state and each state is associated with two switches, each to toggle to one of the other two states and each state switch operable to toggle a FSM to return to one state from a different state operates based on a threshold that includes a hysterisis factor that is complementary to a threshold upon which the respective state switch operates the FSM to switch from the one state to the different state.  
   
   
       12 . The method of  claim 11  further comprising selecting a first time slot load threshold TST 1  and a second time slot load threshold TST 2  based on the first threshold TST 1  minus a hysterisis factor such that: 
 each state switch operable to toggle a FSM from the normal state to the high state operates when the load in at least one time slot exceeds the first threshold TST 1 ,    each state switch operable to toggle a FSM from the normal state or the high state to the overload state operates when the load in at least a predetermined percentage X of timeslots allocated in the cell exceed the first threshold TST 1 ,    each state switch operable to toggle a FSM to return to the normal state from the high state or the overload state operates when the load in all time slots falls below the second threshold TST 2 , and    each state switch operable to toggle a FSM to return to the high state from the overload state operates when the load in at least 100-X percentage of timeslots allocated in the cell fall below the second threshold TST 2 .    
   
   
       13 . The method of  claim 7  wherein each FSM is configured with a normal state, a high state and an overload state and each state is associated with two switches, each to toggle to one of the other two states and each state switch operable to toggle a FSM to return to one state from a different state operates based on a threshold that includes a hysterisis factor that is complementary to a threshold upon which the respective state switch operates the FSM to switch from the one state to the different state.