Method and apparatus for traffic management in a wireless network

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8705361
APP PUB NO 20100315950A1
SERIAL NO

12816333

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Currently, network utilization and performance are diminished due to capacity issues, which may be resolved by adding hardware/software to spread traffic uniformly according to network element usage information. Disclosed is a method of and corresponding apparatus for resolving network element capacity issues in a wireless network by inspecting data traffic content for information about wireless network elements and data traffic content, collecting said information, and managing (e.g., shaping and steering) the incoming traffic based on the information. Examples of said information include radio bearer resource information for network elements and traffic associated with a wireless access portion of the wireless network and radio access bearer information for network elements and traffic associated with a backhaul portion of the wireless network. By employing embodiments of the invention, network utilization and performance may be increased using existing wireless network elements in a manner overlaid on existing network optimization techniques (e.g., load balancing).

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  • TELLABS OPERATIONS, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Nagle, Brian C Aurora, US 1 142
Venkataraman, Ramesh Naperville, US 6 231

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