1. A method to schedule a PUCCH of a cell in a wireless network for one or more wireless terminals, comprising:
determining a shared uplink resource utilization including any one or more of a PUCCH utilization factor (S510) for a semi-static UCI component of a semi-static PUCCH region, a connection factor (S540) of the cell, and a PUSCH utilization factor (S550) of the cell over the time period;
determining (S520) whether the semi-static PUCCH region should be adjusted based on the determined shared uplink resource utilization; and
adjusting (S530) the semi-static PUCCH region when it is determined that the semi-static PUCCH region should be adjusted.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the time period is one of one or more specified time periods, and at least one of the specified time periods repeats in a pattern.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein in the adjusted semi-static PUCCH region is applied to a future time period.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein in the step of adjusting (S530) the semi-static PUCCH region, an operation profile of the cell is updated with information related to an adjustment to the semi-static PUCCH region, the cell’s operation profile being used to initially set a configuration of the semi-static PUCCH region of the cell for the time period.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of determining (S510) the PUCCH utilization factor for the semi-static UCI component over the time period comprises:
determining (S610) a UCI component ratio of the semi-static UCI component for each of a plurality of uplink subframes over the time period; and
determining (S620) the PUCCH utilization factor based on a distribution of the UCI component ratios over the time period,
wherein the UCI component ratio is a ratio of an amount of semi-static PUCCH resources allocated for the semi-static UCI component relative to an entire amount of the semi-static PUCCH resources available in one uplink subframe.
6. The method of claim 5, wherein the semi-static UCI components include a channel quality indication, a scheduling request, a precoding matrix indicator, a rank indication, and a semi-static ACKNACK.
7. The method of claim 5, wherein the PUCCH utilization factor is determined to be an average, a median, a sliding average, a mode, or a range of the distribution of the UCI component ratios.
8. The method of claim 5, wherein in the plurality of the uplink subframes is a subset, less than all, of the uplink subframes of the time period.
9. The method of claim 5, wherein the step of determining (S520) whether the semi-static PUCCH region should be adjusted comprises:
determining (S710, S720) that the semi-static PUCCH region should be increased when the PUCCH utilization factor is above an upper bound of a target PUCCH range for the semi-static UCI component; and
determining (S710, S730) that the semi-static PUCCH region should be decreased when the PUCCH utilization factor is below a lower bound of the target PUCCH range for the semi-static UCI component.
10. The method of claim 9, wherein each semi-static UCI component has a corresponding target PUCCH range that is valid for the time period.
11. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of determining (S540) the connection factor of the cell comprises:
tracking (S612) simultaneous connections between the cell and the one or more wireless terminals for each of a plurality of uplink subframes over the time period; and
determining (S622) the connection factor based on a distribution of numbers of simultaneous connections over the time period.
12. The method of claim 11,
wherein the connection factor is determined to be an average, a median, a sliding average, a mode, or a range of the distribution of the numbers of simultaneous connections, and
wherein in the plurality of the uplink subframes is a subset, less than all, of the uplink subframes of the time period.
13. The method of claim 11, wherein the step of determining (S520) whether the semi-static PUCCH region should be adjusted comprises:
determining (S712, S722) that the semi-static PUCCH region should be increased when the connection factor is above an upper bound of a target connection range; and
determining (S712, S732) that the semi-static PUCCH region should be decreased when the connection factor is below a lower bound of the target connection range.
14. The method of claim 1 wherein the step of determining (S550) the PUSCH utilization factor of the cell comprises:
determining (S614) a PUSCH utilization ratio for each of a plurality of uplink subframes over the time period; and
determining (S624) the PUSCH utilization factor based on a distribution of the PUSCH utilization ratios over the time period,
wherein the PUSCH utilization ratio is a ratio of the PUSCH resources used relative to the amount of the PUSCH resources available in one uplink subframe.
15. The method of claim 14,
wherein the PUSCH utilization factor is determined to be an average, a median, a sliding average, a mode, or a range of the distribution of the PUSCH utilization ratios, and
wherein in the plurality of the uplink subframes is a subset, less than all, of the uplink subframes of the time period.
16. The method of claim 14, wherein the step of determining (S520) whether the semi-static PUCCH region should be adjusted comprises:
determining (S714, S724) that the semi-static PUCCH region should be increased when the PUSCH utilization factor is below a lower bound of a target PUSCH range; and
determining (S714, S734) that the semi-static PUCCH region should be decreased when the PUSCH utilization factor is above an upper bound of the target PUSCH range.
17. The method of claim 9, wherein target parameters include the target PUCCH range, the target connection range, and the target PUSCH range, the method further comprising:
determining (S560) that one or more target parameters should be adjusted; and
adjusting (S570) the one or more target parameters when it is determined that the one or more target parameters should be adjusted,
wherein the step of determining (S560) that the one or more target parameters should be adjusted comprises any one or more of:
determining that the target PUCCH range should be adjusted when the PUCCH utilization factor is not within the target PUCCH range,
determining that the target connection range should be adjusted when the connection factor is not within the target connection range, and
determining that the target PUSCH range should be adjusted when the PUSCH utilization factor is not within the target. PUSCH range.
18. The method of claim 17, wherein the adjusted one or more target parameters are applied to a future time period.
19. A scheduler of a cell in a wireless network to provide scheduling services to one or more wireless terminals in the network including scheduling a PUCCH of the cell, comprising:
a utilization determining unit arranged to determine a shared uplink resource utilization including any one or more of a PUCCH utilization factor for a semi-static UCI component of a semi-static PUCCH region, a connection factor of the cell, and a PUSCH utilization factor of the cell over a time period; and
a PUCCH adjusting unit arranged to determine whether the semi-static PUCCH region should be adjusted based on the determined shared uplink resource utilization, and to adjust the semi-static PUCCH region when it so determines.
20. The scheduler of claim 19, wherein the time period is one of one or more specified time periods in which at least one of the specified time periods repeats in a pattern.
21. The scheduler of claim 19, further comprising a processing unit arranged to apply the adjusted semi-static PUCCH region to a future time period, initially set a configuration of the semi-static PUCCH region of the cell for the time period based on a cell’s operation profile, and update the operation profile of the cell with information related to an adjustment to the semi-static PUCCH region.
22. The scheduler of claim 19, wherein the utilization determining unit is arranged to determine the PUCCH utilization factor for the semi-static UCI component over the time period by:
determining a UCI component ratio of the semi-static UCI component for each of a plurality of uplink subframes over the time period; and
determining the PUCCH utilization factor based on a distribution of the UCI component ratios over the time period,
wherein the UCI component ratio is a ratio of an amount of semi-static PUCCH resources allocated for the semi-static UCI component relative to an entire amount of the semi-static PUCCH resources available in one uplink subframe.
23. The scheduler of claim 22, wherein the utilization determining unit is arranged to determine the PUCCH utilization factor as an average, a median, a sliding average, a mode, or a range of the distribution of the UCI component ratios.
24. The scheduler of claim 22, wherein in the plurality of the uplink subframes is a subset, less than all, of the uplink subframes of the time period.
25. The scheduler of claim 22
wherein the PUCCH adjusting unit is arranged to determine that the semi-static PUCCH region should be increased or decreased, respectively, when the PUCCH utilization factor is above an upper bound or below a lower bound of a target PUCCH range for the semi-static UCI component, and
wherein each semi-static UCI component has a corresponding target PUCCH range that is valid for the time period.
26. The scheduler of claim 19, wherein the utilization determining unit is arranged to determine the connection factor of the cell over the time period by:
tracking simultaneous connections between the cell and the one or more wireless terminals for each of a plurality of uplink subframes over the time period, and
determining the connection factor based on a distribution of numbers of simultaneous connections over the time period,
wherein the connection factor is determined to be an average, a median, a sliding average, a mode, or a range of the distribution of the numbers of simultaneous connections, and
wherein in the plurality of the uplink subframes is a subset, less than all, of the uplink subframes of the time period.
27. The scheduler of claim 26, wherein the PUCCH adjusting unit is arranged to determine that the semi-static PUCCH region should be increased or decreased, respectively, when the connection factor is above an upper bound or below a lower bound of a target connection range.
28. The scheduler of claim 19, wherein the utilization determining unit is arranged to determine the PUSCH utilization factor of the cell over the time period by:
determining a PUSCH utilization ratio for each of a plurality of uplink subframes over the time period, and
determining the PUSCH utilization factor based on a distribution of the PUSCH utilization ratios over the time period,
wherein the PUSCH utilization ratio is a ratio of the PUSCH resources used relative to the amount of the PUSCH resources available in one uplink subframe,
wherein the PUSCH utilization factor is determined to be an average, a median, a sliding average, a mode, or a range of the distribution of the PUSCH utilization ratios, and
wherein in the plurality of the uplink subframes is a subset, less than all, of the uplink subframes of the time period.
29. The scheduler of claim 28, wherein the PUCCH adjusting unit is arranged to determine that the semi-static PUCCH region should be increased or decreased, respectively, when the PUSCH utilization factor is below a lower bound or above an upper bound of a target PUSCH range.
30. The scheduler of claim 25,
wherein target parameters include the target PUCCH range, the target connection range, and the target PUSCH range, and
wherein the processing unit is arranged to determine whether one or more target parameters should be adjusted and to adjust the one or more target parameters when it so determines, apply the adjusted one or more target parameters to the future time period, and update the operation profile of the cell within a storage unit with information related to the adjusted one or more target parameters.
31. A base station in a wireless network to provide scheduling services to one or more wireless terminals in the network including scheduling a PUCCH of a cell corresponding to a service coverage area provided by the base station, the base station comprising:
a controlling unit is arranged to coordinate and control operations of the base station to provide services to the wireless terminals;
a communication unit is arranged to communicate with the wireless terminals including receiving uplink data and control reports via PUSCH and PUCCH resources; and
a scheduler arranged to provide scheduling services of the cell to the wireless terminals in the network,
wherein the scheduler is arranged to:
determine a share uplink resource utilization including any one or more of a PUCCH utilization factor for a semi-static UCI component of a semi-static region of the PUCCH, a connection factor of the cell, and a PUSCH utilization factor of the cell over a time period,
determine whether the semi-static PUCCH region should be adjusted based on the determined shared uplink resource utilization, and
adjust the semi-static PUCCH region when it determines that the semi-static PUCCH region should be adjusted.
32. The base station of claim 31, wherein the scheduler is arranged to apply the adjusted semi-static PUCCH region to a future time period, initially set a configuration of the semi-static PUCCH region of the cell for the time period based on a cell’s operation profile, and update the operation profile of the cell with information related to an adjustment to the semi-static PUCCH region.
33. The base station of claim 31, wherein the scheduler is arranged to determine the PUCCH utilization factor for the semi-static UCI component over the time period by:
determining a UCI component ratio of the semi-static UCI component for each of a plurality of uplink subframes over the time period, and
determining the PUCCH utilization factor based on a distribution of the UCI component ratios over the time period,
wherein the UCI component ratio is a ratio of an amount of semi-static PUCCH resources allocated for the semi-static UCI component relative to an entire amount of the semi-static PUCCH resources available in one uplink subframe,
wherein in the plurality of the uplink subframes is a subset, less than all, of the uplink subframes of the time period, and
wherein the PUCCH utilization factor is determined as an average, a median, a sliding average, a mode, or a range of the distribution of the UCI component ratios.
34. The base station of claim 33,
wherein the scheduler is arranged to determine that the semi-static PUCCH region should be increased or decreased, respectively, when the PUCCH utilization factor is above an upper bound or below a lower bound of a target PUCCH range for the semi-static UCI component, and
wherein each semi-static UCI component has a corresponding target PUCCH range that is valid for the time period.
35. The base station of claim 31, wherein the scheduler is arranged to determine the connection factor of the cell over the time period by:
tracking simultaneous connections between the cell and the one or more wireless terminals for each of a plurality of uplink subframes over the time period, and
determining the connection factor based on a distribution of numbers of simultaneous connections over the time period,
wherein the connection factor is determined to be an average, a median, a sliding average, a mode, or a range of the distribution of the numbers of simultaneous connections, and
wherein in the plurality of the uplink subframes is a subset, less than all, of the uplink subframes of the time period.
36. The base station of claim 35, wherein the scheduler is arranged to determine that the semi-static PUCCH region should be increased or decreased, respectively, when the connection factor is above an upper bound or below a lower bound of a target connection range.
37. The base station of claim 31, wherein the scheduler is arranged to determine the PUSCH utilization factor of the cell over the time period by:
determining a PUSCH utilization ratio for each of a plurality of uplink subframes over the time period; and
determining the PUSCH utilization factor based on a distribution of the PUSCH utilization ratios over the time period,
wherein the PUSCH utilization ratio is a ratio of the PUSCH resources used relative to the amount of the PUSCH resources available,
wherein the PUSCH utilization factor is determined to be an average, a median, a sliding average, a mode, or a range of the distribution of the PUSCH utilization ratios, and
wherein in the plurality of the uplink subframes is a subset, less than all, of the uplink subframes of the time period.
38. The base station of claim 37, wherein scheduler is arranged to determine that the semi-static PUCCH region should be increased or decreased, respectively, when the PUSCH utilization factor is below a lower bound or above an upper bound of a target PUSCH range.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
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1. In a fishing reel having a spool and a drag mechanism having a drag washer therein, the improvement comprising:
a drag cover means comprising a drag cover in threaded engagement with the spool, to cover said drag mechanism; and
locking means engaging said drag cover means and said drag washer to lock said drag washer in position within said reel.
2. The reel of claim 1 wherein the drag washer has at least one notch and the drag cover means has a spring-biased pin means therein for engagement with said notch.
3. The reel of claim 2 further comprising a retraction means engaging said spring-biased pin means to provide a means for retracting said pin means from said notch.
4. The reel of claim 3 wherein the retraction means comprises a clip; and said drag cover has two surfaces, one for engaging said clip when said pin means engages said notch and one for engaging said clip when said pin means is retracted from said notch.