1. A method for creating a conference, comprising:
by a Media Processor (MP), creating a conference context according to a received instruction, and adding a conference control termination on the conference context; and
applying for conference resources according to a received instruction of modifying attributes of the conference control termination, and modifying current attributes of the conference control termination to create a conference.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein after the conference is created, the method further comprises:
by the MP, applying for resources according to information received by the conference control termination about an operation for the conference, and performing the operation.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein:
if the operation for the conference is a playing operation or a recording operation, the information received by the conference control termination about the operation for the conference comprises duration information; the MP starts a timer according to the duration information and terminates the operation through the conference control termination upon expiry of the timer.
4. The method of claim 2, wherein:
if the operation for the conference is a playing operation or a recording operation, the MP presets a Dual Tone Multi-Frequency (DTMF) digit detection event to resolve the instruction sent by a termination side, and starts and terminates the operation accordingly.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein:
the MP uses the conference resources to open a conference room through the conference control termination.
6. A Media Processor (MP), comprising:
a receiving unit, configured to receive an instruction of creating a conference and an instruction of modifying attributes of a conference control termination;
a creating unit, configured to create a conference context according to the instruction of creating the conference;
an adding unit, configured to add the conference control termination on the conference context according to the instruction of creating the conference;
an applying unit, configured to apply for conference resources according to the received instruction of modifying the attributes of the conference control termination; and
a modifying unit, configured to modify current attributes of the conference control termination according to the received instruction of modifying the attributes of the conference control termination.
7. The MP of claim 6, further comprising:
an operating unit, which is controlled by the conference control termination added by the adding unit, and is configured to: apply for resources according to information received by the conference control termination about an operation for the conference, and perform the operation.
8. The MP of claim 6, further comprising:
a conference room unit, which is controlled by the conference control termination added by the adding unit, and is configured to use the conference resources applied for by the applying unit to open a conference room.
9. A system for creating a conference, comprising:
a Media Controller (MC), configured to s end an instruction of creating a conference context, an instruction of adding a conference control termination, and an instruction of modifying attributes of the conference control termination; and
a Media Processor (MP), configured to: create the conference context according to the received instruction of creating the conference context, and add the conference control termination on the conference context according to the received instruction of adding the conference control termination; and apply for conference resources according to the received instruction of modifying the attributes of the conference control termination, and modify current attributes of the conference control termination to create a conference.
10. The system of claim 9, wherein:
the MC sends information about an operation for the conference; and
the MP applies for resources according to the information received by the conference control termination about the operation for the conference, and performs the operation.
11. A method for operating a conference, comprising:
by a Media Processor (MP), adding a conference control termination according to a received instruction in the process of the conference; and
applying for resources according to information received by the conference control termination about an operation for the conference, and performing the operation.
12. The method of claim 11, wherein:
the instruction of adding the conference control termination and the information about the operation for the conference are transmitted through a same message, or transmitted through different messages respectively.
13. The method of claim 11, wherein:
if the operation for the conference is a playing operation or a recording operation, the information received by the conference control termination about the operation for the conference comprises duration information;
the MP starts a timer according to the duration information and terminates the operation through the conference control termination upon expiry of the timer.
14. The method of claim 11, wherein:
if the operation for the conference is a playing operation or a recording operation, the MP presets a Dual Tone Multi-Frequency (DTMF) digit detection event to resolve the instruction sent by a termination side, and starts and terminates the operation accordingly.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
We claim:
1. A computing apparatus arranged to operate within a wireless network including at least one radio sector in which mobile terminals can communicate, the computing apparatus comprising:
network resource allocation logic that operates to request allocation of at least one network resource associated with the radio sector for at least one mobile terminal;
to determine if the allocation of the at least one network resource associated with the radio sector is successful; and,
if the allocation fails, to request the at least one mobile terminal be placed within a dormant mode.
2. A computing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the network resource allocation logic further operates to continue to request allocation of the at least one network resource associated with the radio sector for the at least one mobile terminal after the allocation has previously failed; to determine if the allocation of the at least one network resource associated with the radio sector is successful after the allocation has previously failed; and, if the allocation is successful, to request the at least one mobile terminal be placed within a connected mode.
3. A computing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein, if a plurality of mobile terminals have been placed within the dormant mode, the network resource allocation logic further operates to select a predetermined queue order for requesting the dormant mobile terminals to be placed within the connected mode.
4. A computing apparatus according to claim 1 further comprising a hard handoff determination logic that operates to determine if a hard handoff from a first radio sector to a second radio sector is necessary for the mobile terminal and, if the hard handoff is necessary, to trigger the operation of the network resource allocation logic for the mobile terminal within the second radio sector.
5. A computing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the hard handoff determination logic operates to determine if a hard handoff is necessary for the mobile terminal by receiving and processing Pilot Strength Measurement (PSM) messages from the mobile terminal.
6. A computing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein, if the allocation of the at least one network resource associated with the second radio sector for the mobile terminal is successful, the network resource allocation logic further operates to request the de-allocation of any network resources associated with the first radio sector for the mobile terminal.
7. A computing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the network resource allocation logic further operates to request allocation of the at least one network resource associated with the second radio sector for the mobile terminal if the allocation has previously failed; to determine if the allocation of the at least one network resource associated with the second radio sector is successful after a previous failure; and, if the allocation is successful, to request the mobile terminal be placed within a connected mode.
8. A computing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the network resource allocation logic further operates to determine whether a predetermined time period has expired since the mobile terminal has been requested to be placed within the dormant mode and, if the predetermined time period has expired, to request the de-allocation of any network resources associated with the first radio sector for the mobile terminal.
9. A computing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the at least one network resource associated with the radio sector comprises a Data Traffic Channel (DTC) between the mobile terminal and a Radio Access Port (RAP).
10. A computing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the at least one network resource associated with the radio sector comprises a Dedicated Signalling Channel (DSC) between the mobile terminal and a Radio Access Port (RAP).
11. A computing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the at least one network resource associated with the radio sector comprises a Segmentation and Distribution Unit (SDU) with in a Radio Access Port (RAP).
12. A computing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the network resource allocation logic requesting the mobile terminal be placed within a dormant mode comprises requesting the mobile terminal to suspend communications on any of its previously established communication channels.
13. A computing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the network resource allocation logic requesting the mobile terminal be placed within the dormant mode comprises requesting the mobile terminal to suspend communications on any of its previously established communication channels; and
wherein the network resource allocation logic requesting the mobile terminal be placed within the connected mode comprises requesting the mobile terminal to end the suspension of communications on its previously established communication channels.
14. A computing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the network resource allocation logic determining if he allocation of he at least one network associated with the radio sector is successful comprises monitoring for an allocation failure message, the reception of the allocation failure message indicating that the allocation of at least one network resource associated with the radio sector failed.
15. A computing apparatus arranged to operate within a wireless network including at least one Radio Access Port (RAP) that communicates with mobile terminals within at least one radio sector, the computing apparatus comprising:
network resource allocation logic that operates to allocate resources associated with the RAP to a mobile terminal and to request that the mobile terminal be placed within a dormant mode if the attempt to allocate resources associated with the RAP to the mobile terminal fails.
16. A wireless communication network comprising a Radio Access Port (RAP) that operates to communicate with mobile terminals within at least one radio sector and a computing apparatus according to claim 15.
17. A computing apparatus arranged to control allocation of network resources for a mobile terminal within a radio sector, the computing apparatus comprising:
means for attempting allocation of at least one network resource associated with the radio sector for the mobile terminal;
means for determining if the allocation of the at least one network resource associated with the radio sector is successful; and
means for requesting the mobile terminal be placed within a dormant mode if the allocation of the at least one network resource associated with the radio sector fails.
18. A computing apparatus according to claim 17, wherein the means for attempting allocation of at least one network resource associated with the radio sector for the mobile terminal and the means for determining if the allocation is successful continue to operate after the allocation has previously failed; and
wherein the computing apparatus further comprises means for requesting the mobile terminal be placed within a connected mode if the allocation is successful after a previous failure.
19. A computing apparatus according to claim 17 further comprising means for determining if a hard handoff from a first radio sector to a second radio sector is necessary for the mobile terminal;
wherein the means for attempting allocation of at least one network resource associated with the radio sector for the mobile terminal operate for the mobile terminal within the second radio sector if the hard handoff is necessary.
20. A computing apparatus according to claim 19 further comprising means for requesting de-allocation of any network resources associated with the first radio sector for the mobile terminal if the allocation of the at least one network resource associated with the second radio sector for the mobile terminal is successful.
21. A method for allocating network resources associated with a radio sector to a mobile terminal comprising:
attempting to allocate at least one network resource associated with the radio sector to the mobile terminal; and
if the allocation of the at least one network resource fails, requesting the mobile terminal be placed within a dormant mode.
22. A method according to claim 21 further comprising:
attempting to allocate the at least one network resource associated with the radio sector to the mobile terminal after the allocation has previously failed; and
if the allocation of the at least one network resource is successful after previously failing, requesting the mobile terminal be placed within a connected mode.
23. A method for performing a hard handoff of a mobile terminal from a first radio sector to a second radio sector comprising:
determining if network resources of the second radio sector are sufficient for the mobile terminal; and
if the network resources of the second radio sector are not sufficient for the mobile terminal, instructing the mobile terminal to be placed within a dormant mode until sufficient network resources for the mobile terminal are available.
24. A wireless communication network comprising:
first and second Radio Access Ports (RAPs) that operate to communicate with mobile terminals within at least first and second radio sectors respectively; and
a computing apparatus that operates:
(a) to detect if a mobile terminal communicating with the first RAP requires a hard handoff from the first radio sector to the second radio sector;
(b) to attempt to allocate at least one resource associated with the second RAP to the mobile terminal if a hard handoff is required; and
(c) to request the mobile terminal be placed into a dormant mode if the attempt to allocate the at least one resource fails.
25. A network according to claim 24, wherein the computing apparatus comprises a Handoff Manager (HM) and a Radio Link Access (RLA), the HM performing operation (a) and the RLA performing operations (b) and (c) with instructions from the HM.
26. A computing apparatus arranged to operate within a wireless network including at least one radio sector in which mobile terminals can communicate, the computing apparatus comprising:
network resource allocation logic that operates to determine the availability of at least one network resource associated with the radio sector and, if the at least one network resource associated with the radio sector is determined to have insufficient bandwidth for current traffic, to request at least one of the mobile terminals be placed within a dormant mode.
27. A computing apparatus according to claim 26, wherein the network resource allocation logic selects the at least one of the mobile terminals to be placed within a dormant mode based upon a priority system.
28. A computing apparatus according to claim 26, wherein the network resource allocation logic further operates to determine the availability of the at least one network resource associated with the radio sector and, if the at least one network resource associated with the radio sector is determined to have sufficient bandwidth for current traffic and the mobile terminal placed within the dormant mode, to request the mobile terminal be placed within a connected mode.
29. A computing apparatus according to claim 28, wherein, if a plurality of mobile terminals have been placed within the dormant mode, the network resource allocation logic further operates to select a predetermined queue order for requesting the dormant mobile terminals to be placed within the connected mode.