Allocation of wireless resources based on media codec

摘要

In response to receiving a first resource request from a first wireless communication device (WCD) and a second resource request from a second WCD, a radio access network (RAN) may determine that the first WCD and second WCD are contending for a resource of a wireless coverage area that is defined by the RAN. The RAN may further determine that the first WCD supports a first media codec, and that the second WCD supports a second media codec but does not support the first media codec. The RAN may compare the first media codec to the second media codec, and based on a result of this comparison, may allocate the resource to the first WCD.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
a radio access network (RAN), receiving a first air interface resource request from a first wireless communication device (WCD); the RAN receiving a second air interface resource request from a second WCD, wherein the first WCD and the second WCD are both served by a particular wireless coverage area of the RAN; in response to receiving the first air interface resource request and the second air interface resource request, the RAN determining that the first WCD and second WCD are contending for an air interface resource of the particular wireless coverage area and that the air interface resource is the only air interface resource of a particular type available in the particular wireless coverage area; in response to determining that the first WCD and second WCD are contending for the air interface resource, the RAN determining that (i) the first WCD supports a first media codec, and (ii) the second WCD supports a second media codec and does not support the first media codec; and based on determining that (i) the first WCD supports the first media codec, and (ii) the second WCD supports the second media codec and does not support the first media codec, the RAN allocating the air interface resource to the first WCD.