Carrier selection based on probable mobility of packet flow

摘要

Methods and systems are provided for carrier selection based on probable mobility of packet flow. A request is received from an access terminal. The request comprises a packet-flow-type indication, and indicates that the access terminal is requesting a packet flow. If the packet-flow-type indication is associated with a high degree of mobility, the first access terminal is instructed to conduct the packet flow on one of a first set of one or more carriers. If the packet-flow-type indication is associated with a low degree of mobility, the access terminal is instructed to conduct the packet flow on one of a second set of one or more carriers. No carriers are elements of both the first set and the second set.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
maintaining in data storage correlation data that correlates each of a plurality of packet-flow-type indications with either a high degree of mobility or a low degree of mobility; receiving a first request from a first access terminal, the first request (a) comprising a first packet-flow-type indication and (b) indicating that the first access terminal is requesting a first packet flow; determining, by referencing the correlation data, whether the first packet-flow-type indication is associated with a high degree of mobility or rather with a low degree of mobility; if the first packet-flow-type indication is associated with a high degree of mobility, then instructing the first access terminal to conduct the first packet flow on a carrier from a first set of one or more carriers, wherein the first set consists of base carriers on which service is provided in a given wireless network; and if the first packet-flow-type indication is associated with a low degree of mobility, then instructing the first access terminal to conduct the first packet flow on a carrier from a second set of one or more carriers, wherein the second set consists of overlay carriers on which service is provided in the same given wireless network, and further wherein no carriers are elements of both the first set and the second set.