Method and apparatus for measurement of active user devices per quality-of-service class indicator

摘要

Methods, apparatus, and systems for measuring, on a per-QoS-class basis, the average number of user devices active on the uplink of a wireless communication system are disclosed. In an exemplary method, a number of mobile terminals with buffered data for transmission to a base station is estimated based on received buffer status reports. An estimated quantity of active mobile terminals is calculated, based on the received buffer status reports and a number of mobile terminals for which a semi-persistent scheduling grant has been granted. In some embodiments, the estimated quantity of active mobile terminals is estimated on a per-traffic-class basis, in which case the technique includes calculating first and second estimated quantities, corresponding to mobile terminals having active data bearers for first and second traffic classes, respectively, based on the received buffer status reports and the number of mobile terminals for which a semi-persistent scheduling grant has been granted.

主权项

1. A method of estimating a quantity of mobile terminals that have buffered data for transmission to a base station, the method comprising:
receiving buffer status reports from one or more mobile terminals served by the base station; calculating an estimated quantity of active mobile terminals based on the received buffer status reports and on a number of mobile terminals for which a semi-persistent scheduling grant has been granted, wherein the calculating the estimated quantity of active mobile terminals comprises calculating a first estimated quantity corresponding to mobile terminals having an active data bearer of a first traffic class; and calculating a second estimated quantity, corresponding to mobile terminals having an active data bearer of a second traffic class, based on the received buffer status reports and the number of mobile terminals for which semi-persistent scheduling grant has been granted.