Dual-mode capacity reallocation
View Patent ↗Using a first station, a wireless device is communicated with via a first type of wireless service. Resources associated with the wireless device are determined they should be re-allocated. A command and an indicator that result in the wireless device scanning for a second type of wireless service are sent to the wireless device.
1. A method of operating a communication system, comprising:
communicating, using a first station, with a wireless device via a first type of wireless service;
determining that resources associated with the wireless device should be reallocated;
sending a command and an indicator to the wireless device that result in the wireless device scanning for a second type of wireless service and not attempting to establish a wireless link with the first station.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining that resources associated with the wireless device should be reallocated is based on a profile associated with the wireless device.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the profile is associated with a quality of service to be provided to the wireless device.
4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the profile is a quality of service to be provided to a traffic flow being communicated with the wireless device.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the command instructs the wireless device to enter an idle mode.
6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
communicating, using a second station, with the wireless device via the second type of wireless service.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first type of wireless service is a high bandwidth wireless service.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second type of wireless service is a cellular service.
9. A communication system, comprising:
a first station configured to communicate with a wireless device using a first type of wireless service and, in response to a determination that resources associated with the wireless device should be re-allocated, send a command to the wireless device and an indicator that results in the wireless device scanning for a second type of wireless service and not attempting to establish a wireless link with the first station; and,
a second station, selected by the wireless device during scanning, configured to communicate with the wireless device using the second type of wireless service.
10. The communication system of claim 9 , wherein the command instructs the wireless device to enter an idle mode.
11. The communication system of claim 9 , wherein determining that resources associated with the wireless device should be reallocated is based on a profile associated with the wireless device.
12. The communication system of claim 11 , wherein the profile is associated with a quality of service to be provided to the wireless device.
13. The communication system of claim 11 , wherein the profile is a quality of service to be provided to a service flow being communicated with the wireless device.
14. A method of operating a wireless device, comprising:
receiving, from a first station using a first type of wireless service, a command and an indicator, the command causing the wireless device to deregister from the first type of wireless service being provided by the first station, the indicator causing the wireless device to not attempt to receive the first type of wireless service with the first station;
scanning for a second type of wireless service; and,
communicating using the second type of wireless service.
15. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:
registering with a second station using the second type of wireless service.
16. The method of claim 15 , further comprising:
sending an indicator of a requested service level; and,
receiving an indication that the requested service level is available.
17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the requested service level is associated with a minimum throughput.
18. The method of claim 16 , wherein the requested service level is associated with a modulation and coding scheme.