Quality of service access device

• US 10,028,291 B2
• Filed: 09/04/2013
• Issued: 07/17/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 09/04/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cellco Partnership, Inc. (Verizon Communications Inc.), Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Cellco Partnership, Inc. (Verizon Communications Inc.), Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Inventors: Kotecha, Lalit R., Panchal, Jignesh S., Kamel, Raafat Edward
• Primary Examiner(s): Shah, Chirag
• Assistant Examiner(s): PERSAUD, AMARNAUTH G
• Application Number:
  US14/017,602
• Publication Number:
  US 20150063218A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,777 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/24 Negotiating SLA [Service Level Agreement]; Negotiating QoS [Quality of Service]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/12 Wireless traffic scheduling
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/12 WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks]

Abstract

A device is configured to determine quality of service information and determine a set of service classes, associated with a wireless local area network, based on the quality of service information. The device is configured to determine an association between the set of service classes and a set of service identifiers. The device is configured to receive data traffic and to determine a service class, of the set of service classes, associated with the data traffic based on the association between the set of service classes and the set of service identifiers. The device is configured to schedule delivery of the data traffic based on the service class and to deliver the data traffic via the wireless local area network.

Claims

1. An access device, comprising:

a memory storing instructions; and

one or more processors to execute the instructions to;

receive, via a service provider network and from a server device, quality of service information,

the quality of service information including information that permits the service provider network to provide a particular quality of service on the service provider network;

determine a plurality of service classes based on the quality of service information;

determine an association between the plurality of service classes, a plurality of service class identifiers, and a plurality of service identifiers,

a first service class, of the plurality of service classes, being identified by a service class identifier of the plurality of service class identifiers,

a service identifier, of the plurality of service identifiers, identifying a network name associated with the access device, and

the service class identifier corresponding to the service identifier;

determine that a user device is connected to the access device,

the access device being part of a wireless local area network,

the wireless local area network being different from the service provider network;

apply, based on receiving the quality of service information, one or more quality preferences to permit the user device to receive a same quality of service as the particular quality of service while connected to the access device;

receive, via the wireless local area network and from the user device, data traffic;

provide information regarding the association, between the plurality of service classes, the plurality of service class identifiers, and the plurality of services identifiers, to the user device to permit the user device to associate a first portion, of the data traffic, with the service identifier based on the association between the plurality of service classes, the plurality of service class identifiers, and the plurality of services identifiers;

determine that the first service class is associated with the first portion based on a data type of the first portion being associated with the service class identifier;

determine a delivery schedule of the data traffic based on the plurality of service classes; and

deliver the data traffic, via the wireless local area network to another device using the delivery schedule,

the first portion being delivered to the service provider network before a second portion of the data traffic based on the first service class being of a higher priority than a second service class associated with the second portion and in accordance with the one or more quality preferences.

2. The access device of claim 1, where the wireless local area network is a WiFi network.

3. The access device of claim 1, where the one or more processors, when delivering the data traffic, are to:

deliver the data traffic via the wireless local area network and a secured network.

4. The access device of claim 1, where the plurality of service classes are a first plurality of service classes and the service identifier is a first service identifier;

where the one or more processors, when determining the association between the first plurality of service classes, the plurality of service class identifiers, and the plurality of services identifiers, are to;

determine an association between a second service identifier, of the plurality of service identifiers, and a second plurality of service classes, of the first plurality of service classes.

5. The access device of claim 1, where the plurality of service identifiers are a plurality of service set identifiers.

6. The access device of claim 1, where the quality of service information identifies a threshold level of performance associated with the data traffic.

7. The access device of claim 1, where the one or more processors are further to:

queue the second portion for delivery after the first portion based on the second service class being associated with the second portion.

8. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions, the instructions comprising:

one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to;

receive, via a service provider network and from a server device, quality of service information,

the quality of service information including information that permits the service provider network to provide a particular quality of service on the service provider network;

determine a plurality of service classes based on the quality of service information;

determine an association between the plurality of service classes, a plurality of service class identifiers, and a plurality of service identifiers,

a first service class, of the plurality of service classes, being identified by a service class identifier of the plurality of service class identifiers,

a service identifier, of the plurality of service identifiers, identifying a network name associated with an access device, and

the service class identifier corresponding to the service identifier;

determine that a user device is connected to the access device,

the access device being part of a wireless local area network,

the wireless local area network being different from the service provider network;

apply, based on receiving the quality of service information, one or more quality preferences to permit the user device to receive a same quality of service as the particular quality of service while connected to the access device

receive, via the wireless local area network and from the user device, data traffic;

provide information regarding the association, between the plurality of service classes, the plurality of service class identifiers, and the plurality of services identifiers, to the user device to permit the user device to associate a first portion, of the data traffic, with the service identifier based on the association between the plurality of service classes, the plurality of service class identifiers, and the plurality of service identifiers;

determine that the first service class is associated with the first portion based on a data type of the first portion being associated with the service class identifier;

determine a delivery schedule of the data traffic; and

deliver the data traffic, via the wireless local area network, to another device using the delivery schedule,

the first portion being delivered to the service provider network before a second portion of the data traffic based on the first service class being of a higher priority than a second service class associated with the second portion and in accordance with the one or more quality preferences.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, where the one or more instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to:

determine a default service class of the plurality of service classes;

receive unspecified data traffic,

the unspecified data traffic including data traffic that is not identified by the first service class of the plurality of service classes;

associate the unspecified data traffic with the default service class; and

deliver the unspecified data traffic based on the default service class.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, where the data traffic includes a network packet;

where the one or more instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to;

determine a quality preference associated with the first service class,

the quality preference including at least one of;

a threshold bit rate associated with the network packet,

a threshold packet delay associated with the network packet, or

a threshold packet error rate associated with the network packet; and

where the one or more instructions, that cause the one or more processors to determine the delivery schedule of the data traffic, cause the one or more processors to;

determine a delivery schedule of the network packet to satisfy the quality preference.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, where the one or more instructions, that cause the one or more processors to receive the data traffic, cause the one or more processors to:

receive the data traffic via a secured network.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, where the data traffic is a first data traffic, and the service identifier is a first service identifier, and

where the one or more instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to:

receive second data traffic from a network device associated with the service provider network;

determine a second service class, of the plurality of service classes, associated with the second data traffic based on the association between the plurality of service classes, the plurality of service class identifiers, and the plurality of service identifiers;

determine a second service identifier, of the plurality of service identifiers, based on the second service class; and

deliver the second data traffic to the user device based on the second service identifier.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, where the one or more instructions, that cause the one or more processors to receive quality of service information, cause the one or more processors to:

receive a scheduling algorithm; and

where the one or more instructions, that cause the one or more processors to deliver the data traffic, cause the one or more processors to;

deliver the data traffic based on the scheduling algorithm.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, where the one or more instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the one or more processors to:

place the second portion in a queue for delivery after the first portion based on the second service class being associated with the second portion.

15. A method, comprising:

receiving, by an access device and via a service provider network and from a server device, quality of service information,

the quality of service information including information that permits the service provider network to provide a particular quality of service on the service provider network;

determining, by the access device, a plurality of service classes based on the quality of service information;

determining, by the access device, an association between the plurality of service classes, a plurality of service class identifiers, and a plurality of service identifiers,

a first service class, of the plurality of service classes, being identified by a service class identifier of the plurality of service class identifiers,

a service identifier, of the plurality of service identifiers, identifying a network name associated with the access device, and

the service class identifier corresponding to the service identifier;

determining, by the access device, that a user device is connected to the access device,

the access device being part of a local area network,

the local area network being different from the service provider network;

applying, by the access device and based on receiving the quality of service information, one or more quality preferences to permit the user device to receive a same quality of service as the particular quality of service while connected to the access device;

receiving, by the access device and via the local area network and from the user device, data traffic;

providing, by the access device, information regarding the association, between the plurality of service classes, the plurality of service class identifiers, and the plurality of services identifiers, to the user device to permit the user device to associate a first portion, of the data traffic, with the service identifier based on the association between the plurality of service classes, the plurality of service class identifiers, and the plurality of service identifiers;

determining, by the access device, that the first service class is associated with the first portion based on a data type of the first portion being associated with the service class identifier;

determining, by the access device, a delivery schedule for the data traffic; and

providing, by the access device, the data traffic, via the local area network, to another device using the delivery schedule,

the first portion being delivered to the service provider network before a second portion of the data traffic based on the first service class being of a higher priority than a second service class associated with the second portion and in accordance with the one or more quality preferences.

16. The method of claim 15, where at least one of:

receiving the data traffic comprises;

receiving the data traffic via a packet-switched network;

or

providing the data traffic comprises;

transmitting the data traffic for delivery via the packet-switched network.

17. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

determining a quality preference associated with the first service class,

the quality preference including at least one of;

a threshold data rate associated with the data traffic,

a threshold latency associated with the data traffic, or

a threshold data throughput associated with the data traffic; and

where determining the delivery schedule for the data traffic comprises;

determining the delivery schedule for the data traffic to satisfy the quality preference.

18. The method of claim 15, where the data traffic includes a network packet;

where the method further comprises;

determining a differentiated services code point value associated with the network packet; and

determining a service class of the network packet based on the differentiated services code point value.

19. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

storing the information regarding the association between the plurality of service classes, the plurality of service class identifiers, and the plurality of service identifiers in a data structure associated with the access device.

20. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

receiving the information regarding the association between the plurality of service classes, the plurality of service class identifiers, and the plurality of service identifiers from the server device.