Traffic priority for long term evolution networks
First Claim
1. A device comprising:
- a processor deployed in a network; and
a computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising;
receiving a request from an endpoint device to increase a priority of traffic associated with the endpoint device, wherein the traffic is associated with a first quality of service class indicator, and wherein the first quality of service class indicator is associated with a first packet data session quality of service label; and
increasing the priority of the traffic in response to the request, the increasing the priority of the traffic comprising;
sending an instruction to a network element in the network to adjust a mapping of the first quality of service class indicator to a second packet data session quality of service label for the traffic, wherein the network element labels packets in the traffic associated with the endpoint device with the second packet data session quality of service label instead of the first packet data session quality of service label, in response to the instruction, and wherein components of the network process the packets in the traffic labeled with the second packet data session quality of service label with a greater priority than packets labeled with the first packet data session quality of service label; and
sending, in response to the request, an instruction to a cellular base station of the network to override an access class of the endpoint device, when the access class of the endpoint device is determined to be one of a first plurality of access classes, wherein the network implements the first plurality of access classes and a second plurality of access classes, and wherein the second plurality of access classes has a greater priority in the network than the first plurality of access classes.
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Abstract
A network processor may receive a request from an endpoint device to increase a priority of traffic associated with a first quality of service class indicator, which is associated with a first packet data session quality of service label, and may increase the priority of the traffic in response to the request by sending an instruction to a network element to adjust a mapping of the first quality of service class indicator to a second packet data session quality of service label for the traffic. The network element may label packets in the traffic with the second packet data session quality of service label instead of the first packet data session quality of service label, and components of the network may process the packets labeled with the second packet data session quality of service label with a greater priority than packets labeled with the first packet data session quality of service label.
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20 Claims
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1. A device comprising:
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a processor deployed in a network; and a computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising; receiving a request from an endpoint device to increase a priority of traffic associated with the endpoint device, wherein the traffic is associated with a first quality of service class indicator, and wherein the first quality of service class indicator is associated with a first packet data session quality of service label; and increasing the priority of the traffic in response to the request, the increasing the priority of the traffic comprising; sending an instruction to a network element in the network to adjust a mapping of the first quality of service class indicator to a second packet data session quality of service label for the traffic, wherein the network element labels packets in the traffic associated with the endpoint device with the second packet data session quality of service label instead of the first packet data session quality of service label, in response to the instruction, and wherein components of the network process the packets in the traffic labeled with the second packet data session quality of service label with a greater priority than packets labeled with the first packet data session quality of service label; and sending, in response to the request, an instruction to a cellular base station of the network to override an access class of the endpoint device, when the access class of the endpoint device is determined to be one of a first plurality of access classes, wherein the network implements the first plurality of access classes and a second plurality of access classes, and wherein the second plurality of access classes has a greater priority in the network than the first plurality of access classes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by a processor in a network, cause the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:
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receiving a request from an endpoint device to increase a priority of traffic associated with the endpoint device, wherein the traffic is associated with a first quality of service class indicator, and wherein the first quality of service class indicator is associated with a first packet data session quality of service label; and increasing the priority of the traffic in response to the request, the increasing the priority of the traffic comprising; sending an instruction to a network element in the network to adjust a mapping of the first quality of service class indicator to a second packet data session quality of service label for the traffic, wherein the network element labels packets in the traffic associated with the endpoint device with the second packet data session quality of service label instead of the first packet data session quality of service label, in response to the instruction, and wherein components of the network process the packets in the traffic labeled with the second packet data session quality of service label with a greater priority than packets labeled with the first packet data session quality of service label; and sending, in response to the request, an instruction to a cellular base station of the network to override an access class of the endpoint device, when the access class of the endpoint device is determined to be one of a first plurality of access classes, wherein the network implements the first plurality of access classes and a second plurality of access classes, and wherein the second plurality of access classes has a greater priority in the network than the first plurality of access classes.
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16. A method comprising:
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receiving, by a processor in a network, a request from an endpoint device to increase a priority of traffic associated with the endpoint device, wherein the traffic is associated with a first quality of service class indicator, and wherein the first quality of service class indicator is associated with a first packet data session quality of service label; and increasing, by the processor, the priority of the traffic in response to the request, the increasing the priority of the traffic comprising; sending an instruction to a network element in the network to adjust a mapping of the first quality of service class indicator to a second packet data session quality of service label for the traffic, wherein the network element labels packets in the traffic associated with the endpoint device with the second packet data session quality of service label instead of the first packet data session quality of service label, in response to the instruction, and wherein components of the network process the packets in the traffic labeled with the second packet data session quality of service label with a greater priority than packets labeled with the first packet data session quality of service label; and sending, in response to the request, an instruction to a cellular base station of the network to override an access class of the endpoint device, when the access class of the endpoint device is determined to be one of a first plurality of access classes, wherein the network implements the first plurality of access classes and a second plurality of access classes, and wherein the second plurality of access classes has a greater priority in the network than the first plurality of access classes. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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