Quality of service definition for data streams
First Claim
1. A method for applying a certain Quality of Service (QoS) to a data stream of an application communicating data over a sockets connection, wherein the method comprises providing a uniquely identifiable identifier (UID, Stream Type) to at least one of the application and the data stream from or to the application, and associating said identifier (UID, Stream Type) with a particular QoS in order to apply the particular QoS to said at at least one of the particular application and the particular data stream, which application or data stream is identified by the identifier.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a device, system and method a method for applying a certain Quality of Service (QoS) to a data stream (31a-31c, 32a-32b, 33a) of an application (31-33) communicating data over a sockets connection. The method comprises providing a uniquely identifiable identifier (UID, Stream Type) the application (31-33) or to the data stream (31a-31c, 32a-32b, 33a) from or to the application, and associating said identifier (UID, Stream Type) with a particular QoS in order to apply the particular QoS to the particular application (31-33) or to the particular data stream (31a-31c, 32a-32b, 33a), which application or data stream is identified by the identifier.
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8 Claims
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1. A method for applying a certain Quality of Service (QoS) to a data stream of an application communicating data over a sockets connection, wherein the method comprises
providing a uniquely identifiable identifier (UID, Stream Type) to at least one of the application and the data stream from or to the application, and associating said identifier (UID, Stream Type) with a particular QoS in order to apply the particular QoS to said at at least one of the particular application and the particular data stream, which application or data stream is identified by the identifier.
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4. A device comprising
an application program for executing a particular application, and means for communicating data over a sockets connection, wherein the device further comprises means for providing a uniquely identifiable identifier (UID, Stream Type) to at least one of the application and the data from or to the application, and means for associating said identifier (UID, Stream Type) with a particular QoS in order to apply the particular QoS to said at least one of the particular application and the particular data, which application or data is identified by the identifier.
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5. A device comprising
an application program for executing a particular application, and means for communicating data over a sockets connection, wherein the device further comprises means for associating a centrally defined identifier (UID, Stream Type), which identifies at least one of the application and the data from or to the application, with a particular QoS in order to apply the particular QoS to said at least one of the particular application and the particular data, which application or data is identified by the identifier.
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7. A computer program product for an electronic device having an application to communicate data over a sockets connection, wherein in that the computer program product comprises
computer program means for providing a uniquely identifiable identifier (UID, Stream Type) to at least one of the application and the data from or to the application, and computer program means for associating said identifier (UID, Stream Type) with a particular QoS in order to apply the particular QoS to said at least one of the particular application and the particular data, which application or data is identified by the identifier.
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