Providing quality of service in telecommunications systems such as UMTS or other third generation systems
First Claim
1. A method of transmitting a data stream in a telecommunications system from a user'"'"'s terminal in a first service domain to an end point in a second service domain, the method comprising the step of:
- transmitting the data stream according to procedures selected so as to provide the first user with a predetermined quality of service, said quality of service being determined dependent upon the terms of the service level agreement between the user and the first service domain, and service level agreements between service domains through which the data stream passes to reach the end point.
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Abstract
In a telecommunications network, a method is provided of transmitting a data stream from a user'"'"'s terminal in a first service domain to an end point in a second service domain. The data stream is transmitted according to procedures selected o as to provide the first user with a predetermined quality of service. The quality of service is determined dependent upon the terms of the service level agreement between the user and the first service domain, and service level agreements between service domains through which the data stream passes to reach the end point.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of transmitting a data stream in a telecommunications system from a user'"'"'s terminal in a first service domain to an end point in a second service domain, the method comprising the step of:
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transmitting the data stream according to procedures selected so as to provide the first user with a predetermined quality of service, said quality of service being determined dependent upon the terms of the service level agreement between the user and the first service domain, and service level agreements between service domains through which the data stream passes to reach the end point. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A telecommunications network comprising a first service domain and a second service domain, the first service domain comprising a user'"'"'s terminal and the second service domain comprising a transmission end point,
each service domain comprising a quality of service controller operative to transmit a data stream from the user'"'"'s terminal to the end point with a predetermined quality of service, said quality of service being determined by the controller dependent upon the terms of a service level agreement between the user and the first service domain and the service level agreements between service domains through which the data stream passes to reach the end point.
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