Telecommunication method supporting multiple air interfaces
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1. A telecommunication method comprising the steps of:
- receiving of a required quality of service parameter set from a core network by a radio network controller, selecting a sub-set of air interfaces from a set of air interfaces, the sub-set containing air interfaces, which support the required quality of service parameter set, providing the sub-set to a node of a radio access network having the set of air interfaces, selecting an air interface from the sub-set by the node for providing the required quality of service to a user equipment.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a telecommunication method comprising the steps of: receiving of a required quality of service parameter set from a core network by a radio network controller, selecting a sub-set of air interfaces from a set of air interfaces, the sub-set containing air interfaces, which support the required quality of service parameter set, providing the sub-set to a node of a radio access network having the set of air interfaces, selecting an air interface from the sub-set by the node for providing the required quality of service to a user equipment.
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10 Claims
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1. A telecommunication method comprising the steps of:
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receiving of a required quality of service parameter set from a core network by a radio network controller, selecting a sub-set of air interfaces from a set of air interfaces, the sub-set containing air interfaces, which support the required quality of service parameter set, providing the sub-set to a node of a radio access network having the set of air interfaces, selecting an air interface from the sub-set by the node for providing the required quality of service to a user equipment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A computer program product, such as a digital storage medium, comprising computer program means for performing the steps of:
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inputting of a required quality of service parameter set which has been received from a core network by a radio network controller, selecting a sub-set of air interfaces from a set of air interfaces, the sub-set containing air-interfaces which support the required quality of service parameter set, outputting the sub-set for providing the sub-set to a node of a radio access network having the set of air interfaces for selection of an air interface from the sub-set by the node for providing the required quality of service to a user equipment.
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8. A radio network controller of a radio access network comprising:
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means for receiving of a required quality of service parameter set from a core network, means for selecting a sub-set of air interfaces from a set of air interfaces, the sub-set containing air interfaces which support the required quality of service, means for providing the sub-set to a node of the radio access network having the set of air interfaces. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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9. A node of a radio access network having a set of air interfaces, the node comprising:
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means for receiving a sub-set of air interfaces from a radio network controller of the radio access network, means for selecting of an air interface from the sub-set for providing the required quality of service to a user equipment, the means for selecting of the air interface being adapted to perform the selection based on load balancing and/or current availability of the air interfaces of the sub-set.
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