Method and system for imposing air interface service level
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving into a wireless access node, via an air interface from a portable subscriber terminal, a request to initiate a communication session;
responsive to the request, sending information about the communication session to a service agent layer;
receiving the information at the service agent layer, and determining at the service agent layer an air interface service-level to be applied; and
sending from the service agent layer to the wireless access node a directive to apply the determined air interface service-level for the communication session.
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Abstract
A method and system for providing services in communications networks. A gateway layer determines information about a communication session and responsively sends a signaling message to a session manager, providing the information. The session manager may then send a signaling message to a service agent, also providing the information. The service agent may in turn apply a set of service logic based at least in part on the information, so as to derive a service treatment, and the service agent may send a signaling message so as to cause an enforcement engine (such as the gateway or session manager) to carry out the service treatment. Advantageously, this arrangement may facilitate imposition of services across various types of communication sessions (such as voice sessions and/or data sessions) and access networks (such as circuit-switched and/or packet-switched), at session initiation and during the course of an ongoing session. A variety of useful services may thereby be provided.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving into a wireless access node, via an air interface from a portable subscriber terminal, a request to initiate a communication session;
responsive to the request, sending information about the communication session to a service agent layer;
receiving the information at the service agent layer, and determining at the service agent layer an air interface service-level to be applied; and
sending from the service agent layer to the wireless access node a directive to apply the determined air interface service-level for the communication session. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of managing air interface service-level for a wireless packet-data session, the method comprising:
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upon initiation of the session, signaling from a wireless access gateway to a session manager and in turn to a service agent layer;
determining at the service agent layer that a particular air interface service-level should be imposed for the session, and responsively sending from the service agent layer to the session manager a directive indicating that the particular air interface service level should be imposed for the session; and
forwarding the directive from the session manager to an enforcement engine, wherein the enforcement engine sets the particular air interface service-level for the session. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system comprising:
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a base transceiver station (BTS) arranged to communicate over an air interface with a mobile station;
a base station controller (BSC) communicatively linked with the BTS;
a gateway communicatively linked with the BSC, the gateway providing connectivity with a packet-switched network;
a session manager disposed on the packet-switched network; and
a service agent disposed on the packet-switched network, wherein, when the gateway receives a signaling message indicative of a wireless packet data session involving the mobile station, (i) the gateway responsively signals to the session manager, and the session manager responsively signals to the service agent, (ii) the service agent then determines an air interface service level that should be imposed for the wireless packet data session, (iii) the service agent sends an indication of the determined air interface service level to the session manager, and (iv) the session manager sends an indication of the determined air interface service level to an enforcement engine, to facilitate imposition of the determined air interface service level for the wireless packet data session. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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