Technology agnostic QoS support in a multi-mode environment
First Claim
1. A method of supporting quality of service (QoS) for communication, comprising:
- receiving a first set of QoS parameters for a first QoS model from a first entity;
converting the first set of QoS parameters to a second set of QoS parameters for a second QoS model; and
sending the second set of QoS parameters to a second entity.
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Abstract
A generic quality of service (QoS) model that is not dependent on network technology is used to support QoS for communication networks utilizing different network technologies. The generic QoS model may include a superset of all QoS parameters for all network technologies being supported, e.g., 3GPP and 3GPP2. An application at a device may specify QoS for a traffic flow based on the generic QoS parameters in the superset. The generic QoS parameters may be converted to QoS parameters that are specific to a serving network. The converted QoS parameters are exchanged with the serving network and are used while exchanging traffic with the serving network.
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41 Claims
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1. A method of supporting quality of service (QoS) for communication, comprising:
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receiving a first set of QoS parameters for a first QoS model from a first entity;
converting the first set of QoS parameters to a second set of QoS parameters for a second QoS model; and
sending the second set of QoS parameters to a second entity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of supporting quality of service (QoS) for communication, comprising:
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receiving a first set of QoS parameters for a generic QoS model from an application at a device;
converting the first set of QoS parameters to a second set of QoS parameters for a first network technology; and
sending the second set of QoS parameters to a first base station in a first communication network. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. An apparatus comprising:
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a processor operative to receive a first set of quality of service (QoS) parameters for a first QoS model from a first entity, to convert the first set of QoS parameters to a second set of QoS parameters for a second QoS model, and to send the second set of QoS parameters to a second entity; and
a memory unit operative to store the first set of QoS parameters, the second set of QoS parameters, or both the first and second sets of QoS parameters. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. An apparatus comprising:
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means for receiving a first set of quality of service (QoS) parameters for a first QoS model from a first entity;
means for converting the first set of QoS parameters to a second set of QoS parameters for a second QoS model; and
means for sending the second set of QoS parameters to a second entity. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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23. A processor readable media for storing instructions operable in a device to:
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receive a first set of quality of service (QoS) parameters for a first QoS model from a first entity;
convert the first set of QoS parameters to a second set of QoS parameters for a second QoS model; and
send the second set of QoS parameters to a second entity. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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26. A method of supporting quality of service (QoS) for communication, comprising:
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providing a first QoS interface for a first entity, the first QoS interface being based on a first QoS model;
providing a second QoS interface for a second entity, the second QoS interface being based on a second QoS model; and
performing conversion between the first QoS interface and the second QoS interface. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29)
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30. A method of performing Internet Protocol (IP) packet filtering, comprising:
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obtaining at a device a first set of at least one IP packet filter defined based on a first set of filter parameters for at least two network technologies;
converting the first set of at least one IP packet filter to a second set of at least one IP packet filter, the second set of at least one IP packet filter being defined based on a second set of filter parameters for a first network technology among the at least two network technologies; and
sending the second set of at least one IP packet filter to a first network. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. An apparatus comprising:
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a processor operative to obtain a first set of at least one Internet Protocol (IP) packet filter, to convert the first set of at least one IP packet filter to a second set of at least one IP packet filter, and to send the second set of at least one IP packet filter to a first network, wherein the first set of at least one IP packet filter is defined based on a first set of filter parameters for at least two network technologies, and wherein the second set of at least one IP packet filter is defined based on a second set of filter parameters for a first network technology among the at least two network technologies; and
a memory unit operative to store the first set of at least one IP packet filter, the second set of at least one IP packet filter, or both the first and second sets of at least one IP packet filter. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37)
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38. An apparatus comprising:
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means for obtaining a first set of at least one Internet Protocol (IP) packet filter defined based on a first set of filter parameters for at least two network technologies;
means for converting the first set of at least one IP packet filter to a second set of at least one IP packet filter, the second set of at least one IP packet filter being defined based on a second set of filter parameters for a first network technology among the at least two network technologies; and
means for sending the second set of at least one IP packet filter to a first network. - View Dependent Claims (39)
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40. A processor readable media for storing instructions operable in a device to:
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obtain a first set of at least one Internet Protocol (IP) packet filter defined based on a first set of filter parameters for at least two network technologies;
convert the first set of at least one IP packet filter to a second set of at least one IP packet filter, the second set of at least one IP packet filter being defined based on a second set of filter parameters for a first network technology among the at least two network technologies; and
send the second set of at least one IP packet filter to a first network. - View Dependent Claims (41)
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Specification