Service specific subscriber priority

• US 20060056394A1
• Filed: 12/23/2004
• Published: 03/16/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 09/15/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Kuure, Pekka, Rotsten, Kirsi
• Granted Patent: US 8,751,652 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/352
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/5041 characterised by the time relationship between creation and deployment of a service
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/2433 Allocation of priorities to traffic types
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1016 IP multimedia subsystem [IMS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1104 Session initiation protocol [SIP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/80 Responding to QoS
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/61 taking into account QoS or priority requirements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/0268 using specific QoS parameters for wireless networks, e.g. QoS class identifier [QCI] or guaranteed bit rate [GBR] negotiating SLA or negotiating QoS H04W28/24

Abstract

A communication method manages the allocation of Quality of Service using a communication network having an application server providing services and user equipment operated by subscriber The method also includes prioritizing a subscriber according to their subscription details for each service provided. The method also includes allocating Quality of Service for a service provided to user equipment according to the priority of a subscriber operating the respective user equipment.

Claims

1. A communication method comprising:

managing an allocation of quality of service using a communication network having an application server providing services and user equipment operated by a subscriber, wherein the managing step includes

prioritizing the subscriber according to subscription details for each service provided; and

allocating said quality of service for a service provided to said user equipment according to a priority of the subscriber operating the user equipment.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the allocating step comprises indicating, by the communication network to the user equipment, said quality of service to be requested for a packet data protocol context for a service.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein a provided service comprises a push to talk over cellular service and said quality of service to be allocated comprises a streaming traffic class.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the prioritizing step comprises storing priorities into a subscription management database of a responsible home subscriber server.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the prioritizing step comprises storing priorities locally into the application server providing the service with respect to which the subscriber is prioritized.

6. A communication method, comprising:

managing an allocation of quality of service using a communication network having an application server providing services and user equipment operated by a subscriber, wherein the managing step includes

prioritizing the subscriber according to subscription details for each service provided;

fetching a priority of the subscriber by using a responsible network means during a registration procedure of the user equipment operated by the subscriber in the communication network; and

allocating said quality of service for a service provided to the user equipment according to a priority of the subscriber operating the user equipment.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein the prioritizing step further comprises

using several internet protocol multimedia subsystem public user identities by the subscriber, and

storing a priority setting for each of the identities according to a specific application server into a home subscriber server.

8. A communication method, comprising:

managing an allocation of quality of service using a communication network having an application server providing services and user equipment operated by a subscriber, wherein the managing step includes

prioritizing the subscriber according to subscription details for each service provided;

storing respective priority information in either one of a subscriber identity module, a UMTS identity module and an internet protocol multimedia Subsystem identity module; and

allocating said quality of service for a service provided to the user equipment according to a priority of the subscriber operating the user equipment.

9. A communication method, comprising:

managing an allocation of quality of service using a communication network having an application server providing services and user equipment operated by a subscriber, wherein the managing step includes

prioritizing the subscriber according to subscription details for each service provided;

receiving a respective priority indication of the subscriber after a session initiation protocol session request; and

allocating the quality of service for a service provided to the user equipment according to a priority of the subscriber operating the user equipment.

10. The method according to claim 9, wherein the allocating step comprises indicating, by the communication network to the user equipment, said quality of service to be requested for a packet data protocol context for a service.

11. A communication system comprising:

a communication network configured to manage an allocation of quality of service, the communication network having an application server configured to provide services and user equipment operated by a subscriber;

a first communication device configured to prioritize the subscriber according to subscription details for each service provided; and

a second communication device configured to allocate the quality of service for a service provided to the user equipment according to a priority of the subscriber operating the user equipment.

12. The system according to claim 11, wherein the communication network is further configured to indicate, to the user equipment, with which quality of service a packet data protocol context for a service is to be requested.

13. The system according to claim 11, wherein

the first communication device is operably connected with the application server providing a push to talk over cellular service, and wherein

a connection is configured so that the quality of service to be allocated to the subscriber comprises a streaming traffic class.

14. The system according to claim 11, further comprising

a home subscriber server having a subscription management database, wherein the first communication device is operably connected with a home subscriber service so that the priorities are stored into a subscription management database.

15. The system according to claim 11, wherein

the first communication device is operably connected with the application server providing the service with respect to which the subscriber is prioritized, and wherein

a connection is configured so that priorities are stored locally into the application server.

16. A communication system, comprising:

a communication network configured to manage an allocation of quality of service, the communication network having an application server configured to provide services and user equipment operated by a subscriber;

a first communication device configured to prioritize the subscriber according to subscription details for each service provided;

a second communication device configured to fetch a priority of the subscriber by using a responsible network means during a registration procedure of the user equipment operated by the subscriber in the communication network; and

a third communication device configured to allocate the quality of service for a service provided to the user equipment according to the priority of the subscriber operating the user equipment.

17. The system according to claim 16, further comprising

a home subscriber server, wherein

the first communication device is further configured to use several internet protocol multimedia subsystem public user identities by the subscriber, and

wherein the home subscriber server and the first communication device are operably connected to store a priority setting for each of the internet protocol multimedia subsystem public user identities according to a specific application server into the home subscriber server.

18. A communication system, comprising:

a communication network configured to manage an allocation of quality of service, the communication network having an application server configured to provide services and user equipment operated by a subscriber;

a first communication device configured to prioritize the subscriber according to subscription details for each service provided;

a second communication device configured to store respective priority information in either one of a subscriber identity module, a UMTS identity module and an internet protocol multimedia Subsystem identity module; and

a third communication device configured to allocate the quality of service for a service provided to the user equipment according to a priority of the subscriber operating the user equipment.

19. A communication system, comprising:

a communication network configured to manage an allocation of quality of service, the communication network having an application server configured to provide services and user equipment operated by a subscriber;

a first communication device configured to prioritize the subscriber according to subscription details for each service provided;

a second communication device configured to receive a respective priority indication of the subscriber after a session initiation protocol session request; and

a third communication device configured to allocate the quality of service for a service provided to the user equipment according to a priority of the subscriber operating the user equipment.

20. The system according to claim 19, wherein the communication network is further configured to indicate, to the user equipment, with which quality of service a packet data protocol context for a service is to be requested.

21. A communication device comprising:

prioritizing means configured to prioritize a subscriber according to subscription details for each service provided to a user equipment operated by the subscriber; and

allocating means configured to allocate quality of service for a service provided to the user equipment according to a priority of the subscriber operating the user equipment.

22. The communication device according to claim 21, the allocating means further configured to indicate, to the user equipment, with which quality of service provided by an application server a packet data protocol context for a service is to be requested.

23. The communication device according to claim 21, the prioritizing means operably connected to an application server providing a push to talk over cellular service so that the quality of service to be allocated to the subscriber comprises a streaming traffic class.

24. The communication device according to claim 21, the prioritizing means operably connected with a subscription management database of a responsible home subscriber server for storing priorities into the database.

25. The communication device according to claim 21, the prioritizing means operably connected with an application server providing the service with respect to which the subscriber is prioritized, for storing priorities locally into the application server.

26. A communication device, comprising:

prioritizing means configured to prioritize a subscriber according to subscription details for each service provided to a user equipment operated by the subscriber;

fetching means configured to fetch a priority of the subscriber during a registration procedure of the user equipment operated by the subscriber in a communication network of the communication device; and

allocating means configured to allocate quality of service for a service provided to the user equipment according to a priority of the subscriber operating the user equipment.

27. The communication device according to claim 26,

the prioritizing means operably connected to an application server and to a home subscriber server, and

the prioritizing means further configured to use several internet protocol multimedia subsystem public user identities by the subscriber, and to store priority setting for each of the identities according to a specific application server into the home subscriber server.

28. A communication device, comprising:

prioritizing means configured to prioritize a subscriber according to subscription details for each service provided to a user equipment operated by the subscriber;

storing means configured to store respective priority information in either one of a subscriber identity module, a UMTS identity module and an internet protocol multimedia subsystem identity module; and

allocating means configured to allocate quality of service for a service provided to the user equipment according to a priority of the subscriber operating the user equipment.

29. A communication device, comprising:

prioritizing means configured to prioritize a subscriber according to subscription details for each service provided to a user equipment operated by the subscriber;

receiving means configured to receive a respective priority indication of the subscriber after a session initiation protocol session request; and

allocating means configured to allocate quality of service for a service provided to the user equipment according to a priority of the subscriber operating the user equipment.

30. The communication device according to claim 29, the allocating means further configured to indicate, to the user equipment, with which quality of service a packet data protocol context for the service is to be requested.