Managing internet protocol based resources in a packet-based access network
First Claim
1. A method of managing one or more Internet Protocol based resources in a packet-based access network, the method comprising:
- enabling at least one of a first wireless connection over a first interface and a second wireless connection being simultaneously active over a second interface for a particular user;
distributing information indicative of transport of a plurality of packets during a specific service of said particular user across said first and second wireless connections and at least one wireline connection; and
selecting at least one connection from said first and second wireless connections and said at least one wireline connection based on the information associated therewith to determine routing of said plurality of packets in said packet-based access network.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method and an apparatus for performing resource management of one or more Internet Protocol based resources to route a plurality of packets. To ensure a relatively high end-to-end service quality, the method and apparatus defines one or more user-service specific metrics being utilized by Internet Protocol (IP) mechanisms on a network layer to provide an IP-based resource management in a next generation network. A wireless router may provide wireless radio access using a resource management that captures one or more properties of at least one network link and at least one wireless link as metrics that may be used by IP mechanisms. Based on metric related distributed information, each router including a wireless router and an IP router may determine whether or not to forward a packet on an associated wireless link or a network link. By not differentiating between a wireless link and a network link, the wireless and IP routers may enable routing of the plurality of packets through a converged network.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of managing one or more Internet Protocol based resources in a packet-based access network, the method comprising:
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enabling at least one of a first wireless connection over a first interface and a second wireless connection being simultaneously active over a second interface for a particular user;
distributing information indicative of transport of a plurality of packets during a specific service of said particular user across said first and second wireless connections and at least one wireline connection; and
selecting at least one connection from said first and second wireless connections and said at least one wireline connection based on the information associated therewith to determine routing of said plurality of packets in said packet-based access network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A wireless router disposed at a base station to commonly manage one or more resources of a packet-based access network across a wireless network portion and a fixed, wired network portion thereof, said wireless router comprising:
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a first interface to keep active a first connection with a wireless communication device for a particular user thereof;
a second interface to simultaneously keep active a second connection to said wireless communication device for jointly managing said one or more resources on a network layer, each interface of said first and second interfaces enables a different type of Internet protocol-based access; and
a storage storing instructions to analyze transport of said plurality of packets across said wireless router during a specific service of said particular user for forwarding said plurality of packets based on an Internet protocol-based strategy being utilized on said network layer. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A communication system to commonly manage one or more resources to determine routing of a plurality of packets for a particular user on a network layer of a packet-based access network across a fixed, wired network portion and a wireless network portion thereof, said communication system comprising:
a first and a second wireless router associated with said wireless network portion, each wireless router of said first and second wireless routers enables at least one of a first connection active over a first interface and a second connection being simultaneously active over a second interface such that each interface of said first and second interfaces provides a different type of Internet protocol-based access, wherein a particular one of said first and second wireless routers to selectively communicate with a wireless communication device over any one of said at least one of said first connection active over said first interface and said second connection being simultaneously active over said second interface, said particular one of said first and second wireless routers to analyze transport of said plurality of packets between said first wireless router and a first Internet protocol-based router associated with said fixed, wired network portion of said packet-based access network during a specific service of said particular user for forwarding said plurality of packets based on an Internet protocol-based strategy being utilized on said network layer. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. An article comprising a computer readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed cause a communication system to:
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enable at least one of a first wireless connection over a first interface and a second wireless connection being simultaneously active over a second interface for a particular user to manage one or more Internet Protocol based resources in a packet-based access network;
distribute information indicative of transport of a plurality of packets during a specific service of said particular user across said first and second wireless connections and at least one wireline connection; and
select at least one connection from said first and second wireless connections and said at least one wireline connection based on the information associated therewith to determine routing of said plurality of packets in said packet-based access network.
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20. An apparatus for managing one or more Internet Protocol based resources in a packet-based access network, the apparatus comprising:
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means for enabling at least one of a first wireless connection over a first interface and a second wireless connection being simultaneously active over a second interface for a particular user;
means for distributing information indicative of transport of a plurality of packets during a specific service of said particular user across said first and second wireless connections and at least one wireline connection; and
means for selecting at least one connection from said first and second wireless connections and said at least one wireline connection based on the information associated therewith to determine routing of said plurality of packets in said packet-based access network.
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