Provision of a move indication to a resource requester

• US 20070086389A1
• Filed: 07/14/2006
• Published: 04/19/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 09/19/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Park, Vincent, Mazik, David
• Granted Patent: US 8,982,835 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/332
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements

Abstract

The claimed subject matter relates to performing quality of service management in a mobile wireless communications system. In more detail, in some wireless environments a wireless terminal can be connected to multiple access nodes by way of links, and the wireless terminal can move between various access nodes changing its points of attachment to the network, including its primary point of attachment. Requesters of resources with respect to the wireless terminal can be notified when the primary point of attachment alters, such that subsequent requests are provided to a correct access node (e.g., base station).

Claims

1. A method for indicating that a point of attachment has altered, comprising:

receiving a resource state associated with a requester; and

generating a move indication and providing the requester with the indication, wherein the move indication informs the requester that a point of attachment with respect to the resource state associated with a wireless terminal has altered.

2. A base station configured to perform the method of claim 1.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the resource state associated with the requester comprises receiving the resource state associated with the requester from a previous point of attachment.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the resource state associated with the requester comprises receiving the resource state associated with the requester from another point of attachment.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving resource states associated with multiple requesters with respect to the wireless terminal.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the resource state relates to quality of service parameters associated with at least one traffic flow relating to the wireless terminal.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the requester is one or more of an application server and a function therein.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the requester is one or more of a subscriber-side device and a function therein.

9. A wireless communications device, comprising:

means for receiving quality of service states associated with a requester, wherein the quality of service states are utilized in connection with providing a traffic flow to a wireless terminal; and

means for indicating to the requester that a primary point of attachment has been altered.

10. The wireless communications device of claim 9, further comprising means for receiving quality of service requests from the requester on behalf of the wireless terminal subsequent to provision of the indication to the requester.

11. The wireless communications device of claim 9, further comprising means for receiving the quality of service states from a most recent primary point of attachment.

12. The wireless communications device of claim 9, wherein means for receiving quality of service states associated with the requester comprises means for receiving quality of service states associated with the requester from a previous point of attachment.

13. The wireless communications device of claim 9, wherein means for receiving quality of service states associated with the requester comprises means for receiving quality of service states associated with the requester from another point of attachment.

14. The wireless communications device of claim 9, further comprising means for receiving quality of service states associated with multiple requesters with respect to the wireless terminal.

15. The wireless communications device of claim 9, wherein the quality of service states relate to quality of service parameters associated with at least one traffic flow relating to the wireless terminal.

16. The wireless communications device of claim 9, wherein the requester is one or more of an application server and a function therein.

17. The wireless communications device of claim 9, wherein the requester is one or more of a subscriber-side device and a function therein.

18. A processor configured to execute the following instructions:

receiving a resource state from a previous point of attachment, wherein the resource state is associated with a requester; and

indicating to the requester that a point of attachment with respect to the resource state has altered.

19. A base station comprising the processor of claim 18.

20. The processor of claim 18 further configured to execute the following instructions:

receiving a quality of service request from the requester subsequent to provision of the indication.

21. The processor of claim 18 further configured to execute the following instructions:

providing the resource state to a base station upon the point of attachment with respect to the resource state again altering.

22. A machine-readable medium having stored thereon machine-executable instructions for:

receiving quality of service parameters with respect to a wireless terminal, wherein the quality of service parameters are associated with a requester; and

providing an indication to the requester that a point of attachment with respect to the wireless terminal has altered.

23. A base station comprising the machine-readable medium of claim 22.

24. The machine-readable medium of claim 22 having thereon further machine-executable instructions for relaying the quality of service parameters to a base station during a handoff procedure.

25. The machine-readable medium of claim 22 having thereon further machine-executable instructions for configuring a base station to act as a primary point of attachment.

26. A wireless communications apparatus comprising:

a memory that retains instructions for informing a requester of quality of service parameters with respect to a wireless terminal that a point of attachment for the wireless terminal has changed with respect to a resource state; and

a processor that executes the instructions.