Selection of radio resources in a wireless communication device
First Claim
1. A method for selecting radio resources for a communication session in a wireless communication device, the method comprising the steps of:
- describing device capabilities by a set of capability parameters, the set including at least one parameter indicative of the device'"'"'s capabilities;
based on the set of capability parameters, defining a dedicated quality class set for an instance of an application, the dedicated quality class set including at least one quality class for the instance, wherein the describing and defining steps are performed for at least two instances of the application, the at least two instances of the application residing respectively in at least two wireless communication devices; and
negotiating at least one common quality class for a communication session between the at least two instances of the application, the at least one common quality class being determined based on the dedicated quality class sets of the at least two instances of the application, wherein the negotiating step is performed between at least two of the at least two wireless communication devices; and
allocating, based on the negotiating step, radio resources for the communication session, the allocating step being performed in the at least two wireless communication devices.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method for selecting radio resources for a communication session in a wireless communication terminal. In order to facilitate the selection of quality of service between diversified terminals, terminal capabilities are described by a set of capability parameters, the set including at least one parameter indicative of the terminal'"'"'s capabilities. Based on the set of capability parameters, a dedicated quality class set is defined for an application instance residing in the terminal, the quality class set including at least one quality class for the application instance. When a session is to be established between at least two application instances residing respectively in at least two terminals, at least one quality class is negotiated for the session, the at least one quality class being determined based on the dedicated quality class sets of the at least two application instances. Based on the negotiation, radio resources are then allocated for the session.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for selecting radio resources for a communication session in a wireless communication device, the method comprising the steps of:
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describing device capabilities by a set of capability parameters, the set including at least one parameter indicative of the device'"'"'s capabilities;
based on the set of capability parameters, defining a dedicated quality class set for an instance of an application, the dedicated quality class set including at least one quality class for the instance, wherein the describing and defining steps are performed for at least two instances of the application, the at least two instances of the application residing respectively in at least two wireless communication devices; and
negotiating at least one common quality class for a communication session between the at least two instances of the application, the at least one common quality class being determined based on the dedicated quality class sets of the at least two instances of the application, wherein the negotiating step is performed between at least two of the at least two wireless communication devices; and
allocating, based on the negotiating step, radio resources for the communication session, the allocating step being performed in the at least two wireless communication devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A wireless communication device comprising:
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at least one short-range radio interface;
a memory unit storing a set of capability parameters, the set including at least one parameter indicative of the device'"'"'s capabilities;
an interface through which the set of capability parameters is readable from the memory unit for defining, based on the set of capability parameters, a quality class set for an application instance, the quality class set including at least one quality class;
negotiation means for selecting at least one common quality class for a communication session to be established between the application instance and at least one external application instance having respectively at least one external quality class set, the negotiation means being configured to select the at least one common quality class based on the quality class set and the at least one external quality class set; and
allocating means, responsive to the negotiation means, for allocating radio resources for the communication session. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer program product for a wireless communication device, the computer product being stored on a computer readable storage media and configured, when being installed into the wireless communication device, to
read a set of capability parameters from a wireless communication device, the set including at least one parameter indicative of the device'"'"'s capabilities; - and
define, based on the set of capability parameters, a dedicated quality class set including at least one quality class.
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