SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR WIRELESS RESOURCE MANAGEMENT WITH QUALITY OF SERVICE (QOS) MANAGEMENT

• US 20080008188A1
• Filed: 05/25/2007
• Published: 01/10/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 05/25/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Proximetry, Inc. (relayr, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Proximetry, Inc. (relayr, Inc.)
• Inventors: Buga, Wladyslaw, Trent, Tracy
• Application Number:
  US11/754,093
• Publication Number:
  US 20080008188A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/395.21
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0213 Standardised network management protocols, e.g. simple network management protocol [SNMP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/046 comprising network management agents or mobile agents therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0681 Configuration of triggering conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0803 Configuration setting
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/5048 Automatic or semi-automatic definitions, e.g. definition templates
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/509 wherein the managed service relates to media content delivery, e.g. audio, video or TV
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/00 Arrangements for monitoring or testing data switching networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/0823 Errors, e.g. transmission errors
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/0852 Delays
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/087 Jitter
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/16 Central resource management; Negotiation of resources or communication parameters, e.g. negotiating bandwidth or QoS [Quality of Service]

Abstract

Systems and methods for management of resources in wireless networks such as IEEE 802.11 and 802.16 networks are described. Wireless resource management within a network specific configuration may be implemented in a combination of hardware and software based on knowledge of network and device specific parameters. Management of resources may include management of quality of service (QOS) and management of wireless devices operating in accordance with multiple protocols within a dynamic and adaptive resource management architecture.

Claims

1. A system for dynamically managing quality of service (QOS) within a wireless network, said system comprising:

a plurality of QOS agents, each of said QOS agents configured to receive information from one of a plurality of wireless devices within said wireless network;

a QOS management module in communication with said QOS agents, said QOS management module operative to manage QOS of said wireless network based upon one or more QOS parameters; and

a wireless system management module disposed to provide said one or more QOS parameters to said QOS management module.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein said QOS parameters include video parameters.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein said QOS parameters include audio parameters.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein said QOS parameters include VOIP parameters.

5. A system for managing quality of service (QOS) in a wireless network, said system comprising:

an agent disposed to manage operation of a wireless device included within said wireless network; and

a QOS management module disposed to provide control information to said agent, said control information being generated in accordance with QOS parameters and operational conditions of said wireless network.

6. The system of claim 5 further comprising an application semantics module disposed to provide application semantics information to said QOS management module.

7. The system of claim 5 wherein said QOS management module comprises a first submodule containing QOS rules and policies information and a second submodule containing known QOS patterns and conditions characteristic of said wireless network.

8. The system of claim 5 wherein said QOS parameters comprise RF channel information and RF channel prediction information, said control information generated by said QOS management module being at least in part based upon said RF channel information and said RF channel prediction information.

9. A method of managing quality of service (QOS) in a wireless network, the method comprising:

receiving, at a server, QOS criteria;

receiving, at said server, a network operating parameter;

determining a network operating configuration in accordance with said QOS criteria and said network operational parameter; and

sending, from said server, information relating to said network operating configuration to a plurality of wireless devices of said wireless network.