MULTIPLE PATHWAY SESSION SETUP TO SUPPORT QoS SERVICES

• US 20100131672A1
• Filed: 11/25/2008
• Published: 05/27/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 11/25/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Avago Technologies International Sales Pte Limited (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Broadcom Corporation (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Inventors: Bennett, James, Karaoguz, Jeyhan
• Granted Patent: US 8,959,245 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/238
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/00 Routing or path finding of packets in data switching networks routing or path finding in wireless networks H04W40/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/22 Alternate routing
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/24 Multipath
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/302 Route determination based on requested QoS
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/306 Route determination based on the nature of the carried application
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/308 Route determination based on user's profile, e.g. premium users
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/141 Setup of application sessions admission control or resource allocation in data switching networks H04L47/70

Abstract

A request from a user device is received for a service by a network management server via a communication network. The network management server determines multiple routes for delivering content associated with the requested service based on a provisioning profile for the user device. Content associated with the requested service is then delivered via the determined multiple routes. The provisioning profile is updated and includes preferred service types, desired QoS for one or more services, client account information, and/or client credit verification information. The network management server manages the delivery of the content associated with the requested service via the determined multiple routes. The content includes packets that are the same, which are communicated or delivered simultaneously via the determined multiple routes. The network management server allocates one or more of the determined multiple routes for delivering the content based on priorities associated with the routes.

Claims

1. A method for communication, the method comprising:

receiving from a user device, by a network management server via a communication network, a request for a service;

determining multiple routes for delivering content associated with said requested service based on a provisioning profile for said user device; and

delivering said content associated with said requested service via said determined multiple routes.

2. The method according to claim 1, comprising updating said provisioning profile.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein said provisioning profile comprises preferred service types, desired QoS for one or more services, client account information, and/or client credit verification information.

4. The method according to claim 1, comprising managing via said network management server, said delivery of said content associated with said requested service via said determined multiple routes.

5. The method according to claim 4, comprising managing via said network management server, simultaneous communication of packets that are the same which are associated with said requested service via said determined multiple routes.

6. The method according to claim 1, comprising allocating via said network management server, one or more of said determined multiple routes based on priority.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein said determined multiple routes comprises a primary route and one or more secondary routes.

8. The method according to claim 7, comprising determining via said network management server, whether to utilize said primary route, and/or any of said one or more of said secondary routes for delivering said content associated with said requested service.

9. The method according to claim 7, comprising handing off via said network management server, said requested service from said primary route to said one or more secondary routes.

10. The method according to claim 7, comprising balancing via said network management server, a load associated with said delivery of said content via said primary route and said one or more secondary routes.

11. A system for communication, the system comprising:

one or more circuits for use in a network management server, wherein said one or more circuits are operable to receive, from a user device by a network management server via a communication network, a request for a service;

said one or more circuits are operable to determine multiple routes for delivering content associated with said requested service based on a provisioning profile for said user device; and

said one or more circuits are operable to deliver said content associated with said requested service via said determined multiple routes.

12. The system according to claim 11, wherein said one or more circuits are operable to update said provisioning profile.

13. The system according to claim 11, wherein said provisioning profile comprises preferred service types, desired QoS for one or more services, client account information, and/or client credit verification information.

14. The system according to claim 11, wherein said one or more circuits are operable to manage via said network management server, said delivery of said content associated with said requested service via said determined multiple routes.

15. The system according to claim 14, wherein said one or more circuits are operable to manage via said network management server, simultaneous communication of packets that are the same which are associated with said requested service via said determined multiple routes.

16. The system according to claim 11, wherein said one or more circuits are operable to allocate via said network management server, one or more of said determined multiple routes based on priority.

17. The system according to claim 11, wherein said determined multiple routes comprises a primary route and one or more secondary routes.

18. The system according to claim 17, wherein said one or more circuits are operable to determine via said network management server, whether to utilize said primary route, and/or any of said one or more of said secondary routes for delivering said content associated with said requested service.

19. The system according to claim 17, wherein said one or more circuits are operable to hand off via said network management server, said requested service from said primary route to said one or more secondary routes.

20. The system according to claim 17, wherein said one or more circuits are operable to balance via said network management server, a load associated with said delivery of said content via said primary route and said one or more secondary routes.