Systems and Method for Communicating Priority Information for Use in Scheduling the Transmission of Data
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1. A method, performed by a first network node, for communicating to a second network node priority information that can be used by the second network node to schedule the transmission of downlink application data to a user equipment (UE), comprising:
- (a) receiving, at the first network node via a network, a first packet transmitted from a device connected to the network, the first packet containing downlink application data (AD1) intended for the UE;
(b) determining the priority of said downlink application data intended for the UE;
(c) creating a second packet comprising a header and payload, the payload of the second packet comprising at least some of the downlink application data; and
(d) transmitting, from the first network node, the second packet towards the second network node, whereinthe step of creating the second packet comprises including in the header of the second packet priority information identifying the priority determined in step (b), andthe step of transmitting the second packet comprises transmitting the second packet towards the second network node with at least some of the downlink application data and the priority information.
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Abstract
In one aspect, the invention provides apparatuses and methods for communicating, from one network node to another network node, application data together with priority information so that the receiving network node may use the priority information in scheduling the transmission of the application data to the intended receiver of the application data.
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1. A method, performed by a first network node, for communicating to a second network node priority information that can be used by the second network node to schedule the transmission of downlink application data to a user equipment (UE), comprising:
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(a) receiving, at the first network node via a network, a first packet transmitted from a device connected to the network, the first packet containing downlink application data (AD1) intended for the UE; (b) determining the priority of said downlink application data intended for the UE; (c) creating a second packet comprising a header and payload, the payload of the second packet comprising at least some of the downlink application data; and (d) transmitting, from the first network node, the second packet towards the second network node, wherein the step of creating the second packet comprises including in the header of the second packet priority information identifying the priority determined in step (b), and the step of transmitting the second packet comprises transmitting the second packet towards the second network node with at least some of the downlink application data and the priority information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An apparatus, comprising
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a data processing system for executing the computer software; and a transmit and receive module operable to receive a first packet containing downlink application data destined for a user equipment (UE), wherein the computer software is configured such that when the computer software is executed by the data processing system the data processing system, in response to receiving the first packet, performs a process comprising the following steps; (a) determining the priority of the downlink application data; (c) creating a second packet comprising a header and payload, the payload of the second packet comprising at least some of the downlink application data; and (d) transmitting the second packet towards a network node, wherein the step of creating the second packet comprises including in the header of the second packet priority information identifying the priority determined in step (a), and the step of transmitting the second packet comprises transmitting the second packet towards the network node with at least some of the application data and the priority information. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 16, 17, 20, 21)
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22. A method, performed by a first network node, for communicating to a second network node priority information, comprising:
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(a) receiving, at the first network node, a first packet comprising a header and payload, wherein the payload comprises downlink application data (AD1) intended for a particular user equipment (UE), and the header comprises priority information; (b) after receiving the first packet, receiving from the particular UE uplink application data (AD2); (c) after receiving the uplink application data, creating a second packet comprising a header and payload, wherein the payload of the second packet comprises at least some of the uplink application data; and (d) transmitting the second packet towards the second network node, wherein the step of creating the second packet comprises including in the header of the second packet said priority information that was included in the header of the first packet or bits derived from said priority information. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 31)
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32. A base station apparatus capable of communicating to a network node priority information that can be used by the network node to prioritize the transmission of a packet, comprising:
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a data storage system storing computer software; a data processing system for executing the computer software; and a transmit and receive module operable to receive a first packet comprising a header and payload, wherein the payload comprises downlink application data intended for a particular user equipment (UE), and the header comprises priority information, wherein the computer software is configured such that when the computer software is executed by the data processing system the data processing system, in response to receiving the first packet, performs a process comprising the following steps; (a) after receiving the first packet, receiving from the particular UE uplink application data; (b) after receiving the uplink application data, creating a second packet comprising a header and payload, wherein the payload of the second packet comprises at least some of the uplink application data; and (c) transmitting the second packet towards the network node, characterized in that the step of creating the second packet comprises including in the header of the second packet said priority information that was included in the header of the first packet or bits derived from said priority information. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 37, 39)
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