Bearer Management in the RAN Based on Quality of Service
First Claim
1. A method of operating a node in a radio access network, the method comprising:
- obtaining an indication of the service quality desired for a traffic flow between a mobile communication device and a core network;
determining whether an additional bearer is required between the mobile communication device and the core network based on the obtained indication; and
sending a message to a node in the core network to initiate a procedure to establish an additional bearer between the mobile communication device and the core network if it is determined that an additional bearer is required.
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Abstract
Methods of operating nodes in a mobile communication network and nodes configured to implement the same There is provided a method of operating a node in a radio access network, the method comprising obtaining (101) an indication of the service quality desired for a traffic flow between a mobile communication device and a core network; determining (103) whether an additional bearer is required between the mobile communication device and the core network based on the obtained indication; and sending (105) a message to a node in the core network to initiate a procedure to establish an additional bearer between the mobile communication device and the core network if it is determined that an additional bearer is required. A corresponding method of operating a node in a core network is also provided, along with nodes configured to implement the methods.
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35 Claims
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1. A method of operating a node in a radio access network, the method comprising:
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obtaining an indication of the service quality desired for a traffic flow between a mobile communication device and a core network; determining whether an additional bearer is required between the mobile communication device and the core network based on the obtained indication; and sending a message to a node in the core network to initiate a procedure to establish an additional bearer between the mobile communication device and the core network if it is determined that an additional bearer is required. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 35)
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11. A node for use in a radio access network part of a communication network the node comprising processing circuitry that is configured to:
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obtain an indication of the service quality desired for a traffic flow between a mobile communication device and a core network; determine whether an additional bearer is required between the mobile communication device and the core network based on the obtained indication; and initiate transmission of a message to a node in the core network to initiate a procedure to establish an additional bearer between the mobile communication device and the core network if it is determined that an additional bearer is required. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of operating a node in a core network, the method comprising:
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receiving a message from a node in a radio access network indicating that an additional bearer is required for a traffic flow between a mobile communication device and the core network; and initiating a procedure to establish an additional bearer between the mobile communication device and the core network in response to the received message. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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27. A node for use in a core network part of a communication network, the node comprising processing circuitry (92) that is configured to:
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receive a message from a node in a radio access network indicating that an additional bearer is required for a traffic flow between a mobile communication device and the core network; and initiate a procedure to establish an additional bearer between the mobile communication device and the core network in response to the received message. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31)
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