SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING MAXIMUM FILL LINK VIA BONDED SERVICES
First Claim
1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a processor and a memory communicatively connected to the processor, the processor configured to;
receive, at a gateway device configured to support a user device data plane session having multiple bearers associated with multiple different access networks, user device traffic of the user device data plane session;
perform traffic monitoring for the user device traffic of the user device data plane session; and
determine, based on policy information associated with the user device data plane session and based on the traffic monitoring for the user device traffic of the user device data plane session, an allocation of the user device traffic of the user device data plane session to the multiple bearers of the user device data plane session.
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Abstract
The disclosure relates generally to supporting a maximum fill link capability for a bonded session. The maximum fill link capability may be configured to control allocation of user device traffic of a user device across multiple bearers of a bonded data plane session supported for the user device. The maximum fill link capability may be provided at a gateway device associated with the bonded data plane session, which may be a network gateway device for downstream user device traffic or a customer gateway device for upstream user device traffic. The maximum fill link capability may be configured to determine an allocation of the user device traffic of a user device data plane session to multiple bearers of the user device data plane session based on policy information associated with the user device data plane session and based on traffic monitoring performed for the user device traffic of the user device data plane session.
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
a processor and a memory communicatively connected to the processor, the processor configured to; receive, at a gateway device configured to support a user device data plane session having multiple bearers associated with multiple different access networks, user device traffic of the user device data plane session; perform traffic monitoring for the user device traffic of the user device data plane session; and determine, based on policy information associated with the user device data plane session and based on the traffic monitoring for the user device traffic of the user device data plane session, an allocation of the user device traffic of the user device data plane session to the multiple bearers of the user device data plane session. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform a method, the method comprising:
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receiving, at a gateway device configured to support a user device data plane session having multiple bearers associated with multiple different access networks, user device traffic of the user device data plane session; performing traffic monitoring for the user device traffic of the user device data plane session; and determining, based on policy information associated with the user device data plane session and based on the traffic monitoring for the user device traffic of the user device data plane session, an allocation of the user device traffic of the user device data plane session to the multiple bearers of the user device data plane session.
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26. A method, comprising:
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receiving, at a gateway device configured to support a user device data plane session having multiple bearers associated with multiple different access networks, user device traffic of the user device data plane session; performing traffic monitoring for the user device traffic of the user device data plane session; and determining, based on policy information associated with the user device data plane session and based on the traffic monitoring for the user device traffic of the user device data plane session, an allocation of the user device traffic of the user device data plane session to the multiple bearers of the user device data plane session.
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27. An apparatus, comprising:
a processor and a memory communicatively connected to the processor, the processor configured to; receive, at a gateway device configured to support a user device data plane session having multiple bearers associated with multiple different access networks, user device traffic of the user device data plane session, wherein the multiple bearers comprise a first bearer and a second bearer, the second bearer having a wireless user device associated therewith; propagate the user device traffic of the user device data plane session via the first bearer; perform traffic monitoring for the user device traffic of the user device data plane session; and based on a determination to switch at least a portion of the user device traffic of the user device data plane session from the first bearer to the second bearer, initiate a process for paging the wireless user device.
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