Method and an arrangement for management of bearers
First Claim
1. A method for management of bearers in a cellular telecommunications system, characterized in thatat least two priority data items are associated with each bearer, the first one of the priority data items having a same value for at least two bearers associated under the same client identity,decisions whether or not to provide services for a bearer are based at least in part on the value of at least one of said at least two priority data items,bearers are organized into sets on at least two hierarchical levels and a priority data item is given for each set, andall bearers associated with the same client identity have the same values of a first priority data item of said at least two priority data items;
- andwherein when considering the denial of services between first and second bearers, the service is denied for the bearer with a lower value of the first priority data item, disregarding their values of a second priority data item, unless the bearers have the same value for the first priority data item, then the service is denied for the bearer with a lower value of a second priority data item.
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Abstract
The invention is directed to a method for management of bearers in cellular telecommunication systems in such a situation, when the demand of services is greater than the capacity of the network to provide such services. According to the invention, a set of priority values is associated with each bearer. Preferably, the set of priority values comprises an absolute priority value, which is the same for all bearers associated with a certain USIM, and a relative priority value, which defines the priority order of the bearers associated with a certain USIM. The network uses these priority values to determine, which bearer is dropped, when not enough resources are available.
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16 Claims
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1. A method for management of bearers in a cellular telecommunications system, characterized in that
at least two priority data items are associated with each bearer, the first one of the priority data items having a same value for at least two bearers associated under the same client identity, decisions whether or not to provide services for a bearer are based at least in part on the value of at least one of said at least two priority data items, bearers are organized into sets on at least two hierarchical levels and a priority data item is given for each set, and all bearers associated with the same client identity have the same values of a first priority data item of said at least two priority data items; - and
wherein when considering the denial of services between first and second bearers, the service is denied for the bearer with a lower value of the first priority data item, disregarding their values of a second priority data item, unless the bearers have the same value for the first priority data item, then the service is denied for the bearer with a lower value of a second priority data item. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A cellular telecommunications system, characterized in that for management of bearers
at least two priority data items are arranged to be associated with each bearer, the first one of the priority data items having a same value for at least two bearers associated under the same client identity, decisions whether or not to provide services for a bearer are arranged to be based at least in part on the value of at least one of said at least two priority data items, bearers are organized into sets on at least two hierarchical levels and a priority data item is given for each set, and all bearers associated with the same client identity have the same values of a first priority data item of said at least two priority data items, wherein when considering the denial of services between first and second bearers, the service is denied for the bearer with a lower value of the first priority data item, disregarding their values of a second priority data item, unless the bearers have the same value for the first priority data item, then the service is denied for the bearer with a lower value of a second priority data item.
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15. A radio network controller for a cellular telecommunications system, characterized in that for management of bearers it comprises
means for associating at least two priority data items with each bearer, the first one of the priority data items having a same value for at least two bearers associated under the same client identity, means for making decisions whether or not to provide services for a bearer is based at least in part on the value of at least one of said at least two priority data items; - and
wherein bearers are organized into sets on at least two hierarchical levels and a priority data item is given for each set, and all bearers associated with the same client identity have the same values of a first priority data item of said at least two priority data items; and further wherein when considering the denial of services between first and second bearers, the service is denied for the bearer with a lower value of the first priority data item, disregarding their values of a second priority data item, unless the bearers have the same value for the first priority data item, then the service is denied for the bearer with a lower value of a second priority data item. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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Specification
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Current AssigneeNokia Solutions and Networks US LLC (Nokia Corporation)
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Original AssigneeNokia Networks (Nokia Corporation)
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InventorsMarjelund, Pekka, Kauhanen, Timo, Kohonen, Pekka, Hartikainen, Jari, Perälä, Timo
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Primary Examiner(s)Trinh, Sonny
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Assistant Examiner(s)Bhattacharya, Sam
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Application NumberUS09/744,180Time in Patent Office2,217 DaysField of Search455/512, 455/513, 455/514, 455/450, 455/452.1, 455/452.2, 455/453US Class Current455/450CPC Class CodesH04W 72/56 based on priority criteriaH04W 76/30 Connection releaseH04W 84/042 Public Land Mobile systems,...
