Method and apparatus for indicating quality of service to a radio access network
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1. A method, comprising:
- providing a Packet Control Function unit as coupled to a wireless communication system;
providing a Packet Data Serving Node as coupled to another communication system;
providing a communications link between the Packet Control Function unit and the Packet Data Serving Node;
providing an indication of a given persisting level of service for a given user of the wireless communication system from the Packet Data Serving Node to the Packet Control Function unit, wherein providing an indication of a given persisting level of service for a given user of the wireless communication system from the Packet Data Serving Node to the Packet Control Function unit comprises providing the indication of the given Persisting level of service in at least one asynchronously transmitted message.
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Abstract
Level of service information for a given user of a radio access network (10) is determined at a Packet Data Serving Node (18) and provided to the radio access network for use in determining a particular level of service to provide to the given user. The level of service can comprise an absolute level of service (such as a maximum data rate to be accorded the user) or a dynamic relative level of service (such as information that is used to compare competing users to determine a particular current apportioning of communications resources). In one embodiment, the level of service information is provided to the radio access network via a modified A11 registration update message.
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1. A method, comprising:
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providing a Packet Control Function unit as coupled to a wireless communication system;
providing a Packet Data Serving Node as coupled to another communication system;
providing a communications link between the Packet Control Function unit and the Packet Data Serving Node;
providing an indication of a given persisting level of service for a given user of the wireless communication system from the Packet Data Serving Node to the Packet Control Function unit, wherein providing an indication of a given persisting level of service for a given user of the wireless communication system from the Packet Data Serving Node to the Packet Control Function unit comprises providing the indication of the given Persisting level of service in at least one asynchronously transmitted message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method, comprising:
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providing a Packet Control Function unit as coupled to a wireless communication system;
providing a Packet Data Serving Node as coupled to another communication system;
providing a communications link between the Packet Control Function unit and the Packet Data Serving Node;
providing an indication of a given persisting level of service for a given user of the wireless communication system from the Packet Data Serving Node to the Packet Control Function unit, wherein providing an indication of a given persisting level of service for a given user of the wireless communication system from the Packet Data Serving Node to the Packet Control Function unit includes providing the indication of the given persisting level of service in at least one synchronously transmitted message.
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17. A method, comprising:
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providing a Packet Control Function unit as coupled to a wireless communication system;
providing a Packet Data Serving Node as coupled to another communication system;
providing a communications link between the Packet Control Function unit and the Packet Data Serving Node;
providing an indication of a given persisting level of service for a given user of the wireless communication system from the Packet Data Serving Node to the Packet Control Function unit;
using the indication of the given persisting level of service in the wireless communication system to provide a corresponding level of service to the given user for at least some subsequent communications, wherein the corresponding level of service comprises, at least in part, a resource allocation value and wherein the resource allocation value comprises a first data rate to be used by the wireless communication system when supporting at least some transmissions from the given user and a second data rate to be used by the wireless communication system when supporting at least some transmissions to the given user.
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18. A method, comprising:
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providing a Packet Control Function unit as coupled to a wireless communication system;
providing a Packet Data Serving Node as coupled to another communication system;
providing a communications link between the Packet Control Function unit and the Packet Data Serving Node;
providing an indication of a given persisting level of service for a given user of the wireless communication system from the Packet Data Serving Node to the Packet Control Function unit;
using the indication of the given persisting level of service in the wireless communication system to provide a corresponding level of service to the given user for at least some subsequent communications, wherein the corresponding level of service comprises, at least in part, a resource allocation value and wherein the resource allocation value comprises a value that corresponds to a dynamic relative level of service to be accorded the given user relative to corresponding resource allocation values as are accorded to other users, such that the relative level of service does not correspond to a given absolute level of service.
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19. A method, comprising:
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receiving from a wireless communication unit via a wireless communication system and a wireless connection a user identifier;
correlating the user identifier to a predetermined level of service;
providing an indication of the predetermined level of service to a Packet Control Function unit, wherein providing an indication of the predetermined level of service to the wireless communication system comprises providing the indication via an A11 link to a Packet Control Function unit that comprises a part of the wireless communication system. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A Packet Data Serving Node for use with a wireless communication system, comprising:
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a Packet Control Function interface;
level of service indication means for correlating a given wireless communication system user identifier with a predetermined level of service; and
an output operably coupled to the Packet Control Function interface and the level of service indication means such that an indication of the predetermined level of service is provided to the Packet Control Function interface, wherein the output provides the indication of the predetermined level of service in at least one asynchronously transmitted message. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A Packet Data Serving Node for use with a wireless communication system, comprising:
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a Packet Control Function interface;
level of service indication means for correlating a given wireless communication system user identifier with a predetermined level of service; and
an output operably coupled to the Packet Control Function interface and the level of service indication means such that an indication of the predetermined level of service is provided to the Packet Control Function interface, wherein the output provides the indication of the predetermined level of service in at least one synchronously transmitted message.
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- 41. The Packet Data Serving Node of 40 wherein the output further provides the indication of the predetermined level of service in an A11 update message.
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43. A method comprising:
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receiving via a radio access network from a given user using a wireless communication unit a user identifier and an indicator that corresponds to a dynamic relative level of service;
forming a message that includes the indicator;
providing the message as an A11 message to the radio access network such that the radio access network can use the indicator to provide a corresponding dynamic relative level of service to the given user. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46)
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