Method and system for managing wireless bandwidth resources
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1. A method for managing wireless bandwidth resources, comprising:
- receiving at a serving node a service request for a mobile unit;
communicating with a wireless network node to determine whether sufficient wireless bandwidth is available for the requested service; and
processing the service request based on the availability of wireless bandwidth and on current wireless bandwidth used by the mobile unit, wherein the service request is received out-of-band, and wherein the service request is part of a vendor-specific extension of an agent solicitation message.
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Abstract
A method and system for managing wireless bandwidth resources include the capability to receive at a serving node a service request for a mobile unit and to communicate with a wireless network node to determine whether sufficient wireless bandwidth is available for the requested service. The method and system also include the capability to process the service request based on the availability of wireless bandwidth.
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1. A method for managing wireless bandwidth resources, comprising:
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receiving at a serving node a service request for a mobile unit; communicating with a wireless network node to determine whether sufficient wireless bandwidth is available for the requested service; and processing the service request based on the availability of wireless bandwidth and on current wireless bandwidth used by the mobile unit, wherein the service request is received out-of-band, and wherein the service request is part of a vendor-specific extension of an agent solicitation message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for managing wireless bandwidth resources, comprising:
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a computer-processable medium; and logic stored on the computer-processable medium, the logic operable to; receive at a serving node a service request for a mobile unit; communicate with a wireless network node to determine whether sufficient wireless bandwidth is available for the requested service; and process the service request based on the availability of wireless bandwidth and on current wireless bandwidth used by the mobile unit, wherein the service request is received out-of-band, and wherein the service request is part of a vendor-specific extension of an agent solicitation message. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for managing wireless bandwidth resources, comprising:
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means for receiving at a serving node a service request for a mobile unit; means for communicating with a wireless network node to determine whether sufficient wireless bandwidth is available for the requested service; and means for processing the service request based on availability of wireless bandwidth and on current wireless bandwidth used by the mobile unit, wherein the service request is received out-of-band, and wherein the service request is part of a vendor-specific extension of an agent solicitation message. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method for managing wireless bandwidth resources, comprising:
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determining at a mobile unit that an associated application desires a service; generating a message requesting approval for the service, the message containing traffic characteristics for the service; receiving a message regarding approval; determining whether the service is approved, wherein the approval is based on the availability of wireless bandwidth and on current wireless bandwidth used by the mobile unit; and updating traffic information for a wireless link if the service is approved, wherein generating a message requesting approval for the service includes sending the message out-of-band, and wherein the message is sent out-of-band by inserting the message into the vendor-specific extension of an agent solicitation message. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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29. A system for managing wireless bandwidth resources, comprising:
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a computer-processable medium; and logic stored on the computer-processable medium, the logic operable to; determine at a mobile unit that an associated application desires a service; generate a message requesting approval for the service, the message containing traffic characteristics for the service; receive a message regarding approval; determine whether the service is approved, wherein the approval is based on the availability of wireless bandwidth and on current wireless bandwidth used by the mobile unit; and update traffic information for a wireless link if the service is approved, wherein generating a message requesting approval for the service includes sending the message out-of-band, and wherein the message is sent out-of-band by inserting the message into the vendor-specific extension of an agent solicitation message. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32)
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33. A system for managing wireless bandwidth resources, comprising:
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means for determining at a mobile unit that an associated application desires a service; means for generating a message requesting approval for the service, the message containing traffic characteristics for the service; means for receiving a message regarding approval; means for determining whether the service is approved, wherein the approval is based on the availability of wireless bandwidth and on current wireless bandwidth used by the mobile unit; and means for updating traffic information for a wireless link if the service is approved, wherein generating a message requesting approval for the service includes sending the message out-of-band, and wherein the message is sent out-of-band by inserting the message into the vendor-specific extension of an agent solicitation message. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A mobile unit for managing wireless bandwidth resources, comprising:
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a service application manager operable to determine that an associated application desires a service, generate a message requesting approval for the service, the message containing traffic characteristics for the service, receive a message regarding approval, and determine whether the service is approved, wherein the approval is based on the availability of wireless bandwidth and on current wireless bandwidth used by the mobile unit; and a traffic manager operable to update traffic information for a wireless link if the service is approved, wherein generating a message requesting approval for the service includes sending the message out-of-band, and wherein the message is sent out-of-band by inserting the message into the vendor-specific extension of an agent solicitation message. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42)
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