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Quality of service definition for data streams

  • US 7,320,029 B2
  • Filed: 06/29/2001
  • Issued: 01/15/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method comprising:

  • providing a unique identifier (UID, Stream Type) to an application executing in a terminal device, the unique identifier uniquely identifying at least one of the application and the data stream from or to the application;

    providing the unique identifier in addition to a port number to a protocol stack in the terminal device;

    determining an association between said identifier and a particular Quality of Service (QoS) policy in the protocol stack using a database stored in said terminal device;

    determining in the protocol stack within the terminal device QoS parameters contained in the QoS policy;

    transmitting from said terminal device to the network the QoS parameters to be applied to the data stream from or to the application; and

    applying the (QoS) parameters to the data stream of the application communicating data over a sockets connection.

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