System and method for relaying information in order to enable services in a network environment
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1. An apparatus for relaying information in a network environment, comprising:
- a gateway general packet radio service (GPRS) support node (GGSN) operable to;
establish primary and secondary packet data protocol (PDP) links on behalf of an end user; and
communicate traffic pattern information associated with the primary and secondary PDP links to a client services packet gateway (CSPG) through one or more control path interfaces of the GGSN to the CSPG by adding the traffic pattern information into traffic flows communicated through the one or more control path interfaces of the GGSN to the CSPG, the CSPG being external to and upstream from the GGSN, the traffic pattern information;
providing data associated with how traffic flows propagating via each of the primary and secondary PDP links are to be treated in a information network;
specifying a first quality of service level for the primary PDP link and a different second quality of service level for the secondary PDP link; and
allowing the CSPG to provide at least one service according to one or more appropriate quality of service levels determined from the traffic pattern information, the CSPG operable to parse the traffic pattern information to determine the first quality of service level for the traffic flows propagating via the primary PDP link and the second quality of service level for the traffic flows propagating via the secondary PDP link.
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Abstract
A method for relaying information in a network environment is provided that includes establishing primary and secondary packet data protocol (PDP) links on behalf of an end user and communicating traffic pattern information associated with the primary and secondary PDP links to a client services packet gateway (CSPG), the traffic pattern information providing data associated with how traffic flows propagating via each of the primary and secondary PDP links are to be treated in a network.
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21 Claims
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1. An apparatus for relaying information in a network environment, comprising:
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a gateway general packet radio service (GPRS) support node (GGSN) operable to; establish primary and secondary packet data protocol (PDP) links on behalf of an end user; and communicate traffic pattern information associated with the primary and secondary PDP links to a client services packet gateway (CSPG) through one or more control path interfaces of the GGSN to the CSPG by adding the traffic pattern information into traffic flows communicated through the one or more control path interfaces of the GGSN to the CSPG, the CSPG being external to and upstream from the GGSN, the traffic pattern information; providing data associated with how traffic flows propagating via each of the primary and secondary PDP links are to be treated in a information network; specifying a first quality of service level for the primary PDP link and a different second quality of service level for the secondary PDP link; and allowing the CSPG to provide at least one service according to one or more appropriate quality of service levels determined from the traffic pattern information, the CSPG operable to parse the traffic pattern information to determine the first quality of service level for the traffic flows propagating via the primary PDP link and the second quality of service level for the traffic flows propagating via the secondary PDP link. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An apparatus for receiving information in a network environment, comprising:
a client services packet gateway (CSPG) operable to; receive traffic pattern information from a gateway general packet radio service (GPRS) support node (GGSN), the GGSN being operable to establish primary and secondary packet data protocol (PDP) links on behalf of an end user and to communicate the traffic pattern information associated with the primary and secondary PDP links to the CSPG through one or more control path interfaces of the GGSN to the CSPG by adding the traffic pattern information into traffic flows communicated through the one or more control path interfaces of the GGSN to the CSPG, the CSPG being external to and upstream from the GGSN, the traffic pattern information; provides providing data associated with how traffic flows propagating via each of the primary and secondary PDP links are to be treated in a network; specifying a first quality of service level for the primary PDP link and a different second quality of service level for the secondary PDP link; and allowing the CSPG to provide at least one associated service according to one or more appropriate quality of service levels determined from the traffic pattern information; and parse the traffic pattern information to determine the first quality of service level for the traffic flows propagating via the primary PDP link and the second quality of service level for the traffic flows propagating via the secondary PDP link providing an associated service according to the appropriate quality of service level as determined from the traffic pattern information. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for relaying information in a network environment, comprising:
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establishing primary and secondary packet data protocol (PDP) links on behalf of an end user; and communicating traffic pattern information associated with the primary and secondary PDP links to a client services packet gateway (CSPG) through one or more control path interfaces of a gateway general packet radio service (GPRS) support node (GGSN) to the CSPG by adding the traffic pattern information into traffic flows communicated through the one or more control path interfaces of the GGSN to the CSPG, the CSPG being external to and upstream from the GGSN, the traffic pattern information; providing data associated with how traffic flows propagating via each of the primary and secondary PDP links are to be treated in a network; specifying a first quality of service level for the primary PDP link and a different second quality of service level for the secondary PDP link; and allowing the CSPG to provide at least one service according to one or more appropriate quality of service levels determined from the traffic pattern information, the CSPG operable to parse the traffic pattern information to determine the first quality of service level for the traffic flows propagating via the primary PDP link and the second quality of service level for the traffic flows propagating via the secondary PDP link. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A system for relaying information in a network environment, comprising:
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means for establishing primary and secondary packet data protocol (PDP) links on behalf of an end user; and means for communicating traffic pattern information associated with the primary and secondary PDP to a client services packet gateway (CSPG) through one or more control path interfaces of a gateway general packet radio service (GPRS) support node (GGSN) to the CSPG by adding the traffic pattern information into traffic flows communicated through the one or more control path interfaces of the GGSN to the CSPG, the CSPG being external to and upstream from the GGSN, the traffic pattern information; providing data associated with how traffic flows propagating via each of the primary and secondary PDP links are to be treated in a network; specifying a first quality of service level for the primary PDP link and a different second quality of service level for the secondary PDP link; and allowing the CSPG to provide at least one service according to one or more appropriate quality of service level as levels determined from the traffic pattern information, the CSPG operable to parse the traffic pattern information to determine the first quality of service level for the traffic flows propagating via the primary PDP link and the second quality of service level for the traffic flows propagating via the secondary PDP link. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer-readable medium comprising software for relaying information in a network environment, the software when executed operable to:
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establish primary and secondary packet data protocol (PDP) links on behalf of an end user; and communicate traffic pattern information associated with the primary and secondary PDP to a client services packet gateway (CSPG) through one or more control path interfaces of a gateway general packet radio service (GPRS) support node (GGSN) to the CSPG by adding the traffic pattern information into traffic flows communicated through the one or more control path interfaces of the GGSN to the CSPG, the CSPG being external to and upstream from the GGSN, the traffic pattern information; providing data associated with how traffic flows propagating via each of the primary and secondary PDP links are to be treated in a network; specifying a first quality of service level for the primary PDP link and a different second quality of service level for the secondary PDP link; and allowing the CSPG to provide at least one service according to one or more appropriate quality of service levels determined from the traffic pattern information, the CSPG operable to parse the traffic pattern information to determine the first quality of service level for the traffic flows propagating via the primary PDP link and the second quality of service level for the traffic flows propagating via the secondary PDP link. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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