Apparatus, and associated method, for facilitating QoS and bearer setup in an IP-based communication system
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1. An apparatus for facilitating bearer setup initiated by a network, the apparatus comprising:
- a first bearer setup request generator associated with a first application-level entity, said first bearer setup request generator configured to;
generate a first application-level bearer setup request to induce a bearer manager to create a bearer between a first node and a second node, wherein the first bearer setup request is free of network address identifiers for the bearer manager; and
provide the first application-level bearer setup request to a transport-level entity; and
a second bearer setup request generator associated with an AAA entity, the second bearer request generator configured to;
generate, upon receiving an indication of the first bearer setup request, a transport-level bearer setup request to induce the bearer manager to create the bearer between the first node and the second node.
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Abstract
Apparatus, and an associated method, for generating a bearer setup request in a mobile, or other, communication system. An application-level bearer setup request generator is positioned at the application level of the communication system. A request is forwarded to a transport level. And a bearer setup request signal generator, located at the transport level, generates a transport-level bearer setup request that is routed to the bearer manager. Bearer setup is performed by the bearer manager and a response is provided through the transport layer to the application level, and back to a communication node when the bearer setup is performed.
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1. An apparatus for facilitating bearer setup initiated by a network, the apparatus comprising:
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a first bearer setup request generator associated with a first application-level entity, said first bearer setup request generator configured to; generate a first application-level bearer setup request to induce a bearer manager to create a bearer between a first node and a second node, wherein the first bearer setup request is free of network address identifiers for the bearer manager; and provide the first application-level bearer setup request to a transport-level entity; and a second bearer setup request generator associated with an AAA entity, the second bearer request generator configured to; generate, upon receiving an indication of the first bearer setup request, a transport-level bearer setup request to induce the bearer manager to create the bearer between the first node and the second node. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for facilitating bearer setup of a network, the method comprising:
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selectably generating a first application-level bearer setup request to induce a bearer manager to create a bearer between a first node and a second node, wherein the first bearer setup request is free of network address identifiers for the bearer manager; and providing the first application-level bearer setup request to a transport level AAA (Authentication Authorization Accounting) entity; and generating a second bearer setup request to induce the bearer manager to create the bearer between the first node and the second node. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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