System and method for providing service in a communication system

• US 8,036,635 B2
• Filed: 10/01/2007
• Issued: 10/11/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Lee, Sung-Won, Kim, Young-Ky, Moon, Sang-Jun, Kim, Dae-Seok, Kang, Hyeon-Jin, Ha, Ji-Hye, Kong, Dong-Keon, Min, Poong-Ki, Park, Joon-Ho
• Primary Examiner(s): Afshar; Kamran
• Assistant Examiner(s): Iqbal; Khawar
• Application Number:
  US11/865,474
• Publication Number:
  US 20080081593A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,471 Days
• Field of Search: 455/422.1, 455406-408, 4554141-4144, 455/466, 370/328, 370/329, 370/338, 370/352, 370/395.21, 370/401, 370/466
• US Class Current: 455/406
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/24 Negotiating SLA [Service Level Agreement]; Negotiating QoS [Quality of Service]

Abstract

A system and method for providing a service in a communication system are provided, in which upon receipt of a request for provisioning of the service with a requested QoS class from an MS, a service server transmits a QoS information request message to an interface server and, upon receipt of a QoS information response message for the QoS information request message from the interface server, the service server provides the service with the requested QoS class to the MS.

Claims

1. A system for providing a service in a communication system, comprising:

a service server for, upon receipt from a Mobile Station (MS) of a request for a provisioning of a service with a requested Quality of Service (QoS) class, transmitting a QoS information request message to an interface server and, upon receipt from the interface server of a QoS information response message for the QoS information request message, providing to the MS the service with the requested QoS class, wherein when the service server determines to terminate the service with the requested QoS class, the service server transmits to the interface server a service termination request message requesting deletion of a recording of the QoS class, and

the interface server for receiving from a service server information about a Quality of Service (QoS) class requested for the service by a Mobile Station (MS), acquiring information indicating support of the requested QoS class, and providing the QoS support information to the service server, wherein when the interface server determines to change the QoS class of the service after providing the QoS support information to the service server, the interface server determines whether a valid period of the supported QoS class has expired or an allocated amount of traffic has been exceeded, wherein if the valid period of the supported QoS class has expired or the allocated amount of traffic has been exceeded, the interface server performs one of transmitting information about a new supported QoS class to the service server and notifying the service server that no further QoS class can be supported.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein when the service server provides the service with the requested QoS class to the MS, the service server charges the MS for the service at the requested QoS class.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein when the service server determines to change the QoS class of the service after providing the service, the service server transmits to the interface server a service request message requesting a QoS change.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein when the service server transmits a billing information request message requesting storage of billing information about the service with the QoS class, after transmitting the service termination request message.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein when the interface server provides the QoS support information to the service server, the interface server transmits billing information about the service with the requested QoS class to a billing server.

6. A method for providing a service in an interface server in a communication system, comprising:

receiving information about a Quality of Service (QoS) class requested for the service by a Mobile Station (MS) from a service server;

acquiring information indicating support of the requested QoS class, and providing the QoS support information to the service server;

receiving a service termination request message requesting deletion of a recording of the QoS class from a service server, when it is determined to terminate the service with the requested QoS class;

determining if a valid period of the supported QoS class has expired or an allocated amount of traffic has been exceeded, when it is determined to change the QoS class of the service after providing the QoS support information to the service server; and

performing one of transmitting information about a new supported QoS class to the service server and notifying the service server that no further QoS class can be supported, if the valid period of the supported QoS class has expired or the allocated amount of traffic has been exceeded.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising transmitting billing information about the service with the requested QoS class to a billing server.