Femto cell access point passthrough model
First Claim
1. A femto access point, comprising:
- a communication platform configured to receive a packetized stream in a user plane across a broadband network;
an identification component configured to discriminate the packetized stream into a first packet flow for a first device served within femto cell coverage and a second packet flow for a second device served within non-femto-cell background coverage; and
a traffic shaping component configured to provide a first fixed quality of service for the first packet flow in accordance with a first quality of service policy for wireless transmission by the femto access point and a second fixed quality of service for the second packet flow in accordance with a second quality of service policy for transmission across the broadband network.
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Abstract
The subject innovation provides system(s) and method(s) to supply fixed, differentiated quality of service (QoS) for packetized traffic (e.g., voice and data) intended for femto cell coverage when transmitted concurrently with external broadband traffic. Quality of Service differentiation is supplied without an external implementation. Femto cell coverage is prioritized over concurrent packetized traffic to deliver a rich user experience for delay and jitter sensitive applications. A passthrough configuration for a femto access point (AP) facilitates supplying hard QoS for data packet streams, or flows, intended for femto cell coverage or non-femto-cell coverage. The femto AP receives a consolidated packet stream through backhaul link(s) and distinguishes flow(s) for femto coverage and flow(s) for auxiliary broadband coverage. The femto AP routes the flow(s) intended for femto with hard QoS according to QoS policy which can be determined by a network operator or a subscriber.
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23 Claims
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1. A femto access point, comprising:
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a communication platform configured to receive a packetized stream in a user plane across a broadband network; an identification component configured to discriminate the packetized stream into a first packet flow for a first device served within femto cell coverage and a second packet flow for a second device served within non-femto-cell background coverage; and a traffic shaping component configured to provide a first fixed quality of service for the first packet flow in accordance with a first quality of service policy for wireless transmission by the femto access point and a second fixed quality of service for the second packet flow in accordance with a second quality of service policy for transmission across the broadband network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method, comprising:
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receiving a packet stream at a femto access point; identifying a first packet in the packet stream utilized for femto cell coverage and a second packet in the packet stream utilized for wired broadband coverage at the femto access point; providing a first quality of service grade to the first packet according to a quality of service policy and a second quality of service grade to the second packet according to the quality of service policy at the femto access point; wirelessly conveying the first packet according to the first quality of service grade from the femto access point to a wireless device; and non-wirelessly conveying the second packet according to the second quality of service grade from the femto access point to a broadband hub. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform operations comprising:
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receiving a data packet stream across a broadband connection at a femto cell; processing the data packet stream at the femto cell and identifying a first packet flow directed to femto cell coverage and a second packet flow dedicated to broadband coverage; providing a first quality of service profile to the first packet flow based on a quality of service policy at the femto cell; providing a second quality of service profile to the second packet flow based on the quality of service policy applying to the femto cell; wirelessly conveying the first packet flow according to the first quality of service policy; and conveying the second packet flow according to the second quality of service policy across the broadband connection. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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23. An apparatus comprising:
a memory that stores components, comprising; an identification component configured to analyze a packet stream received across a broadband connection and to discriminate between a first data packet flow directed to femto cell coverage and a second data packet flow directed to broadband coverage in a packet stream; a traffic shaping component configured to process the first data packet flow according to a first quality of service according to a quality of service policy and the second data packet flow according to a second quality of service according to the quality of service policy; and a switch component configured to route the first data packet flow to a wireless component that transmits the first data packet flow wirelessly according to the first quality of service and to route the second data packet flow to a wired component that transmits the second data packet flow across the broadband connection according to the second quality of service.
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