Bundling of communication signals for efficiency

• US 8,265,679 B2
• Filed: 09/28/2007
• Issued: 09/11/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 09/28/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Ananthanarayanan, Arulmozhi K., Gill, Harleen K., Santhanam, Arvind V.
• Primary Examiner(s): Mai, Lam T
• Application Number:
  US12/438,089
• Publication Number:
  US 20100004012A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,810 Days
• Field of Search: 455500-528, 455/452.1, 455/450, 455/451, 455/414.1, 370/329, 370/356, 370/202, 370/338, 370/349, 370/352, 370/468, 370/404, 370/238, 370/445, 370/524
• US Class Current: 455/518
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/10 Flow control; Congestion control
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/24 Negotiating SLA [Service Level Agreement]; Negotiating QoS [Quality of Service]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/10 Push-to-Talk [PTT] or Push-On-Call services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 74/0866 using a dedicated channel for access
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/45 for Push-to-Talk [PTT] or Push-to-Talk over cellular [PoC] services

Abstract

Systems and methods for bundling signals in a wireless communication system are disclosed. A connection request and a reservation for QoS resources can be bundled into an access message at an access terminal. The access message with the bundled communication signals can then be transmitted to an access network. An application layer (e.g., a DataOverSignaling (DOS)) message can also be bundled with the connection request and the reservation into the access message.

Claims

1. A method for transmitting communication signals in a wireless network comprising:

bundling a connection request and a reservation for Quality of Service (QoS) resources into an access message at an access terminal; and

transmitting the access message to an access network.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

bundling an application layer message with the connection request and the reservation for QoS resources into the access message.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the application layer message is a DataOverSignaling (DOS) message.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the DOS message contains a request to establish a push-to-talk call.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the access message is transmitted over an access channel in an access probe.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein bundling further comprises:

delaying the transmission of the access message until the connection request and the reservation for QoS resources messages are bundled.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

communicating a bundling request to bundle the connection request and the reservation for QoS resources messages from an application layer to lower layers in the access terminal.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting QoS resources currently allocated to the access terminal; and

wherein the reservation for QoS resources includes QoS resources used for the communication not currently allocated.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the QoS resources include In-Call Signaling and Media reservations.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving an indication that insufficient QoS resources are available at the access network; and

establishing a connection with the access network without the allocated QoS resources.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a traffic channel assignment and reservation accept message indicating that QoS resources are available at the access network; and

establishing a connection with the access network having an allocated QoS resources.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting a trigger prior to performing the bundling.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the trigger is detected at an application layer and wherein the trigger is at least one of a hard key activation, a soft key activation, a response to a received signal or a response to a condition detected by an application.

14. An access terminal comprising:

logic configured to bundle a connection request and a reservation for Quality of Service (QoS) resources into an access message; and

logic configured to transmit the access message to an access network.

15. The access terminal of claim 14, further comprising:

logic configured to bundle an application layer message with the connection request and the reservation for QoS resources into the access message.

16. The access terminal of claim 15, wherein the application layer message is a DataOverSignaling (DOS) message containing a request to establish a push-to-talk call.

17. The access terminal of claim 14, further comprising:

logic configured to detect QoS resources currently allocated to the access terminal; and

wherein the reservation for QoS resources includes QoS resources used for the communication not currently allocated.

18. A non-transitory computer-readable medium including code stored thereon for bundling communication messages in a wireless network comprising:

code for causing the computer to bundle a connection request and a reservation for Quality of Service (QoS) resources into an access message; and

code for causing the computer to transmit the access message to an access network.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18, further comprising:

code for causing the computer to bundle an application layer message with the connection request and the reservation for QoS resources into the access message.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 19, wherein the application layer message is a DataOverSignaling (DOS) message containing a request to establish a push-to-talk call.

21. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18, further comprising:

code for causing a computer to detect QoS resources currently allocated to the access terminal; and

wherein the reservation for QoS resources includes QoS resources used for the communication not currently allocated.

22. An apparatus comprising:

means for bundling a connection request and a reservation for Quality of Service (QoS) resources into an access message; and

means for transmitting the access message to an access network.

23. The apparatus of claim 22, further comprising:

means for bundling an application layer message with the connection request and the reservation for QoS resources into the access message.

24. The apparatus of claim 23, wherein the application layer message is a DataOverSignaling (DOS) message containing a request to establish a push-to-talk call.

25. The apparatus of claim 22, further comprising:

means for detecting QoS resources currently allocated to an access terminal; and

wherein the reservation for QoS resources includes QoS resources used for the communication not currently allocated.

26. A method for reducing connection times in a wireless network comprising:

bundling a connection request and a reservation for allocation of QoS resources into an access message at an access terminal, wherein the reservation for the allocation of QoS resources comprises a QoS profile predefining QoS requirements; and

transmitting the access message to an access network to allow the QoS reservations to be allocated to the access terminal prior to establishing a traffic channel.