Method and arrangement for network QoS
First Claim
1. A method in a client device for establishing a service specific configuration of end-to-end Quality of Service (QoS), wherein the client device is connected to a data network and supports a plurality of different services, and wherein the data network includes a service management server, the method comprising the steps of:
- sending a request message to the service management server, the request message comprising a service configuration request for one of the plurality of services selected by the client device;
receiving an acknowledgement message from the service management server, the acknowledgement message comprising the service configuration requested by the client device and information regarding the service specific end-to-end QoS configuration for the selected service, wherein the service configuration information from the service management server comprises a destination address being associated with the requested service configuration, and the end-to-end QoS information in the service configuration information from the service management server comprises a QoS value for the selected service being associated with the destination address and to any intermediate node in the data network between the client device and the destination address; and
configuring the selected service in the client device according to the QoS value from the service management server, thereby enabling the selected service to have service specific end-to-end QoS configuration starting from the client device, continuing at an intermediate node, and ending at the destination address.
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Abstract
Methods and arrangements for service specific configuration of QoS, preferably end-to-end QoS, in a data network by establishing a service specific QoS configuration in a client device. The client device is adapted to be connected to a data network. The data network comprises a service management server. The method comprises the steps of sending a request message comprising a service configuration to the server and receiving an acknowledgement message comprising the service configuration requested by the client device, from the server. The requested service configuration comprises information regarding service specific QoS configuration.
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24 Claims
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1. A method in a client device for establishing a service specific configuration of end-to-end Quality of Service (QoS), wherein the client device is connected to a data network and supports a plurality of different services, and wherein the data network includes a service management server, the method comprising the steps of:
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sending a request message to the service management server, the request message comprising a service configuration request for one of the plurality of services selected by the client device; receiving an acknowledgement message from the service management server, the acknowledgement message comprising the service configuration requested by the client device and information regarding the service specific end-to-end QoS configuration for the selected service, wherein the service configuration information from the service management server comprises a destination address being associated with the requested service configuration, and the end-to-end QoS information in the service configuration information from the service management server comprises a QoS value for the selected service being associated with the destination address and to any intermediate node in the data network between the client device and the destination address; and configuring the selected service in the client device according to the QoS value from the service management server, thereby enabling the selected service to have service specific end-to-end QoS configuration starting from the client device, continuing at an intermediate node, and ending at the destination address. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A client device connected to a data network and supporting a plurality of different services, the data network comprising a service management server, the client device comprising:
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a sending unit for sending a request message to the service management server, the request message comprising a service configuration request for one of the plurality of services selected by the client device; a receiving unit for receiving an acknowledgement message from the service management server, the acknowledgement message comprising the requested service configuration and information regarding service specific end-to-end Quality of Service (QoS) configuration for the selected service, wherein the service configuration information from the service management server comprises a destination address being associated with the requested service configuration, and the end-to-end QoS information in the service configuration information from the service management sever comprises a QoS value for the selected service being associated with the destination address and to an intermediate node in the data network between the client device and the destination address; and a configuring unit for configuring the selected service in the client device according to the QoS value from the service management server, thereby enabling the selected service to have service specific end-to-end QoS configuration starting from the client device, continuing at any intermediate node, and ending at the destination address. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method in a service management server in a data network for establishing a service specific configuration of end-to-end Quality of Service (QoS), the data network further comprising an intermediate node, the service management server being connected to a client device that supports a plurality of different services, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a request message from the client device, the request message comprising a service configuration request for one of the plurality of services selected by the client device; making a reservation of the requested service specific end-to-end QoS configuration for a service management client in the client device; and sending an acknowledgement message to the client device, the acknowledgement message comprising the reserved service configuration requested by the client device and information regarding service specific end-to-end QoS configuration for the selected service, wherein the service configuration information from the server comprises a destination address being associated with the requested service configuration, and the end-to-end QoS information in the service configuration information from the server comprising a QoS value for the selected service being associated with the destination address and to any intermediate node in the data network between the client device and the destination address, thereby allowing the client device to configure the selected service therein according to the QoS value from the service management server so as to enable the selected service to have service specific end-to-end QoS configuration starting from the client device, continuing at any intermediate node, and ending at the destination address. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A service management server in a data network for establishing a service specific configuration of end-to-end Quality of Service (QoS), the service management server being connected to a client device that supports a plurality of different services, the service management server comprising:
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a receiving unit for receiving a request message from the client device, the request message comprising a service configuration request for one of the plurality of services selected by the client device; a reservation unit for making a reservation of the requested service specific end-to-end QoS configuration for a service management client in the client device; and a sending unit for sending an acknowledgement message to the client device, the acknowledgement message comprising information regarding the reserved service specific end-to-end QoS configuration for the selected service, wherein the service configuration information from the server comprises a destination address being associated with the requested service configuration, and the end-to-end QoS information in the service configuration information from the service management server comprising a QoS value for the selected service being associated with the destination address and to any intermediate node in the data network between the client device and the destination address, thereby allowing the client device to configure the selected service therein according to the QoS value from the service management server so as to enable the selected service to have service specific end-to-end QoS configuration starting from the client device, continuing at any intermediate node, and ending at the destination address. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A method in an intermediate node in a data network for establishing a service specific configuration of end-to-end Quality of Service (QoS), the node being adapted to be connected to a service management server in the data network and to a client device that supports a plurality of different services, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving an acknowledgement message from the service management server addressed to the client device, the acknowledgement message comprising a service configuration requested by the client device for one of the plurality of services selected by the client device and information regarding service specific end-to-end QoS configuration for the selected service, wherein the service configuration information in the acknowledgement message comprises a destination address being associated with the requested service configuration, and the end-to-end QoS configuration information in the service configuration information from the service management server comprises a QoS value for the selected service being associated with the destination address and to the intermediate node; configuring the selected service according to the service specific QoS value in the acknowledgement message; and sending the received acknowledgement message to the client device, thereby allowing the client device to configure the selected service therein according to the QoS value from the service management server so as to enable the selected service to have service specific end-to-end QoS configuration starting from the client device, continuing at the intermediate node, and ending at the destination address. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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22. An intermediate node in a data network, the node being adapted to be connected to a service management server in the data network and to a client device that supports a plurality of different services, the intermediate node comprising:
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a receiving unit adapted to receive an acknowledgement message from the service management server addressed to the client device, the acknowledgement message comprising a service configuration requested by the client device for one of the plurality of services selected by the client device and information regarding service specific end-to-end Quality of Service (QoS) configuration for the selected service, wherein the service configuration information in the acknowledgement message comprises a destination address being associated with the requested service configuration, and the end-to-end QoS configuration information in the service configuration information from the service management server comprises a QoS value for the selected service being associated with the destination address and to the intermediate node; a configuring unit adapted to configure the selected service according to the service specific QoS value in the acknowledgement message; and a sending unit adapted to send the received acknowledgement message to the client device, thereby allowing the client device to configure the selected service therein according to the QoS value from the service management server so as to enable the selected service to have service specific end-to-end QoS configuration starting from the client device, continuing at the intermediate node, and ending at the destination address. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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