Method and apparatus for maintaining priority and quality of service across multi-user devices
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1. A method for handling a proxy request, the method comprising:
- receiving, by a first mobile station operating on a first network according to a first network protocol, from a second mobile station operating on a second network according to a second network protocol, a proxy request for access to a network resource, the proxy request being received according to a third network protocol;
determining, by the first mobile station, a priority of the proxy request;
deciding, based on the determined priority of the proxy request, whether to accept or deny, by the first mobile station, the proxy request;
allocating, by the first mobile station, resources in response to the proxy request, if the proxy request is accepted; and
serving, in response to the proxy request, by the first mobile station, as a proxy mobile station for the second mobile station to access the network resource.
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Abstract
A first mobile station operating on a first network according to a first network protocol receives a proxy request for access to a network resource, by from a second mobile station operating on a second network according to a second network protocol. The proxy request is received according to a third network protocol. The first mobile station determines a priority of the proxy request; accepts or denies the proxy request based on the determined priority of the proxy request; allocates resources to the proxy request, if the proxy request is accepted; and serves as a proxy mobile station for the second mobile station to access the network resource.
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1. A method for handling a proxy request, the method comprising:
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receiving, by a first mobile station operating on a first network according to a first network protocol, from a second mobile station operating on a second network according to a second network protocol, a proxy request for access to a network resource, the proxy request being received according to a third network protocol; determining, by the first mobile station, a priority of the proxy request; deciding, based on the determined priority of the proxy request, whether to accept or deny, by the first mobile station, the proxy request; allocating, by the first mobile station, resources in response to the proxy request, if the proxy request is accepted; and serving, in response to the proxy request, by the first mobile station, as a proxy mobile station for the second mobile station to access the network resource. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A mobile station comprising:
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a receiving unit that is configured to operate on a first network according to a first network protocol, and further is configured to receive, from a second mobile station operating on a second network according to a second network protocol, a proxy request for access to a network resource, the proxy request being received according to a third network protocol; a processing unit configured to determine a priority of the proxy request, and to decide, based on the determined priority of the proxy request, whether to accept or to deny the proxy request based on the determined priority of the proxy request, and to allocate resources in response to the proxy request, if the proxy request is accepted, and to operate the mobile station, in response to the proxy request, as a proxy mobile station for the second mobile station to access the network resource; and a transmitting unit to send information to and receive information from the second mobile station according to the third network protocol.
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