Transmission of information relating to a quality of service

• US 9,178,748 B2
• Filed: 02/15/2013
• Issued: 11/03/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/02/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Inventors: Curcio, Igor Danilo Diego, Lundan, Miikka, Aksu, Emre Baris
• Primary Examiner(s): WON, MICHAEL YOUNG
• Application Number:
  US13/768,662
• Publication Number:
  US 20130159518A1
• Time in Patent Office: 991 Days
• Field of Search: 709/202, 709/203, 709/205, 709/206, 709/207, 709/221, 709/222, 709/223, 709/232, 709/226, 709/228, 709/230
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/15 in relation to multipoint traffic arrangements for broadcast or multicast in data networks H04L12/18
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/33 using forward notification
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/70 Admission control; Resource allocation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/762 triggered by the network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/765 triggered by the end-points
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/801 Real time traffic
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/805 QOS or priority aware
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1101 Session protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1104 Session initiation protocol [SIP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/65 Network streaming protocols, e.g. real-time transport protocol [RTP] or real-time control protocol [RTCP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/70 Media network packetisation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/80 Responding to QoS
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/141 Setup of application sessions admission control or resource allocation in data switching networks H04L47/70
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/61 taking into account QoS or priority requirements

Abstract

Methods of transmitting information relating to a quality of service are shown, which information is to be transmitted in at least one direction between a first device 30 and a second device 20. A first method comprises at least at one of the devices 20, 30 assembling a protocol message containing information other than the information relating to a quality of service and attaching the quality of service related information to the protocol message. A second method comprises forming the information relating to a quality of service inside at least one of a header field and an attribute of a protocol message. The disclosure relates equally to corresponding software codes, devices 20, 30, network elements and systems.

Claims

1. A method of transmitting information relating to a quality of service, which information is to be transmitted in at least one direction between a first device and a second device, said method comprising at least at one of said devices:

assembling a protocol message for use in a setup of a session between said first device and said second device, said protocol message containing information other than said information relating to a quality of service;

attaching said information related to a quality of service to said protocol message, wherein said information relating to a quality of service is used in a quality of service negotiation; and

transmitting said protocol. message to the respective other one of said first device and said second device during said setup of said session.

2. A method according to claim 1, wherein said protocol is one of a real-time streaming protocol message, a real-time transport control protocol and a session initiation protocol message.

3. A method according to claim 1 wherein said protocol message comprises a first protocol message, said information relating to a quality of service comprises first information relating to a quality of service, and the method further comprises:

assembling a plurality of second protocol messages for transmission during said session, wherein a selected protocol message of said second plurality of protocol messages includes second information relating to a quality of service; and

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transmitting the second plurality of protocol messges to the respective other one of said first device and said second device during said session.

4. A method according to claim 1, wherein said information relating to a quality of service comprises information on an achieved quality of service which is to be reported by said first device to said second device.

5. A method according to claim 4, wherein said informatiot on an achieved quality of service comprises information on at least one of an event, a measurement and a metric associated to an achieved quality of service.

6. A method according to claim 1, wherein after said setup of said session is performed, said at least one of said devices:

assembling another protocol message containing information other than said information relating to a quality of service;

attaching quality of service feedback information to said other protocol message; and

transmitting said other protocol message to the respective other one of said first device and said second device.

7. A method according to claim 1, wherein said information relating to a quality of service comprises information for negotiating between said first device and said second device the extent to which said first device reports about an achieved quality of service to said second device.

8. A method according to claim 1, wherein said information relating to a quality of service comprises information indicating a frequency which is to be used by said first device for reporting an achieved quality of service to said second device.

9. A method according to claim 1, wherein said information relating to a quality of service is attached to at least one of a header of said protocol message and an attribute of said protocol message.

10. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising software code stored thereon for running in a processing component of at least one of a first device and a second device for transmitting information relating to a quality of service, which information is to be transmitted in at least one direction between said first device and said second device, said software code realizing, the following functions:

assembling a protocol message for use in a setup of a session between said first device and said second device, said protocol message containing information other than said information relating to a quality of service; and

attaching said information relating to a quality of service to said protocol message, wherein said information relating to a quality of service is used in a quality of service negotiation during, said setup of said session.

11. A device comprising:

at least one processor and at least one memory including software code the at least one memory and the software code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the device at least to;

assemble a protocol message for use in a setup of a session, said protocol message containing information other than information relating to a quality of service, and attach information relating to a quality of service to said protocol message, wherein said information is used in a quality of service negotiation with another device; and

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transmit said assembled protocol message to said other device during said setup of said session.

12. A network element of a network comprising:

at least one processor and

the at least one memory and the software code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the device at least to;

assemble a protocol message for use in a setup of a session, said protocol message containing information other than information relating to a quality of service;

attach information relating to a quality of service to said message, wherein said information relating to a quality of service is used in a quality of service negotiation with a device accessing said network; and

transmit a protocol message assembled by said assembling, component to said device during said setup of said session.

13. A device comprising:

at least one processor and

at least one memory including software code

the at least one memory and the software code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the device at least to;

assemble a protocol message for use in a setup of a session, said protocol message containing information other than information relating to a quality of service, and attach information relating to a quality of service to said message, wherein said information relating to a quality of service is used in a quality of service negotiation during said setup of said session with another device.

14. A method of transmitting information relating to a quality of service, which information is to be transmitted in at least one direction between a first device and a second device, said method comprising at least at one of said devices:

assembling a protocol message for use in a setup of a session between said first device and said second device, said protocol message containing information other than said information relating, to a quality of service

forming said information relating to a quality of service inside at least one of a header field and an attribute of said protocol message, wherein said information is used in a quality of service negotiation; and

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transmitting said protocol message to the respective other one of said-first device and said second device during said setup of said session.

15. A method according to claim 14, wherein said protocol message is one of a real-time streaming protocol message, a real-time transport control protocol, a session initiation protocol message and a session description protocol description.

16. A method according to claim 14, wherein said information of relating to a quality of service comprises information on an achieved quality of service which is to be reported by said first device to said second device.

17. A method according to claim 16, wherein said information relating to a quality of service comprises information on at least one of an event, a measurement and a metric associated to an achieved quality of service.

18. A method according to claim 14, wherein after said session is formed, said at least one of said devices:

assembling another protocol message containing information other than said information relating to a quality of service;

attaching quality of service feedback information to said other protocol message; and

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transmitting said other protocol message to the respective other one of said first device and said second device.

19. A method according to claim 14, wherein said information relating to a quality of service comprises information for negotiating between said first device and said second device the extent to which said first device reports about an achieved quality of service to said second device.

20. A method according to claim 14, wherein said information relating to a quality of service comprises information indicating a frequency which is to be used by said first device for reporting an achieved quality of service to said second device.

21. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising:

software code stored thereon for running in a processing component of a device for causing the device to transmit information relating to a quality of service, which information is to be transmitted in at least one direction between said device comprising one of a first device and a second device, said software code realizing the following function when running in said processing component of said device;

assembling a protocol message for use in a setup of a session with another device, the protocol message containing information other than said information relating to a quality of service

forming said information relating to a quality of service inside at least one of a header field and an attribute of the protocol message, wherein said information is used in a quality of service negotiation with the other device during said setup of said session.

22. A device comprising:

at least one processor and

at least one memory including software code

the at least one memory and the software code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the device at least to;

assemble a protocol message for use in a setup of a session with another device, the protocol message containing information other than said information relating to a quality of service;

assemble information relating to a quality of service inside at least one of a header field and an attribute of the protocol message, wherein the information relating, to a quality of service is used in a quality of service negotiation; and

transmit said protocol message to said other device during said setup of said session.

23. A network element of a network comprising:

a first assembling component for forming a protocol message for use in a setup of session with another device, the protocol message containing information other than information relating to a quality of service;

a second assembling component for forming information relating to a quality of service inside at least one of a header field and an attribute of the protocol message, wherein the information is used in a quality of service negotiation; and

a transmitting component for transmitting the protocol message provided by said second assembling component to said other device during said setup of said session.

24. A device for transmitting information relating to a quality of service, which information is to be transmitted in at least one direction between a first device and a second device, at least at one of said devices comprising:

means for assembling a protocol message for use in a setup of a session, the first protocol message containing information other than said information relating to a quality of service;

means for attaching information relating to a quality of service to the protocol message, wherein information is used in a quality of service negotiation; and

means for transmitting said protocol message to the respective other one of said first device and said second device during said setup of said session.

25. A device for transmitting information relating to a quality of service, which information is to be transmitted in at least one direction between a first device and a second device, at least at one of said devices comprising:

means for forming a protocol message used in a setup of a session, the protocol message containing information other than information relating to a quality of service;

means for forming said information relating to a quality of service inside at least one of a header field and an attribute of the protocol message, wherein the information relating to a quality of service is used in a quality of service negotiation; and

means for transmitting said protocol message to the respective other one of said first device and said second device during said setup of said session.

26. A device comprising:

means for assembling a protocol message for use in a setup of a session, the protocol message containing information other than information relating to a quality of service, and for attaching information relating to a quality of service to said protocol message, wherein the information relating to a quality of service is used in a negotiation of quality of service with another device; and

means for transmitting the protocol message assembled by said assembling component to said other device during said setup of said session.

27. A device comprising:

means for forming a protocol message used in a setup of a session, the protocol message containing information other than information relating to a quality of service;

means for forming information relating to a quality of service inside at least one of a header field and an attribute of the protocol message, wherein the information relating to a quality of service is used in a quality of service negotiation with another device;

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means for transmitting the protocol message to said other device during said setup of said session.

28. A method of transmitting information relating to a quality of service experience by at least one of a first device and a second device in a wireless network, which information is to be transmitted in at least one direction between said first device and said second device, said method comprising at least at one of said devices:

assembling a protocol message for use in a setup of a session, the first protocol message containing information other than information relating to a quality of service experience by at least one of said first device and said second device;

attaching said information relating to a quality of service experience by at least one of said first device and said second device to said protocol message, wherein said information relating to a quality of service is used in a negotiation of quality of service; and

transmitting said protocol message to the respective other one of said first device and said second device over said wireless network during said setup of said session.