Mobile communications network device and method
First Claim
1. A mobile communications device for communicating data to and/or from a mobile communications network, the mobile communications device comprising:
- circuitry configured totransmit an indication of a relative access type of data packets to access a communications bearer configured to support a communication session of the mobile communications device, the indication of the relative access type of the data packets being used to configure the communications bearer, and the indication of the relative access type of the data packets including an application type indication that indicates a type of application that generates the data packets and a traffic type indication of a relative priority of the data packets with respect to communication of data packets via one or more other communication bearers of the mobile communications network, andtransmit the data packets via the communications bearer to one or more of infrastructure equipment via one or more of the base stations in accordance with the indication of the relative access type of the data packets, the transmission of the data packets via the communications bearer being controlled in accordance with the relative access type of data packets communicated via the communications bearer.
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Abstract
A mobile communications device to communicate data to/from a mobile communications network, and to communicate an indication of a relative type of data packets for communication via a communications bearer for supporting a communications session of the mobile communications device, the indication used to configure the communications bearer, and to communicate the data packets via the communications bearer to the infrastructure equipment via the base stations in accordance with the indication, the communication of the data packets being controlled by the mobile communications network in accordance with the communicated indication. By providing the indication, such as an indication that the data packets are of low priority or are generated or being received by a machine type communication application, the mobile communications network can control the communication of the data packets from the communications bearer differently to data packets communicated via other communications bearer having a higher priority.
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22 Claims
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1. A mobile communications device for communicating data to and/or from a mobile communications network, the mobile communications device comprising:
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circuitry configured to transmit an indication of a relative access type of data packets to access a communications bearer configured to support a communication session of the mobile communications device, the indication of the relative access type of the data packets being used to configure the communications bearer, and the indication of the relative access type of the data packets including an application type indication that indicates a type of application that generates the data packets and a traffic type indication of a relative priority of the data packets with respect to communication of data packets via one or more other communication bearers of the mobile communications network, and transmit the data packets via the communications bearer to one or more of infrastructure equipment via one or more of the base stations in accordance with the indication of the relative access type of the data packets, the transmission of the data packets via the communications bearer being controlled in accordance with the relative access type of data packets communicated via the communications bearer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of communicating data to and/or from a mobile communications devices using a mobile communications network, the method comprising:
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transmitting an indication of a relative access type of data packets to access a communications bearer configured to support a communication session from the mobile communications device, the indication of the relative access type of the data packets being for use in configuring the communications bearer, and the indication of the relative access type of the data packets including an application type indication that indicates a type of application that generates the data packets and a traffic type indication of a relative priority of the data packets with respect to communication of data packets via one or more other communication bearers of the mobile communications network, providing the communications bearer to or from the mobile communications device in accordance with the indication of the relative access type of the data packets, and controlling transmission of the data packets via the communications bearer in accordance with the relative access type of data packets transmitted via the communications bearer. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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