Method and device for setting priority of data transmission

• US 9,531,812 B2
• Filed: 01/18/2013
• Issued: 12/27/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 01/20/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Lim, Han Na, Cho, Song Yean, Baek, Young Kyo, Jeong, Sang Soo
• Primary Examiner(s): Rinehart, Mark
• Assistant Examiner(s): Dewan, Sanjay K
• Application Number:
  US14/373,622
• Publication Number:
  US 20150009988A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,439 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/20 Traffic policing
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/2408 for supporting different services, e.g. a differentiated services [DiffServ] type of service
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/2458 Modification of priorities while in transit
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/805 QOS or priority aware
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/0215 based on user or device properties, e.g. MTC-capable devices services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC] H04W4/70; wireless resource selection or allocation plan definition based on terminal or device properties H04W72/51

Abstract

A method and a device for setting priority of data transmission are provided. A terminal, which is set to transmit low priority data to a network, transmits a connection request to the network in order to transmit normal-priority data, and receives and stores priority information on data transmission from the network.

Claims

1. A method for transmitting low priority data to a network, the method comprising:

transmitting, by a terminal, a connection request to the network;

receiving, by the terminal, priority information for data transmission from the network;

storing, by the terminal, the received priority information;

transmitting, by the terminal, a change request for changing a low priority connection for the low priority data to a normal priority connection for normal priority data;

receiving, by the terminal, a response indicating whether to allow the change to the normal priority connection from the network; and

transmitting, by the terminal, the normal priority data through the normal priority connection.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the priority information is determined per packet data network (PDN) connection between the terminal and the network, per an evolved packet system (EPS) bearer, or per internet protocol (IP) flow.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising transmitting data to the network based on the stored priority information.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

checking the priority information corresponding to the data based on the stored priority information; and

transmitting, when the priority information corresponding to the data is a normal priority, the connection request indicating that the data is normal priority data.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising performing, when the response is a reject response, an operation depending on content of the reject response,

wherein the operation dependent on the content of the reject response is one of detaching from the network and maintaining the low priority connection.

6. A method for processing low priority data, the method comprising:

receiving a connection request from a terminal;

checking priority information on data transmission of the terminal based on one of subscriber information of the terminal and an operator policy in response to the connection request;

transmitting the checked priority information to the terminal;

receiving, from the terminal, a change request for changing a low priority connection for low priority data to a nom al priority connection for normal priority data;

determining whether the change to the normal priority connection is allowable based on change information of the terminal; and

transmitting, when the change to the normal priority connection is allowable, an accept response to the terminal.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the priority information is determined per packet data network (PDN) connection between the terminal and a network, per an evolved packet system (EPS) bearer, or per Internet protocol (IP) flow.

8. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

receiving a connection request indicating the normal priority data from the terminal;

checking whether the priority information included in the connection request matches at least one of subscriber information of the terminal and the operator policy; and

transmitting, when the priority information included in the connection request matches the at least one of subscriber information and the operator policy, an accept response to the terminal in response to the connection request.

9. The method of claim 6, further comprising transmitting a normal priority indicator indicating the normal priority connection to a packet data network serving gateway (PGW) that stores the normal priority indicator.

10. The method of claim 6, wherein the change information comprises at least one of whether the terminal is capable of transmitting the normal priority data, whether an access priority network (APN) delivering the connection request of the terminal supports the low priority connection, and whether the APN supports changing the low priority connection for the normal priority connection.

11. An apparatus for transmitting data to a network, the apparatus comprising:

a radio communication unit configured to transmit and receive messages and data to and from the network;

a control unit configured to control;

transmitting a connection request to the network,

receiving priority information for data transmission from the network,

transmitting a change request for changing a low priority connection for low priority data to a nom al priority connection for normal priority data,

receiving a response indicating whether to allow the change to the normal priority connection from the network, and

transmitting the normal priority data through the normal priority connection; and

a storage unit configured to store the received priority information.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the priority information is determined per packet data network (PDN) connection between a terminal and the network, per an evolved packet system (EPS) bearer, or per internet protocol (IP) flow.

13. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the control unit is configured to control transmitting data to the network based on the stored priority information.

14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the control unit is configured to check the priority information corresponding to the data based on the stored priority information and control transmitting, when the priority information corresponding to the data is a normal priority.

15. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the control unit is configured to perform an operation depending on content of a reject response, when the response is a reject response, wherein the operation dependent on the content of the reject response is one of detaching from the network and maintaining the low priority connection.

16. An apparatus for processing data received from a terminal configured to transmit low priority data, the apparatus comprising:

an interface unit configured to transmit and receive messages and data to and from the terminal; and

a control unit configured to control;

receiving a connection request from the terminal,

checking priority information on data transmission of the terminal based on one of subscriber information of the terminal and an operator policy in response to the connection request,

transmitting the checked priority information to the terminal,

receiving a connection request for changing a low priority connection for low priority data to a normal priority connection for normal priority data,

determining whether the change to the normal priority connection is allowable based on change information of the terminal, and

transmitting, when the change to the normal priority connection is allowable, an accept response to the terminal.

17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the priority information is determined per packet data network (PDN) connection between the terminal and a network, per an evolved packet system (EPS) bearer, or per internet protocol (IP) flow.

18. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the control unit is configured to control receiving a connection request indicating the normal priority data from the terminal, checking whether the priority information included in the connection request matches at least one of subscriber information of the terminal and the operator policy, and transmitting, when the priority information included in the connection request matches the at least one of subscriber information and the operator policy, an accept response to the terminal in response to the connection request.

19. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the control unit is configured to control transmitting a normal priority indicator indicating the normal priority connection to a priority data network serving gateway (PGW) that stores the normal priority indicator.

20. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the change information comprises at least one of whether the terminal is capable of transmitting the normal priority data, whether an access priority network (APN) delivering the connection request of the terminal supports the low priority connection, and whether the APN supports changing the low priority connection for the normal priority connection.