Service specific subscriber priority
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1. A method, comprising:
- managing an allocation of quality of service using a communication network having an application server providing services and user equipment operated by a subscriber, wherein the managing includes;
prioritizing the subscriber according to subscription details separately for each of at least two services provided, wherein the prioritization is service-specific and further wherein an identity of the subscriber is associated with at least two service-specific priority settings, wherein the prioritizing includes;
using several internet protocol multimedia subsystem public user identities by the subscriber; and
causing a priority setting to be stored for each of the identities according to a specific application server into a home subscriber server;
causing a priority of the subscriber to be fetched by using a responsible network entity during a registration procedure of the user equipment operated by the subscriber in the communication network; and
allocating said quality of service for a service provided to said user equipment according to the priority of the subscriber operating the user equipment.
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Abstract
A communication method manages the allocation of Quality of Service using a communication network having an application server providing services and user equipment operated by subscriber The method also includes prioritizing a subscriber according to their subscription details for each service provided. The method also includes allocating Quality of Service for a service provided to user equipment according to the priority of a subscriber operating the respective user equipment.
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1. A method, comprising:
managing an allocation of quality of service using a communication network having an application server providing services and user equipment operated by a subscriber, wherein the managing includes; prioritizing the subscriber according to subscription details separately for each of at least two services provided, wherein the prioritization is service-specific and further wherein an identity of the subscriber is associated with at least two service-specific priority settings, wherein the prioritizing includes; using several internet protocol multimedia subsystem public user identities by the subscriber; and causing a priority setting to be stored for each of the identities according to a specific application server into a home subscriber server; causing a priority of the subscriber to be fetched by using a responsible network entity during a registration procedure of the user equipment operated by the subscriber in the communication network; and allocating said quality of service for a service provided to said user equipment according to the priority of the subscriber operating the user equipment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory device, the at least one processor being configured to, with the memory device, cause the apparatus at least to:
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prioritize a subscriber according to subscription details separately for each of at least two services provided to a user equipment operated by the subscriber, wherein the prioritization is service-specific and further wherein an identity of the subscriber is associated with at least two service-specific priority settings, wherein the apparatus is operably connected to an application server and to a home subscriber server, wherein prioritizing the subscriber further by the subscriber, and store a priority setting for each of the identities according to a specific application server into the home subscriber server; fetch a priority of the subscriber during a registration procedure of the user equipment operated by the subscriber in a communication network of the apparatus; and allocate quality of service for a service provided to the user equipment according to the priority of the subscriber operating the user equipment. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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10. A system, comprising:
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a communication network configured to manage an allocation of quality of service, the communication network having an application server configured to provide services and user equipment operated by a subscriber; a first network entity configured to prioritize the subscriber according to subscription details separately for each of at least two services provided, wherein the prioritization is service-specific and further wherein an identity of the subscriber is associated with at least two service-specific priority settings, wherein the first network entity is further configured to use several internet protocol multimedia subsystem public user identities for the subscriber; and a second network entity configured to allocate the quality of service for a service provided to the user equipment according to a priority of the subscriber operating the user equipment; a third network entity configured to fetch the priority of the subscriber by using a responsible network entity during a registration procedure of the user equipment operated by the subscriber in the communication network; and a home subscriber server, wherein the home subscriber server and the first network entity are operably connected to store a priority setting for each of the internet protocol multimedia subsystem public user identities according to a specific application server into the home subscriber server. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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