Long term evolution communication policies based on explicit congestion notification
First Claim
1. A method of operating a Long Term Evolution (LTE) network to control communication policies, the method comprising:
- in an LTE base station, identifying congestion data indicative of congestion at the LTE base station caused by a plurality of wireless communication devices communicating with the LTE base station;
in the LTE base station, identifying that the congestion data meets congestion criteria;
in the LTE base station and responsive to the congestion data meeting the congestion criteria, setting a virtual explicit congestion notification (ECN) flag for a wireless communication device communication that already has an ECN flag set for the wireless communication device communication;
in the LTE base station, transferring the virtual ECN flag for delivery to an LTE gateway;
in the LTE gateway, receiving the virtual ECN flag; and
in the LTE gateway and responsive to receiving the virtual ECN flag, identifying a congestion policy for at least one wireless communication device in the plurality of wireless communication devices communicating with the LTE base station based on a quality of service associated with each of the wireless communication devices.
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Abstract
Examples disclosed herein provide systems, methods, and software to control wireless communication policies and rules based on congestion. In one example, a method of operating a Long Term Evolution (LTE) network includes, in a LTE base station, identifying congestion data for one or more communicating wireless communication devices, and identifying that the congestion data meets a congestion criteria. The method further includes, in the LTE base station and responsive to meeting the congestion criteria, setting an explicit congestion notification (ECN) flag for a wireless communication device communication, and transferring the ECN flag for delivery to a LTE gateway. The method further provides, in the LTE gateway, receiving the ECN flag, and identifying a congestion policy for at least one wireless communication device communicating with the LTE base station.
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1. A method of operating a Long Term Evolution (LTE) network to control communication policies, the method comprising:
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in an LTE base station, identifying congestion data indicative of congestion at the LTE base station caused by a plurality of wireless communication devices communicating with the LTE base station; in the LTE base station, identifying that the congestion data meets congestion criteria; in the LTE base station and responsive to the congestion data meeting the congestion criteria, setting a virtual explicit congestion notification (ECN) flag for a wireless communication device communication that already has an ECN flag set for the wireless communication device communication; in the LTE base station, transferring the virtual ECN flag for delivery to an LTE gateway; in the LTE gateway, receiving the virtual ECN flag; and in the LTE gateway and responsive to receiving the virtual ECN flag, identifying a congestion policy for at least one wireless communication device in the plurality of wireless communication devices communicating with the LTE base station based on a quality of service associated with each of the wireless communication devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 19)
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10. A communication system to manage communication policies based on congestion, the communication system comprising:
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an LTE base station configured to; identify congestion data indicative of congestion at the LTE base station caused by a plurality of wireless communication devices communicating with the LTE base station; identify that the congestion data meets congestion criteria; in response to the congestion data meeting the congestion criteria, set a virtual explicit congestion notification (ECN) flag for a wireless communication device communication that already has an ECN flag set for the wireless communication device communication; and transfer the virtual ECN flag for delivery to an LTE gateway; and the LTE gateway configured to; receive the virtual ECN flag; and in response to receiving the virtual ECN flag, identify a congestion policy for at least one wireless communication device in the plurality of wireless communication devices communicating with the LTE base station based on a quality of service associated with each of the wireless communication devices. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20)
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