Packet network access point selection based on application group membership
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1. A method of operating a wireless packet access network comprising:
- receiving at a wireless network control system a packet data request from an application in a wireless communication device;
determining if the application is a member of a first application group or a second application group;
selecting a core packet network access point from a plurality of core packet network access points based on whether the application is a member of the first application group or the second application group and based on a data structure which associates the application with the first application group or the second application group;
transmitting the packet data request to the selected core packet network access point to initiate access to a core packet network; and
modifying the data structure to provide a different level of service to the wireless communication device by changing the application group with which the application is associated such that a different one of the plurality of core packet network access points will be selected, wherein the different one of the plurality of core packet network access points has a shorter response time than the selected core packet network access point.
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Abstract
A method of operating a wireless packet access network comprises receiving, at a wireless network control system, a packet data request from an application in a wireless communication device, determining if the application is a member of a first application group or a second application group, and selecting a core packet network access point from a plurality of core packet network access points based on whether the application is a member of the first application group or the second application group. The method further comprises transmitting the packet data request to the selected core packet network access point to initiate access to a core packet network.
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1. A method of operating a wireless packet access network comprising:
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receiving at a wireless network control system a packet data request from an application in a wireless communication device; determining if the application is a member of a first application group or a second application group; selecting a core packet network access point from a plurality of core packet network access points based on whether the application is a member of the first application group or the second application group and based on a data structure which associates the application with the first application group or the second application group; transmitting the packet data request to the selected core packet network access point to initiate access to a core packet network; and modifying the data structure to provide a different level of service to the wireless communication device by changing the application group with which the application is associated such that a different one of the plurality of core packet network access points will be selected, wherein the different one of the plurality of core packet network access points has a shorter response time than the selected core packet network access point. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A wireless packet access network comprising:
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a plurality of core packet network access points; and a wireless network control system configured to; receive a packet data request from an application in a wireless communication device; determine if the application is a member of a first application group or a second application group; select a core packet network access point from the plurality of core packet network access points based on whether the application is a member of the first application group or the second application group and based on a data structure which associates the application with the first application group or the second application group; transmit the packet data request to the selected core packet network access point to initiate access to a core packet network; and modify the data structure to provide a different level of service to the wireless communication device by changing the application group with which the application is associated such that a different one of the plurality of core packet network access points will be selected, wherein the different one of the plurality of core packet network access points has a shorter response time than the selected core packet network access point. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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