DYNAMIC QUALITY OF SERVICE (QOS) FOR SERVICES OVER CELLULAR

• US 20140219083A1
• Filed: 01/28/2014
• Published: 08/07/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 02/05/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: MAGGENTI, Mark, SANTHANAM, Arvind, ANCHAN, Kirankumar, MANDYAM, Giridhar Dhati
• Granted Patent: US 9,357,359 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/230
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/00 Network arrangements, protocols or services for supporting real-time applications in data packet communication real-time or near real-time messaging, e.g. instant messaging [IM] H04L51/04; selective video distribution H04N21/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1083 In-session procedures
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/4038 with floor control
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/4061 Push-to services, e.g. push-to-talk or push-to-video
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/80 Responding to QoS
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/2227 Quality of service monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/24 Negotiating SLA [Service Level Agreement]; Negotiating QoS [Quality of Service]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/10 Push-to-Talk [PTT] or Push-On-Call services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/45 for Push-to-Talk [PTT] or Push-to-Talk over cellular [PoC] services

Abstract

The disclosure is related to dynamically applying quality of service (QoS) to a call. An aspect determines a packet transmission state of a subscriber on the call, determines whether or not the QoS is allocated to the subscriber, and allocates the QoS to the subscriber based on the QoS not being allocated to the subscriber and the packet transmission state indicating that the subscriber is sending packets.

Claims

1. A method of dynamically applying quality of service (QoS) to a call, comprising:

determining a packet transmission state of a subscriber on the call;

determining whether or not the QoS is allocated to the subscriber; and

allocating the QoS to the subscriber based on the QoS not being allocated to the subscriber and the packet transmission state indicating that the subscriber is sending packets.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining one or more criteria related to the call.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the allocating the QoS to the subscriber is further based on the one or more criteria related to the call.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the one or more criteria comprise one or more criteria related to a network load or a service monetization.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the one or more criteria related to the service monetization comprises one or more criteria related to whether or not the subscriber will pay for the QoS.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein the one or more criteria related to the network load comprises one or more criteria related to whether or not there is available network capacity to allocate the QoS to the subscriber.

7. The method of claim 2, wherein the determining the one or more criteria occurs after the subscriber is admitted to the call.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the packet transmission state comprises determining whether or not the subscriber has received a floor grant for the call.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the packet transmission state comprises determining whether or not the subscriber has requested a floor grant for the call.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein a packet transmission state indicating that the subscriber is sending packets comprises a packet transmission state indicating that the subscriber has requested a floor grant for the call.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the packet transmission state comprises determining whether or not the subscriber is currently communicating.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein determining whether or not the subscriber is currently communicating comprises determining whether or not the subscriber is speaking or transmitting a media file.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein a confirmation of the QoS allocation is provided before a floor grant to the subscriber.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein a confirmation of the QoS allocation is provided after a floor grant to the subscriber.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the call comprises a voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) call, a voice over Long Term Evolution (VoLTE) call, or a push-to-talk (PTT) over cellular (PoC) call.

16. An apparatus for dynamically applying quality of service (QoS) to a call, comprising:

logic configured to determine a packet transmission state of a subscriber on the call;

logic configured to determine whether or not the QoS is allocated to the subscriber; and

logic configured to allocate the QoS to the subscriber based on the QoS not being allocated to the subscriber and the packet transmission state indicating that the subscriber is sending packets.

17. The apparatus of claim 16, further comprising:

logic configured to determine one or more criteria related to the call.

18. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein allocating the QoS to the subscriber is further based on the one or more criteria related to the call.

19. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the one or more criteria comprise one or more criteria related to a network load or a service monetization.

20. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the one or more criteria related to the service monetization comprises one or more criteria related to whether or not the subscriber will pay for the QoS.

21. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the one or more criteria related to the network load comprises one or more criteria related to whether or not there is available network capacity to allocate the QoS to the subscriber.

22. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein determining the one or more criteria occurs after the subscriber is admitted to the call.

23. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the logic configured to determine the packet transmission state comprises logic configured to determine whether or not the subscriber has received a floor grant for the call.

24. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the logic configured to determine the packet transmission state comprises logic configured to determine whether or not the subscriber has requested a floor grant for the call.

25. The apparatus of claim 24, wherein a packet transmission state indicating that the subscriber is sending packets comprises a packet transmission state indicating that the subscriber has requested a floor grant for the call.

26. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the logic configured to determine the packet transmission state comprises logic configured to determine whether or not the subscriber is currently communicating.

27. The apparatus of claim 26, wherein the logic configured to determine whether or not the subscriber is currently communicating comprises logic configured to determine whether or not the subscriber is speaking or transmitting a media file.

28. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein a confirmation of the QoS allocation is provided before a floor grant to the subscriber.

29. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein a confirmation of the QoS allocation is provided after a floor grant to the subscriber.

30. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the call comprises a voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) call, a voice over Long Term Evolution (VoLTE) call, or a push-to-talk (PTT) over cellular (PoC) call.

31. An apparatus for dynamically applying quality of service (QoS) to a call, comprising:

means for determining a packet transmission state of a subscriber on the call;

means for determining whether or not the QoS is allocated to the subscriber; and

means for allocating the QoS to the subscriber based on the QoS not being allocated to the subscriber and the packet transmission state indicating that the subscriber is sending packets.

32. A non-transitory computer-readable medium for dynamically applying quality of service (QoS) to a call, comprising:

at least one instruction to determine a packet transmission state of a subscriber on the call;

at least one instruction to determine whether or not the QoS is allocated to the subscriber; and

at least one instruction to allocate the QoS to the subscriber based on the QoS not being allocated to the subscriber and the packet transmission state indicating that the subscriber is sending packets.