APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR BANDWIDTH ALLOCATION AS A FUNCTION OF A SENSED CHARACTERISTIC OF A USER
First Claim
1. A method for execution by a communication device, the method comprising:
- receiving sensor data pertaining to a sensed characteristic of a user; and
sending, to a network entity used for adjusting a bandwidth allocation for a traffic flow associated with the user, a message containing IRSCU (information representative of the sensed characteristic of the user).
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Abstract
Provided is an apparatus and method for adjusting a bandwidth allocation for a traffic flow associated with a user as a function of a sensed characteristic of the user. A communication device has a sensor data receiver for receiving sensor data pertaining to a sensed characteristic of a user, and circuitry implementing an IRSCU (information representative of the sensed characteristic of the user) messenger configured for sending, to a network entity used for adjusting a bandwidth allocation for a traffic flow associated with the user, a message containing IRSCU. A network management entity, which receives the IRSCU, has circuitry implementing a bandwidth adjustor, which is configured for adjusting, based on the IRSCU, a bandwidth allocation for a traffic flow associated with the user. Accordingly, the bandwidth allocation for the traffic flow associated with the user is adjusted as a function of the sensed characteristic of the user.
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1. A method for execution by a communication device, the method comprising:
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receiving sensor data pertaining to a sensed characteristic of a user; and sending, to a network entity used for adjusting a bandwidth allocation for a traffic flow associated with the user, a message containing IRSCU (information representative of the sensed characteristic of the user). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A communication device comprising:
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a network interface configured to communicate with a network; a sensor data receiver for receiving sensor data pertaining to a sensed characteristic of a user; and circuitry implementing an IRSCU (information representative of the sensed characteristic of the user) messenger configured for sending, from the network interface to a network entity used for adjusting a bandwidth allocation for a traffic flow associated with the user, a message containing IRSCU. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A method for execution by a network entity, the method comprising:
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receiving a message containing IRSCU (information representative of a sensed characteristic of a user); adjusting, based on the IRSCU, a bandwidth allocation for a traffic flow associated with the user. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A network management entity comprising:
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an interface configured to receive a message containing IRSCU (information representative of a sensed characteristic of a user); and circuitry implementing a bandwidth adjustor configured for adjusting, based on the IRSCU, a bandwidth allocation for a traffic flow associated with the user. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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