Network resource manager in a mobile telecommunication system

• US 7,616,601 B2
• Filed: 12/20/2001
• Issued: 11/10/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/20/2001
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: NetSocket, Inc.
• Original Assignee: NetSocket, Inc.
• Inventors: Norrgard, Joakim, Larsson, Anders, Schelen, Olov
• Primary Examiner(s): Moore, Jr., Michael J
• Application Number:
  US10/250,702
• Publication Number:
  US 20040082338A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,882 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 370/329
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/00 Arrangements for monitoring or testing data switching networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/0805 by checking availability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/10 Flow control; Congestion control
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/15 in relation to multipoint traffic arrangements for broadcast or multicast in data networks H04L12/18
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/24 Traffic characterised by specific attributes, e.g. priority or QoS
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/2491 Mapping quality of service [QoS] requirements between different networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/70 Admission control; Resource allocation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/724 at intermediate nodes, e.g. resource reservation protocol [RSVP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/746 Reaction triggered by a failure
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/767 after changing the attachment point, e.g. after hand-off
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/781 Centralised allocation of resources
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/785 among multiple network domains, e.g. multilateral agreements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/822 Collecting or measuring resource availability data
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/824 Applicable to portable or mobile terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/826 Involving periods of time
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/829 Topology based
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/83 based on usage prediction
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/61 taking into account QoS or priority requirements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/75 Indicating network or usage conditions on the user display
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 : Network security protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/00 : Supervisory, monitoring or testing arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/0252 : per individual bearer or channel dynamic wireless traffic scheduling H04W72/12
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/24 : Negotiating SLA [Service Level Agreement]; Negotiating QoS [Quality of Service]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/00 : Hand-off or reselection arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/04 : Registration at HLR or HSS [Home Subscriber Server]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 80/00 : Wireless network protocols or protocol adaptations to wireless operation

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and arrangement for providing end-to-end Quality of Service within a mobile telecommunication system. The communication system comprises at least one network e.g. a Core Network (CN) and at least one Radio Access Network (RAN) for Internet Protocol (IP) based transmission, wherein a Network Resource Manager (NRM) comprising a resource map is monitoring and/or controlling resources within the IP network.

Claims

1. A method for providing end-to-end Quality of Service (QoS) within a mobile telecommunication system comprising a Core Network (CN) connected to at least one Radio Access Network (RAN) using Internet Protocol (IP) based transmission, the method comprising the steps of:

handling radio resources within the RAN by using a radio resource manager;

controlling IP network resources by using a resource map in a Network Resource Manager (NRM) in order to provide said end-to-end QoS, the step of controlling the IP network resources including the steps of the NRM performing path-sensitive call admission control by using the resource map in the NRM, the NRM checking that resources are available along a path, and the NRM pre-allocating resources in an IP network;

scheduling resources over time by introducing a start and a stop time as a parameter in a resource request handled by the NRM;

communicating resource information between the NRM and the radio resource manager; and

reserving the IP network resources along the path by the NRM to fulfill the end-to-end QoS.

2. Method according to claim 1, wherein the NRM is used within the RAN and the CN.

3. Method according to claim 1, wherein the NRM is used within the RAN.

4. Method according to claim 1, wherein the NRM is used within the CN.

5. Method according to claim 1, the method comprising the further step of signalling resource information between the NRM and at least a second NRM used within at least a second network domain.

6. Method according to claim 1, the method comprising the further step of monitoring topology changes by using the NRM, retrieving routing information concerning the IP network.

7. Method according to claim 6, wherein the topology is monitored in order to be able to reallocate the IP network resources.

8. Method according to claim 1, wherein the path-sensitive call admission control is parameter based.

9. Method according to claim 1, wherein the path-sensitive call admission control is measurement based.

10. A Network Resource Manager (NRM) within a mobile telecommunication system that includes a Core Network (CN) connected to at least one Radio Access Network (RAN) using Internet Protocol (IP) based transmission and a radio resource manager that controls radio resources within the RAN, the NRM comprising a resource map and means for controlling IP network resources within an IP network using the resource map in order to provide end-to-end Quality of Service (QoS),

said means for controlling comprising means for the NRM performing path-sensitive call admission control by using the resource map in the NRM, for the NRM checking that resources are available along a path, and for the NRM pre-allocating resources in the IP network part of the telecommunication system,

means for scheduling resources over time by introducing a start and a stop time as a parameter in a resource request,

means for communicating resource information between the NRM and the radio resource manager, and means for reserving the IP network resources along the path by the NRM to fulfill the end-to-end QoS.

11. NRM according to claim 10, further comprising means for being used within the RAN and the CN.

12. NRM according to claim 10, further comprising means for using the IP network resources within the RAN.

13. NRM according to claim 10, further comprising means for being used within the CN.

14. NRM according to claim 10, further comprising means for communicating with at least a second NRM used within at least a second IP network domain.

15. NRM according to claim 10, further comprising means for monitoring topology changes by retrieving routing information concerning the IP network.

16. NRM according to claim 15, wherein the topology is monitored in order to be able to reallocate access resources.

17. NRM according to claim 10, wherein the path-sensitive call admission control is parameter based.

18. NRM according to claim 10, wherein the path-sensitive call admission control is measurement based.

19. A Network Resource Manager (NRM) within a mobile telecommunication system that includes a Core Network (CN) connected to at least one Radio Access Network (RAN) using Internet Protocol (IP) based transmission and a radio resource manager that controls radio resources within the RAN, the NRM comprising:

a resource map;

means for controlling IP network resources within an IP network using the resource map in order to provide feedback to a network operator, said means for controlling comprising means for the NRM performing path-sensitive call admission control by using the resource map in the NRM, for the NRM checking that resources are available along a path, and for the NRM pre-allocating resources in the IP network part of the mobile telecommunication system;

means for scheduling resources over time by introducing a start and a stop time as a parameter in a resource request;

means for communicating resource information between the NRM and the radio resource manager;

means for reserving the IP network resources along the path by the NRM; and

means for providing the feedback to the network operator.

20. NRM according to claim 19, further comprising means for being used within the RAN and the CN.

21. NRM according to claim 19, further comprising means for using the IP network resources within the RAN.

22. NRM according to claim 19, further comprising means for use within the CN.

23. NRM according to claim 19, further comprising means for communicating with at least a second NRM used within at least a second IP network domain.

24. NRM according to claim 19, further comprising means for monitoring topology changes by retrieving routing information concerning the IP network.

25. NRM according to claim 24, wherein the topology is monitored in order to be able to reallocate access resources.

26. NRM according to claim 19, wherein the path-sensitive call admission control is parameter based.

27. NRM according to claim 19, wherein the path-sensitive call admission control is measurement based.