Traffic characteristic indication for connection establishment control
AssigneeTelefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
InventorsSofia Svedevall, Henrik André-Jönsson, Rasmus Axén, Lars Olofsson
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Abstract
A radio device (10) is configured with multiple applications. For each of the multiple applications, the radio device (10) determines at least one characteristic of traffic generated by the application. In response to one of the applications requiring establishment of a connection of the radio device (10) to the cellular radio network, the radio device (10) sends a request (202) for establishing the connection to the cellular radio network, the request (202) indicates the at least one characteristic corresponding to the application.
Claims18
A method of controlling connectivity to a cellular radio network, the method comprising:
- for each of multiple applications configured at a radio device, the radio device determining at least one characteristic of traffic generated by the application;
- and
- in response to one of the applications requiring establishment of a connection of the radio device to the cellular radio network, the radio device sending a request for establishing the connection to the cellular radio network, the request indicating the at least one characteristic corresponding to the application;
- wherein the at least one characteristic indicates whether the traffic is expected to form a single burst, and not a sequence of multiple data transfers separated in time.
A method of controlling connectivity to a cellular radio network, the method comprising:
- an access node of the cellular radio network receiving, from a radio device with multiple configured applications, a request for establishing a connection of the radio device to the cellular radio network, the request indicating at least one characteristic of traffic generated by that one of the applications which requires establishment of the connection;
- and
- depending on the indicated at least one characteristic, the access node controlling establishment of the connection;
- wherein the at least one characteristic indicates whether the traffic is expected to form a single burst, and not a sequence of multiple data transfers separated in time.
A radio device, the radio device being configured to:
- for each of multiple applications configured at the radio device, determine at least one characteristic of traffic generated by the application;
- and
- in response to one of the applications requiring establishment of a connection of the radio device to the cellular radio network, send a request for establishing the connection to the cellular radio network, the request indicating the at least one characteristic corresponding to the application;
- wherein the at least one characteristic indicates whether the traffic is expected to form a single burst, and not a sequence of multiple data transfers separated in time.
An access node for a cellular network, the access node being configured to:
- receive, from a radio device with multiple configured applications, a request for establishing a connection of the radio device to the cellular radio network, the request indicating at least one characteristic of traffic generated by that one of the applications which requires establishment of the connection;
- and
- depending on the indicated at least one characteristic, control establishment of the connection;
- wherein the at least one characteristic indicates whether the traffic is expected to form a single burst, and not a sequence of multiple data transfers separated in time.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.