Optimization of a wireless interface based on communication type

In a wireless communication system comprising at least one communication unit in wireless communication with a radio access network via a wireless interface, the radio access network in communication with a packet switched network and the packet switched network in communication with at least one client, wherein endpoints comprising a communication unit of the at least one communication unit and a client of the at least one client exchange a communication, an apparatus forming a part of the radio access network, the apparatus comprising:

• means for receiving, from a first endpoint of the endpoints, an indication of a communication type for the communication exchanged between the endpoints;
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• means, coupled to the means for receiving, for optimizing the wireless interface based on the communication type.

An improved communication system of the type comprising at least one communication unit in wireless communication with a radio access network via a wireless interface, the radio access network in communication with a packet switched network and the packet switched network in communication with at least one client, wherein endpoints comprising a communication unit of the at least one communication unit and a client of the at least one client exchange a communication, the improvement comprising:

• a network element, disposed within the radio access network and in communication with the endpoints, that receives, from a first endpoint of the endpoints, an indication of a communication type for the communication exchanged between the endpoints, and that optimizes the wireless interface based on the communication type.

In a wireless communication system comprising at least one communication unit in wireless communication with a radio access network, the radio access network in communication with a packet switched network and the packet switched network in communication with at least one client, a method for optimizing a wireless interface between the radio access network and a communication unit of the at least one communication unit when establishing communications between endpoints comprising the communication unit and a client of the at least one client, the method comprising:

• determining, by a first endpoint of the endpoints, the communication type for the communication exchanged between the endpoints;
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• informing, by the first endpoint, the radio access network of the communication type, wherein the radio access network optimizes the wireless interface based on the communication type.