Radio access network system, radio access method, and control apparatus
AssigneeNtt Docomo, Inc.
InventorsMasayuki Koshino, Mayu Yamada, Takehiro Nakamura
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Abstract
The object of the present invention is to provide a radio access network system which can adapt to an environment in each network domain, and can carry out the priority transmission control of the IP packets in consideration of traffic requirements. The control apparatus 3 has a priority information setter configured to set priority information for determining a priority of the packet to be transferred in a transfer path set in the network, and a packet processor configured to determine the priority of the received packet in accordance with the priority information, and to add the priority to the received packet.
Claims7
A radio access network system for transferring a packet in a network including a base station and a control apparatus, which comprises:
- a transfer path setter configured to set a transfer path for the packet in the network;
- a priority information setter configured to set priority information for determining a priority of the packet to be transferred at the base station and the control apparatus which are included in the transfer path;
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- a packet processor configured to determine the priority of the received packet in accordance with the priority information, and to add the priority to the received packet.
A radio access method for transferring a packet in a network including a base station and a control apparatus, the method comprising the steps of:
- setting a transfer path for the packet in the network;
- setting priority information for determining a priority of the packet to be transferred at the base station and the control apparatus which are included in the transfer path;
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- determining the priority of the received packet in accordance with the priority information, and adding the priority to the received packet, in the base station and the control apparatus.
A control apparatus for transferring a packet in a network, which comprises:
- a priority information setter configured to set priority information for determining a priority of the packet to be transferred in a transfer path set in the network;
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- a packet processor configured to determine the priority of the received packet in accordance with the priority information, and to add the priority to the received packet.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.