System for managing uplink quality of service (qos) in cellular network

A method for regulating uplink (UL) quality of service (QoS) in a cellular communication system including a core network, a macro base station that communicates over the core network, at least one mobile relay in communication with the macro base station, and a plurality of user equipments (UEs) in communication with the at least one mobile relay, the method comprising:

• generating a count of uplink (UL) quality of service (QoS) requests received from each UE;
• determining a served-to-requested ratio that is a ratio of a byte count of UL data served to each UE by the at least one mobile relay to a byte count of UL data requested by each UE from the at least one mobile relay;
• determining a first set of UEs that have the count of UL QoS requests that is greater than a first predetermined value and the served-to-requested ratio that is less than a second predetermined value;
• creating a buffer status packet including a UL QoS status corresponding to the first set of UEs of the at least one mobile relay, wherein the UL QoS status indicates a buffer occupancy of one or more buffers of the first set of UEs;
• and
• transmitting the buffer status packet from the at least one mobile relay to the macro base station.

A method for regulating uplink (UL) quality of service (QoS) in a cellular communication system including a core network, a macro base station in communication with the core network, at least one mobile relay in communication with the macro base station, and a plurality of user equipments (UEs) in communication with the at least one mobile relay, the method comprising:

• initiating a connection request from a UE of the plurality of UEs for establishing an enhanced session between the UE and the core network by way of the macro base station;
• holding the connection request from the UE by the at least one mobile relay until a connection between the at least one mobile relay and the core network is established by way of the macro base station;
• establishing a connection between the macro base station and a UE subsystem of the at least one mobile relay, thereby establishing a connection between the UE subsystem of the at least one mobile relay and the core network by way of the macro base station;
• releasing the connection request from the UE by the base station subsystem of the at least one mobile relay when the connection between the UE subsystem of the at least one mobile relay and the core network is established;
• generating a count of uplink (UL) quality of service (QoS) requests received from each UE;
• determining a served-to-requested ratio that is a ratio of a count of bytes of UL data served to each UE by the at least one mobile relay to a count of bytes of UL data requested by each UE from the at least one mobile relay;
• determining a first set of UEs by the base station subsystem of the at least one mobile relay having the count of UL QoS requests greater than a first predetermined value and the served-to-requested ratio less than a second predetermined value;
• creating a buffer status packet including a UL QoS status for the first set of UEs by the UE subsystem of the at least one mobile relay, wherein the buffer status packet indicates a buffer occupancy of one or more buffers of the first set of UEs;
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• transmitting the buffer status packet by the UE subsystem of the at least one mobile relay to the macro base station.