Service specific subscriber priority
AssigneeNokia Corporation
InventorsPekka Kuure, Kirsi Rotsten
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Abstract
A communication method manages the allocation of Quality of Service using a communication network having an application server providing services and user equipment operated by subscriber The method also includes prioritizing a subscriber according to their subscription details for each service provided. The method also includes allocating Quality of Service for a service provided to user equipment according to the priority of a subscriber operating the respective user equipment.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- managing an allocation of quality of service using a communication network having an application server providing services and user equipment operated by a subscriber, wherein the managing includes:
- prioritizing the subscriber according to subscription details separately for each of at least two services provided, wherein the prioritization is service-specific and further wherein an identity of the subscriber is associated with at least two service-specific priority settings, and
- allocating said quality of service for a service provided to said user equipment according to a priority of the subscriber operating the user equipment.
A system, comprising:
- a communication network configured to manage an allocation of quality of service, the communication network having an application server configured to provide services and user equipment operated by a subscriber;
- a first network entity configured to prioritize the subscriber according to subscription details separately for each of at least two services provided, wherein the prioritization is service-specific and further wherein an identity of the subscriber is associated with at least two service-specific priority settings;
- and
- a second network entity configured to allocate the quality of service for a service provided to the user equipment according to a priority of the subscriber operating the user equipment.
An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory device, the at least one processor being configured to, with the memory device, cause the apparatus at least to:
- prioritize a subscriber according to subscription details separately for each of at least two services provided to a user equipment operated by the subscriber, wherein the prioritization is service-specific and further wherein an identity of the subscriber is associated with at least two service-specific priority settings;
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- allocate quality of service for a service provided to the user equipment according to a priority of the subscriber operating the user equipment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.