Tier-based congestion control for multimode user equipment
AssigneeVerizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
InventorsYee Sin Chan, Arda Aksu, Raymond So, Lalit R. Kotecha
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Abstract
A network device may receive, from a user device, a connection request. The connection request may correspond to a request to access a first network. The network device may determine a network congestion level associated with the first network. The network device may determine priority class information associated with the user device. The network device may selectively provide access to the first network based on the network congestion level and the priority class information. The network device may selectively provide access to a second network when access to the first network is denied.
Claims20
A device, comprising:
- one or more processors to:
- receive, from a user device, a connection request,
- the connection request corresponding to a request to access a first network;
- determine a network congestion level associated with the first network;
- determine that the network congestion level, associated with the first network, satisfies a threshold;
- determine priority class information associated with the user device based on determining that the network congestion level satisfies the threshold;
- deny the user device access to the first network based on the network congestion level and the priority class information;
- determine that a second network is available based on the user device being denied access to the first network;
- and
- selectively provide the user device with access to the second network.
A computer readable medium storing instructions, the instructions comprising:
- one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
- receive, from a user device, a connection request,
- the connection request corresponding to a request to access a first network;
- determine a network congestion level associated with the first network;
- determine priority class information associated with the user device;
- selectively provide access to the first network based on the network congestion level and the priority class information;
- and
- selectively provide access to a second network when access to the first network is denied.
A method, comprising:
- determining, by a network device, that a network congestion level, associated with a network, satisfies a threshold;
- determining, by the network device and based on determining that the network congestion level satisfies the threshold, priority class information associated with a user device connected to the network;
- determining, by the network device and based on determining that the network congestion level satisfies the threshold, one or more access capabilities associated with the user device;
- determining, by the network device, to disconnect the user device from the network based on the priority class information and the one or more access capabilities;
- and
- causing the user device to be disconnected from the network.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.