Priority bearers in a mobile telecommunication network

A method for transferring a packet on a bearer in a mobile telecommunication system, wherein the system comprises:

• a mobile terminal;
• a network with one or more network nodes supporting flow of a packet to the mobile terminal (downlink) and from the mobile terminal (uplink);
• said method comprising the steps of:
• setting up one or multiple parallel bearers for bearing packets across a radio interface;
• associating said multiple parallel bearers with a bearer priority level of traffic handling;
• determining a priority level of said packet;
• mapping the packet to one of the multiple parallel bearers based on the priority level;
• and,
• using the bearer priority level to prioritise the access to the radio resources;
• wherein the step of setting up one or multiple parallel bearers consists in that the network initiates the set up of a bearer with a signal to the mobile terminal;
• wherein an event triggers the setting up of multiple parallel bearers, the event comprising one of the group including:
• the establishment of a first bearer for Internet Protocol connectivity;
• a user of the mobile terminal accessing a specific Universal Resource Locator or Internet Protocol address though the mobile terminals triggers said setting up of multiple parallel bearers;
• and,
• a signalling message on application level, such as a Session Initiation Protocol message.

A method for transferring a packet on a bearer in a mobile telecommunication system, wherein the system comprises:

• a mobile terminal;
• a network with one or more network nodes supporting flow of a packet to the mobile terminal (downlink) and from the mobile terminal (uplink);
• said method comprising the steps of:
• setting up one or multiple parallel bearers for bearing packets across a radio interface;
• associating said multiple parallel bearers with a bearer priority level of traffic handling;
• determining a priority level of said packet;
• mapping the packet to one of the multiple parallel bearers based on the priority level;
• and,
• using the bearer priority level to prioritise the access to the radio resources;
• wherein the step of setting up one or multiple parallel bearers consists in that the network initiates the set up of a bearer with a signal to the mobile terminal;
• wherein the step of determining a packet priority level is based on a parameter selected from the group comprising:
• a type of application flow;
• a service level;
• a charging level;
• a Universal Resource Locator of an application server;
• an Internet Protocol address of an application server;
• a general subscription level of the subscriber;
• and,
• whether the subscriber is authorised to activate the service.