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.
Claims34
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,
- wherein a provided service comprises a push to talk over cellular service and said quality of service to be allocated comprises a streaming traffic class.
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, wherein an identity of the subscriber is associated with at least two service-specific priority settings, and wherein the first network entity is operably connected with the application server providing a push to talk over cellular service;
- 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,
- wherein a connection is configured so that the quality of service to be allocated to the subscriber comprises a streaming traffic class.
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;
- and
- allocate quality of service for a service provided to the user equipment according to a priority of the subscriber operating the user equipment,
- wherein the apparatus is configured to be operably connected to an application server providing a push to talk over cellular service so that the quality of service to be allocated to the subscriber comprises a streaming traffic class.
A method, comprising:
- prioritizing 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;
- and
- allocating a quality of service for a service provided to the user equipment according to a priority of the subscriber operating the user equipment,
- wherein a provided service comprises a push to talk over cellular service and said quality of service to be allocated comprises a streaming traffic class.
An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory, the processor being configured to, with the memory, cause the apparatus at least to:
- receive, from a network, service-specific prioritization information that, according to subscription details, separately prioritizes a subscriber for each of at least two services provided by an application server and wherein an identity of the subscriber is associated with at least two service-specific priority settings;
- and
- based on the service-specific prioritization information, cause a bearer to be requested for a given service provided by the application server to the apparatus,
- wherein the application server provides a push to talk over cellular service so that a quality of service to be allocated to the bearer comprises a streaming traffic class.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.