Apparatus and method for user equipment assisted congestion control

An apparatus for improving quality of experience (QoE) in radio access network (RAN) congestion, comprising:

• a processing system configured to:
• receive congestion policy information from a RAN that indicates available quality control indicators (QCI);
• select, from the available QCIs, a QCI for each of a plurality of applications executing at the apparatus that communicate with the RAN over a bearer;
• indicate, by the apparatus to the RAN, the QCI for each of the plurality of applications;
• receive, at the apparatus, information regarding modification of the bearer or additional bearers based on the QCIs;
• and
• modify the bearer or additional bearers at the apparatus according to the information to achieve a desired QoE for at least one of the plurality of applications executing at the apparatus;
• and
• a memory coupled to the processing system.

An apparatus for improving quality of experience (QoE) in radio access network (RAN) congestion, comprising:

• means for receiving congestion policy information from a RAN that indicates available quality control indicators (QCI);
• means for selecting, from the available QCIs, a QCI for each of a plurality of applications executing at the apparatus that communicate with the RAN over a bearer;
• means for indicating, by the apparatus to the RAN, the QCI for each of the plurality of applications;
• means for receiving, at the apparatus, information regarding modification of the bearer or additional bearers based on the QCIs;
• and
• means for modifying the bearer or additional bearers at the apparatus according to the information to achieve a desired QoE for at least one of the plurality of applications executing at the apparatus.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium, comprising:

• code for causing at least one computer to receive congestion policy information from a RAN that indicates available quality control indicators (QCI);
• code for causing the at least one computer to select, from the available QCIs, a QCI for each of a plurality of applications executing at a user equipment (UE) that communicate with the RAN over a bearer;
• code for causing the at least one computer to indicate, by the UE to the RAN, the QCI for each of the plurality of applications;
• code for causing the at least one computer to receive, at the UE, information regarding modification of the bearer or additional bearers based on the QCIs;
• and
• code for causing the at least one computer to modify the bearer or additional bearers at the UE according to the information to achieve a desired QoE for at least one of the plurality of applications executing at the UE.

A method for improving quality of experience (QoE) for one or more user equipments (UE), comprising:

• communicating one or more congestion control policies to a UE indicating a plurality of available quality control indicators (QCI);
• receiving, from the UE, a QCI of the available QCIs for each of a plurality of applications related to a bearer;
• modifying the bearer or adding additional bearers for communicating with the UE based on the QCI for each of the plurality of applications to improve QoE at the UE;
• and
• communicating, to the UE, information regarding modification of the bearer or additional bearers based on the QCI.

An apparatus for improving quality of experience (QoE) for one or more user equipments (UE), comprising:

• a processing system configured to:
• communicate one or more congestion control policies to a UE indicating a plurality of available quality control indicators (QCI);
• receive, from the UE, a QCI of the available QCIs for each of a plurality of applications related to a bearer;
• modify the bearer or additional bearers for communicating with the UE based on the QCI for each of the plurality of applications to improve QoE at the UE;
• and
• communicate, to the UE, information regarding modification of the bearer or additional bearers based on the QCI;
• and
• a memory coupled to the processing system.

An apparatus for improving quality of experience (QoE) for one or more user equipments (UE), comprising:

• means for communicating one or more congestion control policies to a UE indicating a plurality of available quality control indicators (QCI);
• means for receiving, from the UE, a QCI from the available QCIs for each of a plurality of applications related to a bearer;
• means for modifying the bearer or adding additional bearers for communicating with the UE based on the QCI for each of the plurality of applications to improve QoE at the UE;
• and
• means for communicating, to the UE, information regarding modification of the bearer or additional bearers based on the QCI.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium, comprising:

• code for causing at least one computer to communicate one or more congestion control policies to a UE indicating a plurality of available quality control indicators (QCI);
• code for causing the at least one computer to receive, from the UE, a QCI from the available QCIs for each of a plurality of applications related to a bearer;
• code for causing the at least one computer to modify the bearer or additional bearers for communicating with the UE based on the QCI for each of the plurality of applications to improve QoE at the UE;
• and
• code for causing the at least one computer to communicate, to the UE, information regarding modification of the bearer or additional bearers based on the QCI.