Providing service based on quality of service resources in a long term evolution communications system

An apparatus associated with setting up a communication session for a client device, comprising:

• means for sending, to a Long Term Evolution (LTE) network component, a request to setup a Quality of Service (QoS) bearer with a threshold level of QoS to support the communication session for the client device;
• and
• means for permitting the client device to proceed with an attempt to setup the communication session irrespective of whether the LTE network component grants the threshold level of QoS for the QoS bearer,
• wherein the apparatus corresponds to an application server that is external to an LTE network serving the client device and is configured to arbitrate the communication session, or wherein the apparatus corresponds to the client device.

An apparatus associated with setting up a communication session for a client device, comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• a processor coupled to the memory, the processor and the memory configured to:
• send, to a Long Term Evolution (LTE) network component, a request to setup a Quality of Service (QoS) bearer with a threshold level of QoS to support the communication session for the client device;
• and
• permit the client device to proceed with an attempt to setup the communication session irrespective of whether the LTE network component grants the threshold level of QoS for the QoS bearer,
• wherein the apparatus corresponds to an application server that is external to an LTE network serving the client device and is configured to arbitrate the communication session, or wherein the apparatus corresponds to the client device.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing instructions stored thereon, which, when executed by an apparatus associated with setting up a communication session for a client device, cause the apparatus to perform operations, the instructions comprising:

• at least one instruction configured to cause the apparatus to send, to a Long Term Evolution (LTE) network component, a request to setup a Quality of Service (QoS) bearer with a threshold level of QoS to support the communication session for the client device;
• and
• at least one instruction configured to cause the apparatus to permit the client device to proceed with an attempt to setup the communication session irrespective of whether the LTE network component grants the threshold level of QoS for the QoS bearer,
• wherein the apparatus corresponds to an application server that is external to an LTE network serving the client device and is configured to arbitrate the communication session, or wherein the apparatus corresponds to the client device.