# US 9,439,175 B2 · Mobile communications network device and method > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 9,439,175 B2 - Document ID: US9439175B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 13/884,124 - Filed: 2011-10-27 - Published: 2013-11-07 - Granted: 2016-09-06 - Earliest claimed: 2010-11-08 - Assignees: Sca Ipla Holdings Inc. - Applicants: Robert Zakrzewski - Inventors: Robert Zakrzewski - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9439175B2 ## CPC - H04W 72/20: Control channels or signalling for resource management - H04W 28/0252: {per individual bearer or channel (dynamic wireless traffic scheduling H04W72/12)} - H04W 28/12: using signalling between network elements - H04W 24/00: Supervisory, monitoring or testing arrangements - H04W 76/10: Connection setup - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract A mobile communications device to communicate data to/from a mobile communications network, and to communicate an indication of a relative type of data packets for communication via a communications bearer for supporting a communications session of the mobile communications device, the indication used to configure the communications bearer, and to communicate the data packets via the communications bearer to the infrastructure equipment via the base stations in accordance with the indication, the communication of the data packets being controlled by the mobile communications network in accordance with the communicated indication. By providing the indication, such as an indication that the data packets are of low priority or are generated or being received by a machine type communication application, the mobile communications network can control the communication of the data packets from the communications bearer differently to data packets communicated via other communications bearer having a higher priority. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A mobile communications device for communicating data to and/or from a mobile communications network, the mobile communications device comprising: circuitry configured to transmit an indication of a relative access type of data packets to access a communications bearer configured to support a communication session of the mobile communications device, the indication of the relative access type of the data packets being used to configure the communications bearer, and the indication of the relative access type of the data packets including an application type indication that indicates a type of application that generates the data packets and a traffic type indication of a relative priority of the data packets with respect to communication of data packets via one or more other communication bearers of the mobile communications network, and transmit the data packets via the communications bearer to one or more of infrastructure equipment via one or more of the base stations in accordance with the indication of the relative access type of the data packets, the transmission of the data packets via the communications bearer being controlled in accordance with the relative access type of data packets communicated via the communications bearer. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The mobile communications device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the indication of the relative access type of the data packets to access the communications bearer is generated by an applications program, the communication session being provided by the applications program using the communications bearer. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The mobile communications device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the circuitry includes an execution processor configured to operate a plurality of applications programs, each of which is configured to generate the indication of the relative access type of the data packets to access the communications bearer for communication to and/or from the communications bearer, or the communications bearer and the one or more other communications bearers, and wherein the mobile communications network is arranged in operation to communicate the data packets differently via the communications bearer or the one or more other communications bearers depending on the relative access type of the data packets communicated via each communications bearer. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The mobile communications device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the indication of the relative access type of data bearer is transmitted with a request to establish, configure, or modify the communications bearer. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The mobile communications device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the indication of the relative access type of the data packets is transmitted as an access stratum message, a non-access stratum message, or a bearer configuration message. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The mobile communications device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the indication of the relative access type of the data packets includes an indication that the data packets are for a machine type communication. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The mobile communications device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the traffic type indication of the relative priority includes one of more of an Allocated Retention Priority value and a Low Priority indicator. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The mobile communications device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the circuitry is configured to control of the transmission of the data packets via the communications bearer in accordance with the application type indication and the traffic type indication of the relative priority indicated by the relative access type of the data packets by storing the data packets in a buffer for communication of the data packets via the communications bearer at a later time in preference to communicating data packets from the one or more other communications bearers at an earlier time with a higher priority. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The mobile communications device as claimed in claim 8, wherein the control of the transmission of the data packets includes discarding the data packets from the buffer in preference to transmitting data packets from the one or more other communications bearers. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The mobile communications device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the circuitry is configured to control the transmission of the data packets via the communications bearer in accordance with the application type indication and the traffic type indication of the relative priority indicated by the relative access type of the data packets in response to an indication of congestion of data packets communicated by the mobile communications network. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The mobile communications device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the relative access type of the data packets includes one or more of a machine type communications indicator, a low priority indicator, a regular user indicator, and a high priority indicator. ### Claim 12 A method of communicating data to and/or from a mobile communications devices using a mobile communications network, the method comprising: transmitting an indication of a relative access type of data packets to access a communications bearer configured to support a communication session from the mobile communications device, the indication of the relative access type of the data packets being for use in configuring the communications bearer, and the indication of the relative access type of the data packets including an application type indication that indicates a type of application that generates the data packets and a traffic type indication of a relative priority of the data packets with respect to communication of data packets via one or more other communication bearers of the mobile communications network, providing the communications bearer to or from the mobile communications device in accordance with the indication of the relative access type of the data packets, and controlling transmission of the data packets via the communications bearer in accordance with the relative access type of data packets transmitted via the communications bearer. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The method as claimed in claim 12, wherein said transmitting the indication of the relative access type of the data packets includes transmitting from an applications program of the mobile communications device the indication of the relative access type of the data packets to access the communications bearer, the communication session being provided by the applications program using the communications bearer. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The method as claimed in claim 12, wherein said transmitting the indication of the relative access type of the data packets includes transmitting from each of a plurality of applications programs operating on the mobile communications device the indication of the relative access type of the data packets to access the communications bearer for communication to and/or from the communications bearer, or the communications bearer and the one or more other communications bearers, and wherein said transmitting the data packets includes transmitting the data packets differently via the communications bearer or the one or more other communications bearers depending on the relative access type of the data packets transmitted via each communications bearer. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The method as claimed in claim 12, wherein said transmitting the indication of the relative access type of data packets includes transmitting the indication of the relative access type of data packets with a request to establish, configure, or modify the communications bearer. ### Claim 16 (depends on 12) The method as claimed in claim 12, wherein said transmitting the indication of the relative access type of data packets includes transmitting the indication of the relative access type of data packets as an access stratum message, a non-access stratum message, or a bearer configuration message. ### Claim 17 (depends on 12) The method as claimed in claim 12, wherein the indication of the relative access type of the data packets includes an indication that the data packets are for a machine type communication. ### Claim 18 (depends on 12) The method as claimed in claim 12, wherein the traffic type indication of the relative priority includes one of more of an Allocated Retention Priority value and a Low Priority indicator. ### Claim 19 (depends on 12) The method as claimed in claim 12, wherein said controlling the transmission of the data packets in accordance with the relative access type of data packets includes storing the data packets in a buffer for transmission of the data packets via the communications bearer at a later time in preference to transmitting data packets from the one or more other communications bearers at an earlier time with a higher priority. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The method as claimed in claim 19, wherein said controlling the transmission of the data packets in accordance with the relative access type of data packets includes discarding the data packets from the buffer in preference to transmitting data packets from the one or more other communications bearers. ### Claim 21 (depends on 12) The method as claimed in claim 12, wherein said controlling the transmission of the data packets in accordance with the relative access type of data packets includes receiving an indication of congestion of data packets communicated by the mobile communications network. ### Claim 22 (depends on 12) The method as claimed in claim 12, wherein the relative access type of the data packets includes one or more of a machine type communications indicator, a low priority indicator, a regular user indicator, and a high priority indicator.