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US 9,544,201 B2Granted
Quality of experience in communication networks
AssigneeTelefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
InventorsVeronica Sanchez Vega, Miguel Angel Muñoz De La Torre Alonso, John Woods
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Abstract
A network entity for use in a communication network. The network entity including a processing resource that is configured to obtain information indicative of a quality of experience on a user terminal in communication with the communication network; and to control the communication to the user terminal based on the obtained information indicative of a quality of experience.
Claims20
A first computer server for use in a telecommunications network, the first computer server comprising:
- a processor;
- a network communication interface;
- and
- a memory coupled to the processor and comprising computer readable program code that when executed by the processor causes the processor to perform operations to:
- receive, via the network communication interface, a first Diameter credit control request (CCR) identifying a user terminal in the telecommunications network;
- retrieve subscription information corresponding to the identified user terminal;
- responsive to a determination that the subscription information of the user terminal supports performance monitoring, initiate performance monitoring of the user terminal by transmitting, via the network communication interface, a key performance indicator measurement request to a second computer server in the telecommunications network in a communication path towards the user terminal and separate from the user terminal,
- wherein the key performance indicator measurement request comprises a Diameter credit control answer (CCA) responsive to the first Diameter CCR that includes a first attribute value pair (AVP) comprising parameters for configuration of the performance monitoring;
- responsive to sending the key performance indicator measurement request to the second computer server, receive from the second computer server a key performance indicator measurement for the user terminal via the network communication interface,
- wherein the key performance indicator measurement is received as a second AVP within a second Diameter CCR;
- and
- control the communication to the user terminal based on the key performance indicator measurement by instructing network equipment in the communication path toward the user terminal to apply a specific quality of service policy.
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A second computer server for use in a telecommunications network, the second computer server comprising:
- a processor;
- a network communication interface;
- and
- a memory coupled to the processor and comprising computer readable program code that when executed by the processor causes the processor to perform operations to:
- transmit, via the network communication interface, a first Diameter credit control request (CCR) identifying a user terminal in communication with the telecommunication network to a first computer server in the telecommunications network;
- receive, via the network communication interface, a key performance indicator measurement request from the first computer server to begin performance monitoring of the user terminal,
- wherein the key performance indicator measurement request comprises a Diameter credit control answer (CCA) responsive to the first Diameter CCR that includes a first attribute value pair (AVP) comprising parameters for configuration of the performance monitoring;
- measure a key performance indicator measurement for the user terminal;
- and
- transmit, via the network communication interface, the key performance indicator measurement to the first computer server for controlling the communication to the user terminal based on the obtained key performance indicator measurement,
- wherein the key performance indicator measurement is transmitted as a second AVP within a second Diameter CCR.
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A method of operating a first computer server for use in a telecommunications network, the method comprising:
- receiving, via a network communication interface of the first computer server, a first Diameter credit control request (CCR) identifying a user terminal in the telecommunications network;
- retrieving subscription information corresponding to the identified user terminal;
- responsive to a determination that the subscription information of the user terminal supports performance monitoring, initiating performance monitoring of the user terminal by transmitting, via the network communication interface, a key performance indicator measurement request to a second computer server in the telecommunications network in a communication path towards the user terminal and separate from the user terminal,
- wherein the key performance indicator measurement request comprises a Diameter credit control answer (CCA) responsive to the first Diameter CCR that includes a first attribute value pair (AVP) comprising parameters for configuration of the performance monitoring;
- responsive to sending the key performance indicator measurement request to the second computer server, receiving from the second computer server a key performance indicator measurement for the user terminal via the network communication interface,
- wherein the key performance indicator measurement is received as a second AVP within a second Diameter CCR;
- and
- controlling the communication to the user terminal based on the key performance indicator measurement by instructing network equipment in the communication path toward the user terminal to apply a specific quality of service policy.
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A method of operating a second computer server for use in a telecommunications network, the method comprising:
- transmitting, via a network communication interface of the second computer server, a first Diameter credit control request (CCR) identifying a user terminal in communication with the telecommunication network to a first computer server in the telecommunications network;
- receiving, via the network communication interface, a key performance indicator measurement request from the first computer server to begin performance monitoring of the user terminal,
- wherein the key performance indicator measurement request comprises a Diameter credit control answer (CCA) responsive to the first Diameter CCR that includes a first attribute value pair (AVP) comprising parameters for configuration of the performance monitoring;
- measuring a key performance indicator measurement for the a user terminal;
- and
- transmitting via the network communication interface the key performance indicator measurement to the first computer server for controlling the communication to the user terminal based on the obtained key performance indicator measurement,
- wherein the key performance indicator measurement is transmitted as a second AVP within a second Diameter CCR.
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