Providing quality of service based on bandwidth

A network device, comprising:

• an interface that communicates with a network;
• a memory configured to store instructions;
• and
• a processor, coupled to the interface and the memory, wherein the processor is configured to execute the instructions stored in the memory to:
• receive, from a mobile device, a connection request which includes a requested bandwidth corresponding to an application,
• determine a policy for an application data flow associated with the application based on the connection request,
• assign a bandwidth designation for the determined policy to the application data flow, wherein the bandwidth designation is based on the requested bandwidth, and
• provide the policy and the bandwidth designation for assignment to a bearer, wherein a Quality of Service Class Indicator (QCI) established for the bearer is independent of the assigned bandwidth designation, and wherein the assigned bandwidth designation is used by a base station to allocate resource blocks to the application data flow for transmissions to the mobile device, wherein a resource block is organized based on time and frequency, and further includes a symbol which represents a predefined number of bits based upon attributes of a wireless channel, and
• further wherein the bandwidth designation comprises a socket within the bearer, and the socket is associated with a particular bandwidth for the application data flow within the bearer designated by a bearer identifier.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions, which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:

• receive, from a mobile device, a connection request which includes a requested bandwidth corresponding to an application;
• determine a policy for an application data flow associated with the application based on the connection request;
• assign a bandwidth designation for the determined policy to the application data flow, wherein the bandwidth designation is based on the requested bandwidth;
• and
• provide the policy and the bandwidth designation for assignment to a bearer, wherein a Quality of Service Class Indicator (QCI) established for the bearer is independent of the assigned bandwidth designation, and wherein the assigned bandwidth designation is used by a base station to allocate resource blocks to the application data flow for transmissions to the mobile device, wherein a resource block is organized based on time and frequency, and further includes a symbol which represents a predefined number of bits based upon attributes of a wireless channel, and
• further wherein the bandwidth designation comprises a socket within the bearer, and the socket is associated with a particular bandwidth for the application data flow within the bearer designated by a bearer identifier.