Patent ID: 9743311
Date: 2017-08-22
CPC Classifications: H04L,H04M,H04W

Claim:
1. A method of communicating in a cellular communication network comprising a plurality of base stations and a network server having customer record database, the method comprising: (a) dividing a service area between subscribers so that each subscriber is assigned by a contract between the subscriber and a service provider to belong to a closed service group, with all subscribers in a given closed service group class have the same service level agreement; (b) receiving an incoming call from a first one of a plurality of mobile stations, the first mobile station being registered on the cellular communication network; (c) determining, by one or more computers, a QoS level associated with the first mobile station; (d) selecting, by the one or more computers, a predetermined minimum bandwidth for use by the first mobile station, the selection being determined by the service level of the first mobile station; (e) allocating, by the one or more computers, the selected predetermined minimum bandwidth for use by the first mobile station; (f) receiving a request for communication between the first mobile station and a second mobile station of the plurality of mobile stations; (g) determining whether the first and second mobile stations have a same closed service group class; (h) when the first and second mobile stations do not have the same closed service group class, either: (i) enabling, by the one or more computers, the communication between the first and second mobile stations in accordance with the respective determination in either step (1) or (2).