Patent ID: 8018955
Filing Date: 2011-09-13
Classification: H04L,H04W,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A gateway in a communication network comprising: a proxy instance residing in the gateway that inspects packets received from at least one mobile node to detect information regarding setup of a media stream and information regarding a level of quality of service (QoS) of an existing media stream, wherein the gateway is in communication with a media server and provides packet routing and session management for the at least one mobile node, the media stream using a first access technology; an inline service residing in the gateway and in communication with the proxy instance that: a digital signal processor (DSP) residing in the gateway and in communication with the inline service that transcodes at a direction of the inline service, including changing media stream parameters to provide a dynamic upgrade or downgrade of QoS level and converting the media stream from a first format received from the media server to a second format sent to either the first mobile node or second mobile node based at least in part on the information indicating user identity change including the characteristics of whichever of the first mobile node or second mobile node the user identity is associated with and the handover information including characteristics of whichever of the first access technology or second access technology the media stream is using.