Patent ID: 7675940
Filing Date: 2010-03-09
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. For use in a wireless network capable of communicating with a plurality of mobile stations in a coverage area of the wireless network, a method of providing cross-layer quality-of-service (QoS) functionality in the wireless network, the method comprising the steps of: obtaining QoS data from each layer of an application stack for a particular application; generating a QoS matrix based on the obtained QoS data, packet distribution for the particular application operable to be prioritized based on the QoS matrix; and receiving at least one additional QoS matrix from at least one secondary wireless quality provider wherein the QoS scheduler is further operable to receive a plurality of QoS matrices from a plurality of wireless quality providers, to generate a final QoS matrix based on the plurality of QoS matrices, and to implement policies within the final QoS matrix for packets received at the base station.