Patent ID: 8838156
Filing Date: 2014-09-16
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for multi-bearer rate control for transporting user plane data from an application function associated with a sourcing device to an application function associated with a receiving device, the method comprising, at an intermediary function, the following steps: receiving a user plane reservation request for a desired throughput from the sourcing device; determining a set of bearers whose aggregate throughput approximates the desired throughput, wherein the set of bearers comprises at least two bearers; requesting from at least one access network the set of bearers whose aggregate throughput approximates the desired throughput; receiving from the at least one access network an allocated set of bearers, wherein the allocated set of bearers comprises one or more bearers; informing the sourcing device of an aggregate throughput of the allocated set of bearers; receiving user plane data from the sourcing device; associating the user plane data with the allocated set of bearers in order to transport the user plane data to the receiving device; receiving a notification that the number of bearers in the allocated set of bearers has been modified; and informing the sourcing device that the aggregate throughput of the allocated set of bearers has been modified.