Patent ID: 9042390
Filing Date: 2015-05-26
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving, at a gateway support node from a serving gateway support node, a create request to create a packet data protocol context, the create request comprising an access point name and a first service identifier associated with a first requested service; sending, from the gateway support node to a priority management engine, a first priority request comprising the first service identifier associated with the first requested service; receiving, at the gateway support node from the priority management engine in response to the first priority request, a first priority level associated with the first requested service; sending, by the gateway support node to the serving gateway support node, an internet protocol address for use in establishing the packet data protocol context between a mobile device and an access point associated with the access point name so that the mobile device can access the first requested service; receiving, at the gateway support node from the serving gateway support node, a get priority message comprising a request for the first priority level associated with the first requested service and a second priority level associated with a second requested service; sending, by the gateway support node to the priority management engine, a second priority request comprising a second service identifier associated with the second requested service; receiving, at the gateway support node from the priority management engine in response to the second priority request, the second priority level associated with the second requested service; comparing, by the gateway support node, the first priority level associated with the first requested service to the second priority level associated with the second requested service to determine which of the first requested service and the second requested is a highest priority service; and sending, from the gateway support node to the serving gateway support node, a priority response comprising an indication of the highest priority service.