Patent ID: 9203764
Filing Date: 2015-12-01
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of enhancing Quality of Experience (QoE) associated with an application flow for an end-user in a communication network, the method comprising: receiving a data packet as part of the application flow, at a communication interface of a network node, the data packet comprising a payload containing application data and a header containing QoE information associated with the application flow, the QoE information determined based on previous data packets exchanged within the application flow; decoding the QoE information from the header of the received data packet by a processor of the network node; adjusting a QoS mechanism for the received data packet of the application flow, based on the decoded QoE information for enhancing the QoE associated with the application flow; and sending the data packet to another network node in the communication network, according to the adjusted QoS mechanism.