Patent ID: 9071985
Filing Date: 2015-06-30
Classification: H04N,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for improving quality of experience (QoE) in radio access network (RAN) congestion, comprising: receiving congestion policy information from a RAN that indicates available quality control indicators (QCI); selecting, from the available QCIs, a QCI for each of a plurality of applications executing at a user equipment (UE) that communicate with the RAN over a bearer; indicating, by the UE to the RAN, the QCI for each of the plurality of applications; receiving, at the UE, information regarding modification of the bearer or additional bearers based on the QCIs; and modifying the bearer or additional bearers at the UE according to the information to achieve a desired QoE for at least one of the plurality of applications executing at the UE.