Patent ID: 8634423
Filing Date: 2014-01-21
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. One or more nontransitory computer-readable media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon for performing a method of determining an incoming subscriber's Quality of Service (QoS) level prior to authenticating the subscriber, the method comprising: creating one or more network-service identifiers that identify a carrier associated with a subscriber, wherein each of the one or more network-service identifiers also identifies one or more resources that are associated with providing varying QoS levels that respectively correspond to the one or more network-service identifiers; associating one of the one or more network-service identifiers with a wireless communications device (“device”) such that the device is associated with the carrier and with one of the QoS levels; communicating the network-service identifier to the device; during a provisioning request but prior to completing an authentication process of the device, receiving the network-service identifier from the device; during the provisioning request but prior to completing the authentication process of the device, communicating the received network-service identifier to a telecommunications network; prior to completing the authentication process of the device, determining which one of the QoS levels is associated with the device based on the network-service identifier received from the device; and ultimately conditioning access to the one or more resources that provide a predetermined QoS level consistent with the identifier, wherein the predetermined QoS level consistent with the network-service identifier is provided to the subscriber during the authentication process prior to authentication; wherein the QoS level of the subscriber can be changed to a second QoS level for a duration of time and further wherein the second QoS level reverts to the first QoS level at the end of said duration of time.