Patent ID: 8024429
Filing Date: 2011-09-20
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of establishing a Quality of Service QoS in an access network for a multimedia session between a home network and a remote device located outside said home network, wherein at least one of said remote device and home network is connected to said access network, comprising the following steps: receiving a session invite message from the remote device for device discovery and optional browsing for media in the home network during a first part of the session, enforcing a QoS in the access network for the first part of the session, receiving a session re-invite message from the remote device to update the QoS for media communication with a selected home device in the home network during a second part of the session, determining QoS requirements for the second part of the session based on session parameters for said media communication, and enforcing an updated QoS in the access network for the media communication in the second part of the session to meet the determined QoS requirements.