Patent ID: 9065739
Filing Date: 2015-06-23
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving a quality of service profile identifier corresponding to a first set of one or more quality of service parameters for service over a radio communication system, wherein the quality of service profile identifier is a specific one of a fixed plurality of possible quality of service profile identifiers, each of which is an index into a table containing a fixed plurality of sets of quality of service parameters and selects one of the sets of quality of service parameters; determining the first set of one or more quality of service parameters based on the received identifier by using the received identifier as an index into the table to select the first set from the sets in the table, wherein the one or more quality of service parameters from the first set specify one or more characteristics of a communication session for the service established over the radio communication system and map to one or more quality of service parameters for a radio bearer established for the communication session; negotiating quality of service, in the communication session, comprising: using the received allowed quality of service identifier as an index into the table to select a second set of one or more quality of service parameters from the sets in the table; and sending and receiving data traffic according to the second set of the one or more quality of service parameters retrieved from the table based on the allowed quality of service identifier.