Patent ID: 8041837
Filing Date: 2011-10-18
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for associating a data packet with a packet bearer in a user equipment of a communication network, the packet bearer being adapted to transmit the data packet to a communication entity in the communication network, wherein the communication network comprises at least one control entity adapted to initiate an exchange of signaling information with the user equipment, and wherein the user equipment comprises at least one executing unit for executing one or more applications which create the data packet, a packet marking entity (PME) for marking at least one control field in the data packet and a transmission unit for sending the data packet on the packet bearer, the method comprising the steps of: setting up the packet bearer between the transmission unit and the communication entity; receiving a first signaling of filter parameters for defining a packet filter at the user equipment, the filter parameters corresponding to a packet marking, receiving a second signaling of the packet marking at the user equipment and forwarding the signaled packet marking to the packet marking entity, marking the data packet with the signaled packet marking; establishing the packet filter corresponding to the filter parameters for scanning data packets forwarded from the executing unit to the transmission unit, wherein the packet filter is associated with the packet bearer; and forwarding the data packet with the marking corresponding to the filter parameters on the associated packet bearer.