Patent ID: 7599665
Filing Date: 2009-10-06
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: describing device capabilities by a set of capability parameters, the set including at least one parameter indicative of capabilities of a wireless communication device; based on the set of capability parameters, defining a dedicated quality class set for an instance of an application, the dedicated quality class set including at least one quality class for the instance, wherein the describing and the defining are performed for at least two instances of the application, the at least two instances of the application residing respectively in at least two wireless communication devices; negotiating at least one common quality class for a communication session between the at least two instances of the application, the at least one common quality class being determined based on the dedicated quality class sets of the at least two instances of the application, wherein the negotiating is performed between at least two of the at least two wireless communication devices; and allocating, based on the negotiating, radio resources for the communication session, the allocating being performed in the at least two wireless communication devices.