Patent ID: 9119183
Filing Date: 2015-08-25
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for allocating bearer resources comprising: a network side storing Evolved Packet System (EPS) bearer information corresponding to all currently activated EPS bearers in advance, wherein the EPS bearer information including bearer identifiers, QoS Class Identifiers (QCIs), current bearer states and priorities corresponding to the currently activated EPS bearers; when the network side receives a bearer resource allocation request initiated by a user, and a count of currently activated EPS bearers has reached or exceeded a set upper limit, the network side searching the currently activated EPS bearers according to a QCI carried in the bearer resource allocation request; when the network side does not find any EPS bearer corresponding to the QCI consistent with the QCI carried in the bearer resource allocation request, the network side searching the EPS bearers according to a priority corresponding to the bearer requested by the bearer resource allocation request; when an EPS bearer with a priority lower than the priority corresponding to the bearer requested by the bearer resource allocation request is found, the network side obtaining a current bearer state corresponding to the found EPS bearer from the EPS bearer information corresponding to all the currently activated EPS bearers, and performing a proprietary bearer modification operation on the found EPS bearer to respond to the bearer resource allocation request only when the obtained current bearer state is the idle state.