Patent ID: 8989116
Filing Date: 2015-03-24
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for setting up a bearer for communications between a serving general packet radio service support node (SGSN) and a radio access network (RAN) comprising: mapping, by the SGSN, quality of service (QoS) information associated with communications between the SGSN and a packet data network gateway (PGW) to derive QoS information associated with the communications between the SGSN and the RAN according to a mapping relationship referred to by the SGSN; configuring, by the SGSN, the bearer for the communications between the SGSN and the RAN in accordance with the derived QoS information; mapping, by the SGSN, a bearer ID associated with a bearer for the communications between the SGSN and the PGW, to derive a bearer ID for the bearer for communications between the SGSN and the RAN according to a pre-defined mapping relationship referred to by the SGSN; and associating, by the SGSN, the derived bearer ID with the bearer for communications between the SGSN and the RAN.