Patent ID: 8804620
Filing Date: 2014-08-12
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. An apparatus, comprising: a core network node configured to be operatively coupled to a plurality of wired network nodes and a plurality of wireless network nodes, the core network node configured to receive, at a first time, a first data packet to be sent to a wired device operatively coupled to a wired network node from the plurality of wired network nodes, the core network node configured to receive, at a second time, a second data packet to be sent to a wireless device operatively coupled to a wireless network node from the plurality of wireless network nodes, the core network node configured to apply a common down-link policy to the first data packet and the second data packet based on an identifier of a user associated with both the wireless device and the wired device, the core network node configured to send a common up-link policy to the wired network node without sending the common down-link policy to the wired network node such that (1) the wired network node applies the up-link policy to a third data packet received from the wired device based on the identifier of the user, and (2) the wired network node does not apply the down-link policy to data packets to be sent to the wired device, the core network node configured to send the common up-link policy to the wireless network node without sending the common down-link policy to the wireless network node such that (1) the wireless network node applies the up-link policy to a fourth data packet received from the wireless device based on the identifier of the user, and (2) the wireless network node does not apply the down-link policy to data packets to be sent to the wireless device.