Patent ID: 8325674

Claim:
A method for implementation in a cable modem termination system that is communicatively coupled to a first wireless access device configured to provide wireless connectivity to at least one mobile unit, comprising: receiving, at the cable modem termination system, a request to allocate cable modem resources to the first wireless access device for a wireless connection to said at least one mobile unit, wherein the first wireless access device determines the cable modem resources necessary to support the wireless connection at a quality of service associated with said at least one mobile unit, and wherein the first wireless access device requests the cable modem resources on behalf of said at least one mobile unit; determining whether to grant the request for the cable modem resources based on policy information received from a policy server; and providing, from the cable modem termination system to the first wireless access device, information indicating whether the requested cable modem resources have been granted, wherein the first wireless access device initiates the wireless connection to said at least one mobile unit in response to receiving an indication that the requested cable modem resources have been granted.