Patent ID: 8005087

Claim:
A method of transmitting packets in a wireless communications system, the method comprising: maintaining a default bearer across a communication link in a radio network for a user equipment device, the default bearer including a plurality of queues and carrying only packets associated with the user equipment device, each queue within the default bearer providing a given QoS across the communication link; receiving a packet for transfer across the communication link; performing Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) classification on the packet to identify an application class associated with the packet; associating, with the packet, an application identifier corresponding to the application class and a Quality of Service (QoS) parameter corresponding to a QoS required for the application class; assigning the packet to an outgoing queue that satisfies the QoS parameter; processing the outgoing queue for transmission of the packet over the radio network to the user equipment device; and if necessary, establishing at least one additional bearer for the user equipment device.