Patent ID: 7995470

Claim:
An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to: generate a traffic class value for use in a radio communication system by translating communication requirements of an application to be implemented on the apparatus into at least one parameter including the traffic class value, wherein the generated traffic class value is one within a defined set of traffic class values, each traffic class value within the set being associated with at least a resource allocation and retention priority relative to the other traffic class values within the set; include said traffic class value as a parameter in a QoS (quality of service) block to be communicated from a sender of the QoS block; and provide for sending said QoS block to a radio access network entity, wherein said QoS block with the traffic class value indicates QoS requirements of said application to said radio access network entity for equipping the radio access network entity to perform admission control internal to the radio access network entity based at least on the resource allocation and retention priority associated with the traffic class value and perform radio resource reservation based at least on the resource allocation and retention priority associated with the traffic class value.