Patent ID: 8873383

Claim:
A method for setting up a desired quality of service (QoS) on a radio interface from an access network to a user in a WiMAX communication network, the radio interface being set up to provide a QoS-related application to the user, the QoS-related application being provided by an application function associated with a home network of the user, the method comprising: signalling a desired quality of service via an authentication, authorization and accounting infrastructure of the WiMAX communication network; communicating between the application function and an authentication, authorization and accounting server of the home network of the user for authenticating and authorizing the user, the application function requesting the authentication and authorization of the user for the use of the application function from the authentication, authorization and accounting server; and transmitting the desired quality of service for the QoS-related application from the application function to the authentication, authorization and accounting server while communicating to authenticate and authorize the user, wherein after authenticating and authorizing the user, a QoS request is submitted to an authentication, authorization and accounting client of the access network to provide the desired quality of service radio interface.