IP Library Granted Patent US 8,358,583
Granted Patent B2
US 8,358,583 · App. 13/286,825 · Granted Jan 22, 2013

Controlling QoS in a wireless apparatus

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Patent No.
US 8,358,583
App. No.
13/286,825
Granted
Jan 22, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

Controlling packet sessions and QoS in a wireless network is disclosed. An apparatus provides application-specific packet sessions in the wireless network, with application-specific QoS parameters, without requiring the explicit cooperation of an application.

Claims (24)

1. A wireless apparatus, the wireless apparatus comprising:

circuitry configured to detect application-specific packets, from an application, in a data flow;

and

circuitry configured to provide, in response to the detection of the application-specific packets in the data flow, at least one packet session for wireless communications and activate or deactivate application-specific QoS parameters, without requiring explicit cooperation of the application.

2. The wireless apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one packet session comprises packet data protocol (PDP) contexts related to the application specific QoS parameters.

3. The wireless apparatus of claim 1 further comprising wherein the application-specific packets are from an email client application, web browser application, or video client application on a personal computer in communication with the wireless apparatus.

4. The wireless apparatus of claim 1 wherein the application-specific packets are control messages.

5. The wireless apparatus of claim 1 further comprising:

circuitry configured to filter packets to split the application-specific packets in the data flow related to a first packet data protocol (PDP) context and other packets in the data flow related to a second PDP context.

6. A method performed by a wireless apparatus, method comprising:

detecting, by the wireless apparatus, application-specific packets, from an application, in a data flow; and

providing, by the wireless apparatus in response to the detection of the application-specific packets in the data flow, at least one packet session for wireless communications and activating or deactivating application-specific QoS parameters, without requiring explicit cooperation of the application.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the at least one packet session comprises packet data protocol (PDP) contexts related to the application specific QoS parameters.

8. The method of claim 6 further comprising wherein the application-specific packets are from an email client application, web browser application, or video client application on a personal computer in communication with the wireless apparatus.

9. The method of claim 6 wherein the application-specific packets are control messages.

10. The method of claim 6 further comprising:

filtering packets, by the wireless apparatus, to split the application-specific packets in the data flow related to a first packet data protocol (PDP) context and other packets in the data flow related to a second PDP context.

11. A non-statutory computer-readable storage medium with stored instructions executable by a computer, the instructions comprising:

instructions to detect, by a wireless apparatus, application-specific packets, from an application, in a data flow; and

instructions to provide, by the apparatus in response to the detection of the application-specific packets in the data flow, at least one packet session for wireless communications and activate or deactivate application-specific QoS parameters, without requiring explicit cooperation of the application.

12. The non-statutory computer-readable storage medium of claim 11 wherein the at least one packet session comprises packet data protocol (PDP) contexts related to the application specific QoS parameters.

13. The non-statutory computer-readable storage medium of claim 11 further comprising wherein the application-specific packets are from an email client application, web browser application, or video client application on a personal computer in communication with the computer.

14. The non-statutory computer-readable storage medium of claim 11 wherein the application-specific packets are control messages.

15. The non-statutory computer-readable storage medium of claim 11 further comprising instructions to filter packets to split the application-specific packets in the data flow related to a first packet data protocol (PDP) context and other packets in the data flow related to a second PDP context.

Assignments (5)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 11, 2016
From: INTELLECTUAL VENTURES HOLDING 81 LLC
To: INTELLECTUAL VENTURES II LLC
Reel/Frame 037711/0072 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 8, 2012
From: IPWIRELESS, INC.
To: INTELLECTUAL VENTURES HOLDING 81 LLC
Reel/Frame 028175/0388 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 22, 2012
From: WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS LLC
To: IPWIRELESS, INC.
Reel/Frame 027910/0649 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 4, 2011
From: WILLIAMS, ANDREW GORDON
To: IPWIRELESS, INC.
Reel/Frame 027175/0458 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 4, 2011
From: IPWIRELESS, INC.
To: WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS LLC
Reel/Frame 027175/0529 →