System and method for resource management for operator services and internet
A method is provided in one example embodiment and includes providing a multi-radio connectivity service to a mobile subscriber, and managing the multi-radio connectivity service for the mobile subscriber. The managing can include: providing admission control; providing privileged subscriber access at a plurality of WiFi access points; providing signaling for quality of service (QoS) equivalence across a WiFi network and a mobile network; and distributing certain traffic based on a policy.
1. A method, comprising:
receiving a connection request;
providing admission control of access via a WiFi network and a mobile network by rejecting the connection request if a threshold for a number of WiFi connections has been reached;
marking a Differentiated Services Code Point (DSCP) in an Internet protocol (IP) header to enable a WiFi access point to provide WiFi QoS consistent with mobile network subscription parameters, based on service data flow rules; and
signaling a wireless connectivity object (WCO) to the WiFi network if the threshold has not been reached, the WCO including a mapping of a parameter of the mobile network to a parameter of the WiFi network.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
transmitting a mobile subscriber identity to multiplex a local area network (LAN) session to a mobile network session.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
transmitting a bearer resource message to distribute traffic across the WiFi network and the mobile network, which is a cellular access, using dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) options.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
sending a tunneling protocol message to establish a connection with a packet gateway (PGW)/serving gateway (SGW), which is coupled to a small cell.
5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
rejecting the connection request based on at least one of an aggregate maximum bit rate (AMBR) parameter, an allocation and retention priority (ARP) parameter, and a quality of service (QoS) class identifier.
6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the WCO includes at least one of the aggregate maximum bit rate (AMBR) parameter, the allocation and retention priority (ARP) parameter, and the quality of service (QoS) class identifier.
7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
preempting an existing connection at a WiFi access point if a mobile subscriber identity is received.
8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the existing connection is redirected to a different WiFi access point.
9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
providing a privileged access control at a WiFi access point, in which a subscriber identity is verified before a device is allowed access at the WiFi access point.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the parameter of the mobile network is a mobile network quality of service (QoS) parameter, and the parameter of the WiFi network is a WiFi QoS parameter.
11. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
enforcing rate-limiting of subscriber traffic in the WiFi network based on an equivalent to an aggregate maximum bit rate (AMBR) parameter.
12. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
signaling to the WiFi network to establish a tunnel from a WiFi access network gateway to a mobile network gateway.
13. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
establishing a tunnel to receive connectivity parameters as DHCP or IPv6 Neighbor Discovery options.
14. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
signaling tunnel endpoint parameters of a WiFi access network gateway to a WiFi access point to establish a tunnel with the WiFi access network gateway.
15. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
establishing a first connection to a long-term evolution-customer premise equipment (LTE-CPE), which is coupled to a WiFi access point; and
establishing a second connection to provide an LTE service over a backhaul.
16. A non-transitory medium having logic embedded thereon that includes code for execution and, when executed by a processor, operable to perform operations comprising:
receiving a connection request;
providing admission control of access via a WiFi network and a mobile network by rejecting the connection request if a threshold for a number of WiFi connections has been reached; and
signaling a wireless connectivity object (WCO) to the WiFi network if the threshold has not been reached, the WCO including a mapping of a parameter of the mobile network to a parameter of the WiFi network, wherein a Differentiated Services Code Point (DSCP) is marked in an Internet protocol (IP) header to enable a WiFi access point to provide WiFi QoS consistent with mobile network subscription parameters, based on service data flow rules.
17. The logic of claim 16 , the operations further comprising:
transmitting a mobile subscriber identity to multiplex a local area network (LAN) session to a mobile network session.
18. The logic of claim 16 , the operations further comprising:
rejecting the connection request based on at least one of an aggregate maximum bit rate (AMBR) parameter, an allocation and retention priority (ARP) parameter, and a quality of service (QoS) class identifier, wherein the WCO includes at least one of the aggregate maximum bit rate (AMBR) parameter, the allocation and retention priority (ARP) parameter, and the quality of service (QoS) class identifier.
19. A network element, comprising:
a memory element; and
a processor operable to execute instructions such that the network element is configured to receive a connection request, wherein
the processor is configured to provide admission control of access via a WiFi network and a mobile network by rejecting the connection request if a threshold for a number of WiFi connections has been reached, and to signal a wireless connectivity object (WCO) to the WiFi network if the threshold has not been reached, the WCO including a mapping of a parameter of the mobile network to a parameter of the WiFi network, wherein a Differentiated Services Code Point (DSCP) is marked in an Internet protocol (IP) header to enable a WiFi access point to provide WiFi QoS consistent with mobile network subscription parameters, based on service data flow rules.
20. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
providing a multi-radio connectivity service to a mobile subscriber;
managing the multi-radio connectivity service for the mobile subscriber;
providing subscriber access at a first WiFi access point of the WiFi network to provide a redirect service to a second WiFi access point of the WiFi network; and
distributing traffic across the WiFi network and the mobile network based on a policy.