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Method for assigning values of service attributes to transmissions, radio access networks and network elements
Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
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Filing: 2001-03-14
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Granted: 2006-03-07
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Expires: 2021-03-14
Abstract
Abstract The invention relates to a method and to associated radio access networks and network elements for assigning values of service attributes to transmissions between a user equipment and a radio access network. In order to allow for an improved assignment of values of service attributes, it is proposed that, upon request of such a transmission by a user equipment of a subscriber registered with some radio access network the method comprises determining values of service attributes that are to be used for the transmission requested by said user equipment based on at least one value of at least one service attribute defined by a stored subscriber specific service profile, and based on at least one stored common value of at least one service attribute.
Inventors
- 👤 Jukka Immonen
- 👤 Juha Ala-Laurila
- 👤 Jarkko Jouppi
- 👤 Juha Kalliokulju
- 👤 Kari O. Virtanen
Bibliographic Details
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2026-11-02 15:27
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04W; H04W28/00; H04W28/16; H04W60/00; H04W8/00; H04W8/18
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
233 words
A method for assigning values of service attributes to transmissions between a user equipment and a radio access network, comprising upon request of such a transmission by a user equipment of a subscriber registered with some radio access network determining values of service attributes to be used for the transmission requested by said user equipment based on at least one value of at least one service attribute defined by a stored subscriber specific service profile, and based on at least one stored common value of at least one service attribute; wherein a first storing means are part of a first radio access network, wherein a second storing means are part of a second radio access network, said first radio access network being a network for which a user equipment requesting a transmission is registered and said second radio access network being accessed by said user equipment for requesting the transmission; and wherein values of service attributes to be used for a requested transmission in the second radio access network are determined by mapping values of service attributes determined based on values of service attributes as far as requested by a user equipment for a requested transmission, on subscriber specific values of service attributes and on common values of service attributes, which service attributes are defined in the first radio access network, to values of service attributes defined in the second radio access network.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
233 words
A method for assigning values of service attributes to transmissions between a user equipment and a radio access network, comprising upon request of such a transmission by a user equipment of a subscriber registered with some radio access network determining values of service attributes to be used for the transmission requested by said user equipment based on at least one value of at least one service attribute defined by a stored subscriber specific service profile, and based on at least one stored common value of at least one service attribute; wherein a first storing means are part of a first radio access network, wherein a second storing means are part of a second radio access network, said first radio access network being a network for which a user equipment requesting a transmission is registered and said second radio access network being accessed by said user equipment for requesting the transmission; and wherein values of service attributes to be used for a requested transmission in the second radio access network are determined by mapping values of service attributes determined based on values of service attributes as far as requested by a user equipment for a requested transmission, on subscriber specific values of service attributes and on common values of service attributes, which service attributes are defined in the first radio access network, to values of service attributes defined in the second radio access network.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the values of service attributes to be used for the requested transmission are determined further based on values of service attributes requested by the user equipment.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
44 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the values of service attributes defined by a subscriber specific service profile stored in the first storing means and the values of service attributes stored in the second storing means define the Quality of Service of a transmission.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
47 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the values of service attributes defined by a subscriber specific service profile stored in the first storing means define the best values allowed for the service attributes for at least one kind of transmission as subscribed by the corresponding user equipment.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
39 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the values of service attributes defined by a subscriber specific service profile stored in the first storing means comprise the values of service attributes defining the Quality of Service for requested real-time-traffic transmissions.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
46 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the values of service attributes defined by a subscriber specific service profile stored in the first storing means comprise the values of at least one service attribute defining at least part of the Quality of Service for requested non-real-time-traffic transmissions.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
58 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the common values of service attributes stored in the second storing means comprise at least one default value for at least one service attribute to be used in case a user equipment requests a transmission without requesting a specific value for said at least one service attribute required for the requested transmission.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said first and said second storing means are part of the same radio access network.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 8 wherein said radio access network is a UMTS radio communications network.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
49 words
The method of claim 1 further comprising transmitting the values of service attributes defined by a subscriber specific service profile stored in the first storing means from said first radio access network to said second radio access network during an authentication of said user equipment accessing said second network.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said second radio access network is a wireless local area network (WLAN).
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
171 words
A radio access network in which a user equipment of a subscriber registered with some other radio access network is allowed to request a transmission, comprising: storing means for storing at least one common value of at least one service attribute that can be assigned to at least one kind of transmission; processing means for determining values of service attributes to be used for a transmission requested by said user equipment based on values of service attributes defined by a subscriber specific service profile received from the other radio access network and on said common values of service attributes stored in said storing means; wherein the processing means are designed for mapping values of service attributes determined, based on values of service attributes as far as requested by a user equipment for a requested transmission, on subscriber specific values of service attributes and on common values of service attributes, which service attributes are defined in the other radio access network, to values of service attributes defined in the radio access network.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
171 words
A radio access network in which a user equipment of a subscriber registered with some other radio access network is allowed to request a transmission, comprising: storing means for storing at least one common value of at least one service attribute that can be assigned to at least one kind of transmission; processing means for determining values of service attributes to be used for a transmission requested by said user equipment based on values of service attributes defined by a subscriber specific service profile received from the other radio access network and on said common values of service attributes stored in said storing means; wherein the processing means are designed for mapping values of service attributes determined, based on values of service attributes as far as requested by a user equipment for a requested transmission, on subscriber specific values of service attributes and on common values of service attributes, which service attributes are defined in the other radio access network, to values of service attributes defined in the radio access network.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
47 words
The radio access network of claim 12 wherein said radio access network is a wireless local area network (WLAN) and wherein said second storing means and at least part of said processing means are integrated in a public access controller (PAC) of said wireless local area network.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
181 words
A network element of a radio access network in which a user equipment of a subscriber registered with some other radio access network is allowed to request a transmission, comprising; storing means for storing at least one common value of at least one service attribute that can be assigned to at least one kind of transmission; processing means for determining values or an indication of such values of service attributes to be used for a transmission requested by said user equipment based on values of service attributes defined by a subscriber specific service profile received from the other radio access network and on the common values of service attributes stored in said storing means; wherein the processing means are designed for mapping values of service attributes determined, based on values of service attributes as far as requested by a user equipment for a requested transmission, on subscriber specific values of service attributes and on common values of service attributes, which service attributes are defined in the other radio access network, to values of service attributes defined in the radio access network.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
181 words
A network element of a radio access network in which a user equipment of a subscriber registered with some other radio access network is allowed to request a transmission, comprising; storing means for storing at least one common value of at least one service attribute that can be assigned to at least one kind of transmission; processing means for determining values or an indication of such values of service attributes to be used for a transmission requested by said user equipment based on values of service attributes defined by a subscriber specific service profile received from the other radio access network and on the common values of service attributes stored in said storing means; wherein the processing means are designed for mapping values of service attributes determined, based on values of service attributes as far as requested by a user equipment for a requested transmission, on subscriber specific values of service attributes and on common values of service attributes, which service attributes are defined in the other radio access network, to values of service attributes defined in the radio access network.
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