InterDigital Inc (IDCC)

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United States Patent 9,585,054
Ahmad , et al. February 28, 2017

Method and apparatus for detecting and managing user plane congestion


Abstract

A method and apparatus for managing user plane congestion in a network are disclosed. A method performed by a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) for user plane congestion in a network includes receiving an indication from the network that user plane congestion exists in the network, transmitting a request for the network to provide a lower Quality of Service (QoS) level for a particular service based on the indication, and observing a decrease in user plane QoS based on the transmitted request.



Inventors:
Ahmad; Saad (Montreal, CA), Watfa; Mahmoud (Saint Leonard, CA), Wang; Guanzhou (Longueuil, CA)

Applicant:


Name

City

State

Country

Type


INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
Wilmington
DE
US


Assignee:
InterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc. (Wilmington, DE)


Family ID:
1000002433595

Appl. No.:
13/944,077

Filed:
July 17, 2013


Prior Publication Data






Document Identifier

Publication Date

US 20140022904 A1 Jan 23, 2014



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Filing Date

Patent Number

Issue Date

61673366 Jul 19, 2012




Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 28/0289 (20130101); H04L 47/10 (20130101); H04L 47/12 (20130101); H04L 47/14 (20130101); H04W 28/0231 (20130101); H04L 47/263 (20130101); H04W 28/02 (20130101); H04W 28/22 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04W 28/02 (20090101); H04L 12/801 (20130101); H04L 12/825 (20130101); H04W 28/22 (20090101)
Field of Search: ;370/235

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