InterDigital Inc (IDCC)

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United States Patent 9,867,077
Ahmad , et al. January 9, 2018

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 (Brossard, CA)

Applicant:


Name

City

State

Country

Type


INTERDIGITAL PATENT HOLDINGS, INC.
Wilmington
DE
US


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


Family ID:
1000003053835

Appl. No.:
15/427,523

Filed:
February 8, 2017


Prior Publication Data






Document Identifier

Publication Date

US 20170150390 A1 May 25, 2017



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Issue Date

13944077 Jul 17, 2013 9585054
61673366 Jul 19, 2012




Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 28/0215 (20130101); H04L 47/10 (20130101); H04L 47/2475 (20130101); H04W 4/001 (20130101); H04W 28/02 (20130101); H04W 72/048 (20130101); H04W 28/22 (20130101); H04L 47/12 (20130101); H04L 47/263 (20130101); H04W 28/0231 (20130101); H04W 28/0289 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04W 28/02 (20090101); H04W 72/04 (20090101); H04L 12/859 (20130101); H04W 4/00 (20090101); H04L 12/801 (20130101); H04W 28/22 (20090101); H04L 12/825 (20130101)
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