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
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
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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