Service interface for QoS-driven HPNA networks
US7180855B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 19, 2001 |
| Grant date | Feb 20, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 2, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2012/2845
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An out-of-band signaling model media control (MC) terminal for an HPNA network includes a QoS management entity (QME) and an admission control entity (ACE) and provides end-to-end QoS by passing the QoS requirements from higher layer to the lower layers of the HPNA network. The QME receives an end-to-end QoS message characterizing a session for a user application. The ACE performs an admission control decision relating to the session based on the end-to-end QoS message characterizing the QoS stream. A resource control module, when part of the ACE, performs at least one admission control decision relating to the session based on a resource permission, and a policy control module, when part of the ACE, performs at least one admission control decision relating to the session based on a policy permission.
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