Abstract: A method of filtering and gating data flow in a QoS connection between a remote host and user equipment in a packet data network using policy control mechanisms includes a remote host initiating an application in an application server and a corresponding session between the remote host and the user equipment (“UE”) via the application server. The UE requests, to a gateway support node (“GGSN”) of the network, establishment of a network bearer service between the UE and the remote host. A corresponding policy control function (“PCF”) in a policy server receives, from the application server, filtering data derived from session data received by the application server during the session. The GGSN interrogates the corresponding PCF in the policy server to initialize a gate using policy control filtering data at the GGSN. The gate then filters the data flow in the QoS connection according to the policy control filtering data.

Abstract: The present invention provides flexible radio access and resource allocation in a Universal Mobile Telephone System (UMTS). A UMTS Terrestrial access network (UTRAN) in response to a radio access bearer service request, flexibly and efficiently allocates resources necessary to support a communication with a mobile radio. The UTRAN includes plural base stations for communicating with mobile radios over a radio/air interface using radio channel resources allocated by a radio network controller connected to the base stations. External network service nodes interfacing with external networks communicate with the UTRAN over a radio access network interface. The UTRAN provides a radio access bearer service to the external network service nodes, and radio access bearers are dynamically assigned to radio channel resources by the UTRAN.

Abstract: A method of filtering and gating data flow in a QoS connection between a remote host and user equipment in a packet data network using policy control mechanisms includes a remote host initiating an application in an application server and a corresponding session between the remote host and the user equipment (“UE”) via the application server. The UE requests, to a gateway support node (“GGSN”) of the network, establishment of a network bearer service between the UE and the remote host. A corresponding policy control function (“PCF”) in a policy server receives, from the application server, filtering data derived from session data received by the application server during the session. The GGSN interrogates the corresponding PCF in the policy server to initialize a gate using policy control filtering data at the GGSN. The gate then filters the data flow in the QoS connection according to the policy control filtering data.

Abstract: In a radio network, the implementation of IP signaling may be used to provide end-to-end Quality of Service. This may be accomplished by mapping corresponding parameters between the IP protocol and the radio network protocol in order to achieve the desired delay and bandwidth requirements. Various events in the state machines of the protocols may also be used to trigger interworking functions.

Abstract: A method and system are disclosed for use with a mobile radio network, which receives and analyzes packets from a packet-switched fixed network, such as the Internet, and depending on the type of information received (e.g., speech, low speed data, or high speed WWW data), routes the information over an appropriate radio air interface to a mobile radio terminal. The speech information can be routed to mobile radio terminals over a conventional circuit-switched mobile radio link (e.g., a GSM traffic channel), the low speed data can be routed over a packet-switched mobile radio link (e.g., a GPRS traffic data channel), and the high speed data can be routed over a wideband broadcast radio link (e.g., a DAB network radio link). As a result, mobile radio terminals can advantageously enjoy full access to the Internet and thereby communicate effectively over the Internet with other mobile and wire-bound terminals.