Abstract: A method for increasing performance of a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes determining (220) quality of service parameters that will result in a reduced likelihood that an application assigned the determined quality of service parameters will be scheduled for transmission, identifying (230) an application to be provided service that is less than best effort, and assigning (240) the determined one or more quality of service parameters to the identified application. In an embodiment, the method further assigns (250) a dedicated bearer to the identified application and either does not schedule (260) the dedicated bearer at all or schedules (270) the dedicated bearer less frequently compared to a frequency of scheduling a default bearer.

Abstract: A method for increasing performance of a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes determining (220) quality of service parameters that will result in a reduced likelihood that an application assigned the determined quality of service parameters will be scheduled for transmission, identifying (230) an application to be provided service that is less than best effort, and assigning (240) the determined one or more quality of service parameters to the identified application. In an embodiment, the method further assigns (250) a dedicated bearer to the identified application and either does not schedule (260) the dedicated bearer at all or schedules (270) the dedicated bearer less frequently compared to a frequency of scheduling a default bearer.

Abstract: A method, information processing system, and wireless communication system that selects a set of network paths for transmitting data to a serving network. The method first determines (404) that there is data to transmit to the serving network (102). For each of a plurality of base stations (106, 107, 108), an assessment of at least one traffic engineering parameter associated with each of the base stations (106, 107, 108) is performed (406). A set of base stations in which the traffic engineering parameters satisfy predetermined communication criteria associated with the wireless device (104) is selected (408) in response to performing the assessment. The selected set of base stations is used to transmit wireless device data to the serving network.

Abstract: A method and system for providing broadband Internet access, possibly on a wholesale basis. High-bandwidth Internet traffic over an Internet backbone is channelized onto input/output ports of a routing device. The routing device contains multiple, individual, full-function routers, each capable of routing at least some portion of the high-bandwidth Internet traffic. The channels and/or ports are grouped to define a network interface, and traffic over the network interface is assigned to one of the individual routers for processing. Routing and forwarding information is stored on a plurality of line cards, which forward the Internet traffic at line speed once routing instantiations are performed by the routers. A network interface and router(s) can be assigned to a customer, either for the customer to use or to provide to a secondary user. Customer access can be altered as needed, simply by reassigning, adding or removing the router(s) and/or line card(s).