Method and system for managing quality of service policies

摘要

A method includes receiving an indication relating to an invocation of an application by a mobile device; determining, in response to the indication, a quality of service based on a provisioning parameter; and instructing a network element of a communications network to manage traffic relating to the application based on the quality of service and a loading condition in the communications network.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
receiving a request for a specific type of modified quality of service setting from a user of a mobile device, wherein the specific type of modified quality of service setting comprises only one of an improved download rate or an improved upload rate, and wherein the request for the specific type of modified quality of service setting includes a specified period of time for which the modified quality of service setting is to be in effect; receiving an indication relating to an invocation of an application by the mobile device; determining, in response to the indication, a quality of service based on an application-specific provisioning parameter defined an entity providing content for the application, wherein the application-specific provisioning parameter is received prior to the indication and based on the request for the specific type of modified quality of service setting; and instructing a network element of a communications network to manage traffic relating to the application based on the quality of service and a loading condition in the communications network.