LOAD SENSITIVE DATA SESSION SCHEDULING MECHANISMS FOR WIRELESS/WIRELINE ACCESS NETWORKS

摘要

A method and apparatus for linking user requirements of data sessions to the network conditions. Such a method and apparatus achieves mutually beneficial results for the user and for the network by providing an application making an advance request for a data session which communication device will immediately acknowledge but will attend to the request at its convenience. This data session setup is based on the actual network conditions which are either sensed by the device or provided by an agent in the network. The method can be overlaid on top of existing wireless handsets using existing technologies. Hence all the flexibility and configurability associated with data sessions offered by the existing solutions can remain intact with added advantages for the customer and the operator. In various embodiments, the method makes use of a network load measurement capability in the device and/or a network agent.