QUALITY OF SERVICE (QoS) ACQUISITION AND PROVISIONING WITHIN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM

摘要

In an embodiment, an access network (AN) receives a message configured to prompt a conditional allocation of Quality of Service (QoS) resources to an access terminal (AT). The message can be received from the AT or from an application server (AS) that arbitrates a communication session for the AT. In another embodiment, if the AT determines that a QoS resource request has not yet been granted, the AT waits until the traffic channel (TCH) has been obtained for a communication session before resending the QoS resource request. In another embodiment, if the AT determines to initiate or join a second communication session before a confirmation that QoS resources for a first communication session are relinquished, the AT waits until the confirmation is received before a request for QoS resources for the second communication session is sent.

主权项

1. A method of setting up a group communication session requiring Quality of Service (QoS) resources at an access terminal within a wireless communications system, comprising:
sending a request, within a second serving area, for QoS resources, the request based at least in part on a first access terminal identifier that identifies the access terminal within a first serving area that is separate from the second serving area; sending a call message, within the second serving area, that requests set-up of the group communication session by an application server, the call message based at least in part on a second access terminal identifier that identifies the access terminal within the second serving area; and receiving an allocation of the requested QoS resources within the second serving area in response to the call message.