System and method for resolving contention among applications requiring data connections between a mobile communications device and a wireless network

摘要

A mobile communications device ( 30 ) includes a wireless transceiver ( 34 ) operable to conduct at least two data connections between the mobile communications device ( 30 ) and a wireless network ( 12 ) wherein each of the data connections is associated with a connected application operating on the mobile communications device. A processor ( 32 ) is coupled to the wireless transceiver ( 34 ). The processor ( 32 ) is operable to process a request for a data connection for an unconnected application operable on the mobile communications device ( 30 ), to release one of the data connections associated with one of the connected applications and to establish a data connection between the mobile communications device ( 30 ) and the wireless network ( 12 ) for the unconnected application. A contention manager ( 86 ) is operable to select the connected application to be released based upon a comparison of a contention parameter associated with each of the connected applications.