APPARATUS, AND AN ASSOCIATED METHOD, FOR PROVIDING TRAFFIC CLASS SUPPORT FOR QoS ACTIVATION IN A RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

摘要

Apparatus, and an associated method, for utilizing traffic classes in CDMA2000, or other packet radio, communication system (10). Traffic class designations are identified and used pursuant to communication set-up procedures. Depending upon the class signal identified in the request, allocations of communication resources are made. A traffic class signal generator (52) generates values that identify a requested traffic class, and a formatter (54) formats the traffic class into a message, such as a QoS BLOB (42) that is used to allocate communication resources.