METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING RADIO ACCESS BEARER SERVICES

摘要

The invention is concerned with a method and an apparatus for providing radio access bearer services of different applications in a network comprising a core network and a radio access network through radio access bearers between said networks. One or more session traffic flows being sent by an application are identified, the identified session is characterized in form of parameters needed for the determination of one or more radio access bearers. The characterized parameters are converted into radio access bearer attributes. One or more radio access bearers defined by means of said attributes are requested and established. Each session is mapped on the correct radio access bearer established upon said request. The radio access bearer(s) is released when not needed anymore. The apparatus of the invention comprises a radio access bearer management node consisting of three entities.