Method and apparatus for maintaining priority and quality of service across multi-user devices

摘要

A first mobile station operating on a first network according to a first network protocol receives a proxy request for access to a network resource, by from a second mobile station operating on a second network according to a second network protocol. The proxy request is received according to a third network protocol. The first mobile station determines a priority of the proxy request; accepts or denies the proxy request based on the determined priority of the proxy request; allocates resources to the proxy request, if the proxy request is accepted; and serves as a proxy mobile station for the second mobile station to access the network resource.

主权项

1. A method for selecting a proxy mobile station, the method comprising,
determining, by a first mobile station operating on a first network according to a first network protocol, that access to a network resource on the first network is unavailable or reduced; communicating, by the first mobile station using a third network protocol, with a plurality of mobile stations within a predefined range, the plurality of mobile stations operating on a second network according to a second network protocol; examining, by the first mobile station, information received from each of the plurality of mobile stations in the predefined range and selecting a mobile station of the plurality of mobile stations as a proxy mobile station based on the examined information; and sending, by the first mobile station using the third network protocol, a proxy request to the proxy mobile station, and accessing, using the third network protocol, the network resource via the proxy mobile station.