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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2006
Bret D. Vondemkamp, Shawnee, KS (US);
Andrew M. Wurtenberger, Olathe, KS (US);
Rajveen Narendran, Olathe, KS (US);
Joseph I. Schield, Lee's Summit, MO (US);
Bret D. Vondemkamp, Shawnee, KS (US);
Andrew M. Wurtenberger, Olathe, KS (US);
Rajveen Narendran, Olathe, KS (US);
Joseph I. Schield, Lee's Summit, MO (US);
Sprint Spectrum L.P., Overland Park, KS (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for carrier selection based on type of packet flow. Service is provided to access terminals on a plurality of carriers in a wireless coverage area. A request is received from a first access terminal. The request indicates that the first access terminal is requesting a packet flow, and the request comprises a packet-flow-type indication. It is determined whether the packet-flow-type indication is associated with an expedited-forwarding quality of service (QoS). If the packet-flow-type indication is associated with an expedited-forwarding QoS, it is further determined that, among the plurality of carriers, a first carrier has the fewest ongoing packet flows having the packet-flow-type indication; responsively, the first access terminal is instructed to conduct the requested packet flow on the first carrier.