Linda Huan-Chin Chau - Fremont CA, US Kosol Jintaseranee - Sunnyvale CA, US Jing Jong Yea - Hillsborough CA, US Soshant Bali - Menlo Park CA, US
Assignee:
Sprint Communications Company L.P. - Overland Park KS
International Classification:
H04W 4/00
US Classification:
370328
Abstract:
What is disclosed is a communication system and method of operating a communication system, where a wireless access node configured to receive packet communications from wireless devices communicating in sectors over wireless links, and the packet communications indicate an application type. A wireless access node determines wireless device identifiers of the wireless devices and sector identifiers of the sectors and transfers the packet communications, the wireless device identifiers, and the sector identifiers. A packet processing system is configured to receive the packet communications, the wireless device identifiers, and the sector identifiers; determine the application types of the packet communications; determine sector activity profiles by way of the application types, the wireless device identifiers, and the sector identifiers; determine a quality-of-service policies based on the activity profiles; and transfer the quality-of-service policies. The wireless access node is configured to receive the quality-of-service policies and enforce a level of service to the wireless devices over the wireless links based on the quality-of-service policies.