CA2376160A1 - System and method of providing a required quality of service (qos) level for a mobile-originated call routed through a packet-switched network - Google Patents

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CA2376160A1
CA2376160A1 CA002376160A CA2376160A CA2376160A1 CA 2376160 A1 CA2376160 A1 CA 2376160A1 CA 002376160 A CA002376160 A CA 002376160A CA 2376160 A CA2376160 A CA 2376160A CA 2376160 A1 CA2376160 A1 CA 2376160A1
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Abstract

A system and method of providing a required quality of sercice (QOS) level for a call that is originated in a mobile radio telecommunications network and is routed through a Voice-Over-Internet-Protocol (VOIP) network(3). Signaling connections are established between a mobile switching center (MSC) (4) in the mobile network and at least one VOIP gateway (6). The MSC sends an Initial Address Message (IAM) (11) to the VOIP gateway and includes a new QOS Required parameter (12). The gateway confers with a gate keeper (8) in the VOIP network to determine whether the required QOS can be provided. If the required QOS can be provided, an indication that the required QOS can be provided is sent from the packet-switched network to the mobile network. If the required QOS cannot be provided, an indication (16) that the required QOS cannot be provided is sent from the packet-switched network to the mobile network.

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SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROVIDING A REQUIRED
QUALITY OF SERVICE (QOS) LEVEL FOR A MOBILE-ORIGINATED
CALL ROUTED THROUGH A PACKET-SWITCHED NETWORK
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Technical Field of the Invention This invention relates to telecommunication systems and, more particularly, to a system and method of providing a required quality of service (QOS) level for a mobile-originated call that is routed through a packet-switched network.
Description of Related Art There are existing or proposed network architectures for routing calls originated by a mobile station (MS) in a radio telecommunications network (i.e., MS-originated calls) through a packet-switched network such as a Voice-Over-Internet-Protocol (VOID) network. In these architectures, the call is set up utilizing Integrated Services User Part (ISUP) signaling between a mobile switching center (MSC) in the mobile network and a VOID Gateway which provides an interface into the VOID
network. The current ISUP interaction between the MSC and the Gateway, however, does not provide for any negotiation of a level of quality of service (QOS) required by the mobile network. Since there is currently no negotiation, the mobile network must take whatever QOS is provided by the VOID network.
Today, mobile networks generally have lower QOS than wireline networks due to limitations of the air interface. For long distance calls, mobile calls are transported to the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) which is a circuit-switched network in order to maintain the QOS. If mobile calls are to be routed through a VOID
network, a QOS guarantee is needed to ensure the QOS does not degrade below an acceptable level. The current interaction between the MSC and the VOID Gateway does not guarantee QOS for the call.
There are no known prior art teachings of a solution to the aforementioned deficiency and shortcoming such as that disclosed herein. In order to overcome the disadvantage of existing solutions, it would be advantageous to have a system and method of providing a required quality of service (QOS) level for a mobile-originated call that is routed through a packet-switched network. In addition, such a system should provide a more robust network architecture. The present invention provides such a system and method.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In one aspect, the present invention is a system for providing a required quality of service (QOS) level for a call that is originated in a mobile radio telecommunications network and is routed through a packet-switched network.
The system comprises a mobile switching center that sends an indication of the required QOS from the mobile network to the packet-switched network, means within the packet-switched network for determining whether the required QOS can be provided, and a gateway in the packet-switched network that sends an indication to the mobile 1 S network of whether the required QOS can be provided.
In another aspect, the present invention is a method of providing a required quality of service (QOS) level for a call that is originated in a mobile radio telecommunications network and is routed through a packet-switched network.
The method comprises the steps of sending an indication of the required QOS from the mobile network to the packet-switched network, determining in the packet-switched network whether the required QOS can be provided, and sending an indication that the required QOS can be provided from the packet-switched network to the mobile network, upon determining that the required QOS can be provided. The method may also include sending an indication that the required QOS cannot be provided from the packet-switched network to the mobile network, upon determining that the required QOS cannot be provided. The indication may also provide the QOS level that is available.
In another aspect, the present invention is a method of providing a required quality of service (QOS) level for a call that is originated in a mobile radio telecommunications network and is routed through a packet-switched network when the mobile switching center (MSC) is connected to a plurality of packet-switched networks. The MSC may simultaneously send an indication of the required QOS
from the mobile network to each of the plurality of packet-switched networks. Each packet-switched network then determines whether it can provide the required QOS, and sends an indication ofwhether the required QOS can be provided to the MSC.
Alternatively, the MS C may sequentially query the packet-switching networks to determine the QOS
available. This is followed by determining in the MSC whether any of the packet-switched networks can provide the required QOS, and selecting by the MSC, one of the plurality of packet-switched networks to route the call, upon determining that at least one of the packet-switched networks can provide the required QOS.
In yet another aspect, the present invention is a method of accessing a packet-switched network from a mobile radio telecommunications network having an MSC.
The method includes the steps of establishing a plurality of signaling connections between the MSC and a plurality of packet-switched networks, and sending a plurality of access messages from the MSC to the plurality of packet-switched networks.
This is followed by sending an access response message from each of the plurality of packet-switched networks to the MSC, and selecting one of the responding packet-switched networks for access.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The invention will be better understood and its numerous objects and advantages will become more apparent to those skilled in the art by reference to the following drawings, in conjunction with the accompanying specification, in which:
FIG. 1 is a simplified block diagram of a network architecture in which the method of the present invention may be practiced in order to provide a required QOS
level for a MS-originated call routed through a Voice-Over-Internet-Protocol (VOID) network;
FIG. 2 is a sequence diagram illustrating the flow of messages between the MSC and the VOID Gateway of FIG. 1 for a MS-originated call which is routed through the VOID network;
FIG. 3 is a simplified block diagram of the preferred embodiment of an architecture for routing a MS-originated call through a VOID network and for providing a required QOS level for the call;
FIG. 4 is a sequence diagram illustrating the flow of messages for routing a MS-originated call through a VOID network when the MSC is connected to more than one VOID Gateway; and FIG. 5 is a sequence diagram illustrating the flow of messages for routing a MS-originated call when the required QOS cannot be provided by any VOID
network.
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The present invention is a system and method of providing a required quality of service (QOS) level for calls that are routed through a packet-switched network such as a Voice-Over-Internet-Protocol (VOID) network, Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) network, etc. The invention is primarily applicable to calls originated by a mobile station (MS) in a radio telecommunications network (i.e., MS-originated calls). In addition, the invention provides a more robust network architecture than architectures that have currently been proposed.
FIG. 1 is a simplified block diagram of a network architecture 1 in which the method of the present invention may be practiced in order to provide a required QOS
level for a call originated by a mobile station (MS) 2 which is routed through a VOID
network 3. An MSC 4 utilizes Integrated Services User Part (ISUP) messages to set up a connection 5 with a VOID Gateway (GW) 6. The destination in the VOID
network is a Terminating Gateway (T-GW) 7. A Gate Keeper (GK) 8 maintains an overall status of the VOID network regarding latency delays, congestion, etc.
Calls which are successfully routed through the VOID network are sent from the T-GW
to a Service Switching Point (SSP) 9 for further routing.
FIG. 2 is a sequence diagram illustrating the flow of messages between the MSC 4 and the VOID Gateway 6 of FIG. 1 for a MS-originated call which is routed through the VOID network 3. An ISUP Initial Address Message (IAM) 11 is sent from the MSC to the Gateway with a newly defined QOS Required parameter 12. The QOS
Required parameter specifies performance levels which impact QOS such as, for example, the number of router hops allowed in the VOID network 3, the bandwidth required, and/or the latency in terms of time allowed for packet transport to the T-GW
7. The Gateway may confer with the Gate Keeper 8 utilizing procedures outlined in H.323 to determine whether it is possible to provide the QOS required. This determination is based on the MDN provided in the IAM message which determines the T-GW at the destination end of the network. The Gateway sends an Admission Request (ARQ) message 13 to the Gate Keeper which makes its QOS determination and returns an Admission Confirmation (ACF) message 14 to the Gateway.
Table 1 below illustrates the use of the QOS Required parameter in the ISUP
Initial Address Message (IAM).
ISUP Initial Address Message (IAM) The QOS Required parameter is sent as an optional parameter in the following format:

QOS Required Value Comments Optional ParameterSet to any Code suitable value Optional Parameter Indicates the total number of octets Length Indicator required for Request for Delay in milliseconds (latency), Request for Number of router hops, and Request for Available Bandwidth Optional Parameter Request for Delay in milliseconds Octets (latency), Request for Number of router hops, and Request for Available Bandwidth Table 1 After the QOS determination is made, the Gateway 6 sends an ISUP Address Complete Message (ACM) 15 to the MSC 4 and includes a QOS Available parameter 16 that indicates the QOS level that the VOID network can provide, and thus indicates whether the VOID network can satisfy the demanded quality of service (QOS
Required). If the QOS Required can be supported, the call is routed to the Gateway, through the VOID network 3, and to the SSP 9.
Table 2 below illustrates the use of the QOS Available parameter in the ISUP
Address Complete Message (ACM).
ISUP Address Complete Message (ACM) The QOS Available parameter is sent as an optional parameter in the following format:

QOS Available Value Comments Optional ParameterSet to any Code suitable value Optional Parameter Indicates the total number of octets Length Indicator required for Delay in milliseconds (latency), Number of router hops, and Available Bandwidth Optional Parameter Delay in milliseconds (latency), Octets Number of router hops, and Available Bandwidth Table 2 Some applications require more bandwidth in the VOID network than others, and at any one time, several applications may compete for available bandwidth.
The mobile call must have sufficient bandwidth allocated to it to ensure the required QOS
is provided. If the mobile call also has data or graphics associated with it, the VOID
network may indicate an available bandwidth that is sufficient for voice only.
The MSC may then attempt to route the call through another VOID network or the PSTN, or may provide an announcement to the calling subscriber informing him/her that only resources for voice calls are available.
FIG. 3 is a simplified block diagram of the preferred embodiment of an architecture 20 for routing a MS-originated call through a VOID network and for providing a required QOS level for the call. In the preferred embodiment, the MSC
4 utilizes a plurality of ISUP connections 21 to communicate with a plurality of VOID
Gateways 22-25. There may be multiple Gateways for each VOID network, and there may be multiple VOID networks involved in the architecture. In actual practice, such a configuration may occur when the MSC is operated by a local carrier, and the VOIF' networks are operated by competing long distance Garners.
In the example illustrated in FIG. 3, Gateway-lA (22) and Gateway-1B (23) are connected to VOID Network-1 (26), and Gateway-2A (24) and Gateway-2B (25) _7-are connected to VOID Network-2 (27). At the terminating side of VOID Network-is a Terminating Gateway-1 (T-GW-1) 28. A Gate Keeper-1 (GK-1) 29 is also part of VOID Network-1. At the terminating side of VOID Network-2 is a Terminating Gateway-2 (T-GW-2) 31. A Gate Keeper-2 (GK-2) 32 is also part of VOID Network-2. Calls transported by either VOID Network-1 or VOID Network-2 are routed to the SSP 9.
By connecting the MSC 4 to many Gateways 22-25, a more robust architecture is provided. Currently conceived architectures use only a single Gateway;
however, a single Gateway may fail, thus leaving the radio network with no access to a VOID
network. Multiple Gateways provide redundancy and a path for accessing a VOID
network even if one of the Gateways fails.
FIG. 4 is a sequence diagram illustrating the flow of messages for routing a MS-originated call through a VOID network when the MSC 4 is connected to more than one VOID Gateway and to one or more VOID networks. For illustrative purposes, 1 S the MSC is illustrated as being connected to Gateway-lA (22), Gateway-2A
(24), and a plurality of other Gateways including Gateway-N (33). In this configuration, the MSC may send ISUP messages to many gateways in one or more VOID networks. The call, therefore, is more likely to be successfully set up with the required QOS.
The MSC 4 sends a plurality of M messages 34-36, one to each of the connected Gateways. The IAM messages each include the QOS Required parameter 12, and may be sent either simultaneously or sequentially to each of the Gateways, as long as the call setup time is not exceeded. If the IAM messages are sent sequentially, the MSC may have a preferred Gateway which is always tried first.
As shown above in FIG. 2, each of the Gateways may then confer with a Gate Keeper associated with the VOID network to which the Gateway is connected to determine the level of QOS which can be provided. When the QOS determination is made, each Gateway returns an ACM message to the MSC 4 and includes the QOS
Available parameter 16. The QOS Available parameter indicates the QOS level that the VOID network can provide, and thus indicates whether the VOID network can satisfy the demanded quality of service (QOS Required).
The call may then be routed in one of several alternative ways. First, the MSC

_g_ may route the call to the first Gateway that sends an ACM message with a QOS
Available which meets or exceeds the QOS Required. Second, the MSC may collect responses for a predetermined time period and then route the call to the Gateway which reported the best QOS Available.
FIG. 5 is a sequence diagram illustrating the flow of messages for routing a MS-originated call when the required QOS cannot be provided by any VOID
network.
Initially, the procedure is the same as that illustrated in FIG. 4. The MSC 4 sends a plurality of IAM messages 41-43, one to each of the connected Gateways, and includes the QOS Required parameter in each message. Each VOID network then determines whether or not it can provide the required QOS. Each Gateway then returns an ACM
message to the MSC 4 and includes the QOS Available parameter. In the example illustrated in FIG. 5, none of the associated VOID networks can provide the required QOS. Therefore, the MSC may, at 48, route the call to a node in an alternative network such as the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) instead of a VOID
1 S network. Since one of the advantages of routing a call through a VOID
network is a lower charge for a long distance call, the subscriber may pay a higher rate since the call is routed through the PSTN. An appropriate rate must be determined, and the operator may provide the call at the VOID network rate since the subscriber attempted the call through the VOID network, but the VOID network could not provide the service.
It is thus believed that the operation and construction of the present invention will be apparent from the foregoing description. While the system and method shown and described has been characterized as being preferred, it will be readily apparent that various changes and modifications could be made therein without departing from the scope of the invention as defined in the following claims.

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1. A method of providing a required quality of service, QOS, level for a call that is originated in a mobile radio telecommunications network and is routed through a packet-switched network, said method comprising the steps of:
connecting a mobile switching center (4) in the mobile network to a plurality of packet-switched networks (26, 27);
simultaneously sending an indication (34, 35, 36) of the required QOS from the mobile network to each of the plurality of packet-switched networks;
determining in each packet-switched network whether the required QOS
can be provided;
sending an indication (37, 38, 39) of whether the required QOS can be provided from each of the plurality of packet-switched networks to the mobile network;
determining in the mobile switching center whether any of the packet-switched networks can provide the required QOS; and selecting by the mobile switching center, one of the plurality of packet-switched networks to route the call, upon determining that at least one of the packet-switched networks can provide the required QOS.
2. The method of providing a required QOS level of claim 1 wherein the step of selecting one of the plurality of packet-switched networks to route the call includes selecting the first packet-switched network that sends an indication that the required QOS can be provided.
3. The method of providing a required QOS level of claim 1 wherein the step of selecting one of the plurality of packet-switched networks to route the call includes the steps of:
determining a time period for receiving indications of whether the required QOS can be provided from each of the plurality of packet-switched networks;
and selecting a packet-switched network having a highest level of QOS received during the determined time period.
4. The method of providing a required QOS level of claim 1 further comprising, upon determining that none of the packet-switched networks can provide the required QOS, routing the call through an alternative network (48).
5. A method of providing a required quality of service, QOS, level for a call that is originated in a mobile radio telecommunications network and is routed through a packet-switched network, said method comprising the steps of:
(A) connecting a mobile switching center (4) in the mobile network to a plurality of packet-switched networks (26, 27);
(B) sending an indication (34) of the required QOS from the mobile network to a selected packet-switched network (26);
(C) determining in the selected packet-switched network whether the required QOS can be provided;
(D) sending an indication (37) of whether the required QOS can be provided from the selected packet-switched network to the mobile network;
(E) determining in the mobile switching center whether the selected packet-switched network can provide the required QOS;
(F) selecting another packet-switched network (27) and repeating steps (A) through (E), upon determining that the selected packet-switched network cannot provide the required QOS; and (G) routing the call to the selected packet-switched network, upon determining that the selected packet-switched network can provide the required QOS.
6. A method of accessing a packet-switched network from a mobile radio telecommunications network having a mobile switching center, MSC, (4) said method comprising the steps of:
establishing a plurality of signaling connections (21) between the MSC and a plurality of packet-switched networks (26, 27);
sending from the MSC to the plurality of packet-switched networks, a plurality of access messages (34, 35, 36) that include an indication of a required quality of service, QOS, level;
sending an access response message (37, 38, 39) from each of the plurality of packet-switched networks to the MSC; and selecting one of the responding packet-switched networks for access.
7. The method of accessing a packet-switched network from a mobile radio telecommunications network of claim 6 wherein the step of sending an access response message from each of the plurality of packet-switched networks to the MSC includes sending access response messages which include an indication of the QOS level which can be provided by each of the packet-switched networks.
8. The method of accessing a packet-switched network from a mobile radio telecommunications network of claim 7 wherein the step of selecting one of the responding packet-switched networks for access includes selecting the first packet-switched network to respond with an indication that the required QOS
level can be provided.
9. The method of accessing a packet-switched network from a mobile radio telecommunications network of claim 7 wherein the step of selecting one of the responding packet-switched networks for access includes the steps of:
determining a time period for receiving indications of whether the required QOS can be provided from each of the plurality of packet-switched networks;
and selecting a packet-switched network having a highest level of QOS received during the determined time period.
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