QoS Analysis Method Using Policy-Based Control Message Filtering

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Solution Overview

Problem

There is no specialized method for obtaining Quality of Service (QoS) information of a session in Next Generation Networks (NGN), which hinders the evaluation of network capabilities and resource management.

Innovation Solution

A method that configures policy information to analyze QoS by extracting control messages, specifically RTCP messages, and determining the necessity of QoS analysis based on configured conditions, allowing for efficient QoS information extraction and analysis.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If QoS analysis is performed on all sessions, then complete QoS information is obtained, but processing resources are wasted on sessions that do not require analysis

Engineering Contradiction:
ImproveQoS information completenessVSAvoidprocessing resource waste
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSLoss of energy

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies local quality by differentiating treatment for different sessions based on their specific requirements. Policy information is configured to identify which sessions require QoS analysis and which do not, allowing the system to apply analysis resources locally where needed rather than uniformly across all sessions. This resolves the contradiction by ensuring complete QoS information is obtained for sessions that need it while avoiding resource waste on sessions that don't require analysis.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The patent implements partial action by performing QoS analysis only on a subset of sessions that meet specific criteria defined in the policy information, rather than analyzing all sessions. The system extracts control messages and obtains QoS information selectively for identified sessions, achieving sufficient QoS monitoring without the excessive resource consumption that would result from universal analysis.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #16Partial or excessive action

2Loss of energy

If QoS analysis is performed selectively on specific sessions, then processing resources are saved, but QoS information may be missed for sessions requiring monitoring

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveprocessing resource efficiencyVSAvoidQoS information completeness
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of energyVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by configuring policy information in advance that defines which sessions require QoS analysis. Before actual QoS analysis begins, the system has already identified target sessions through policy configuration, ensuring that no sessions requiring monitoring are missed. This preliminary identification resolves the contradiction by guaranteeing that selective analysis still captures all necessary QoS information while maintaining resource efficiency.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system uses feedback mechanisms where the SP receives QoS information from the MP and can adjust policy information accordingly. This feedback loop ensures that if QoS analysis reveals new requirements or changes in session characteristics, the policy information can be updated to maintain complete QoS information coverage while preserving processing resource efficiency through continued selective analysis.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS7898974B2Method for obtaining QoS information of a session
Publication Date: 2011.03.01 HUAWEI TECH CO LTD
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AI summary

The present invention relates to a method for obtaining Quality of Service (QoS) information of a session. The present invention may obtain QoS information of a session by analyzing a control message of the session on a Media Proxy (MP). The present invention may also make a QoS analysis only on the session which needs the QoS analysis, according to configured policy information, and returns the corresponding QoS analysis result to a Signaling Proxy (SP) or another particular server. Moreover, for the session on which the QoS analysis needs to be made, it may be configured that the QoS analysis is to be made on only parts of the control messages. Therefore, the implementation of the present invention may not only save processing resources of the MP but also increase the efficiency of the QoS analysis for the session during the QoS analyzing and processing procedure.