Telecommunication network utilizing a quality of service protocol

Claim 2

A communication network, comprising: a) a plurality of links capable of transporting data, at least one of said links being a wireless link, in the course of a given call, selected ones of said plurality of links being connected to one another to establish a pathway for data to be transported through said network, said pathway being characterized by an end-to-end error rate; b) a control system operative for altering at least one parameter of said network that influences the end-to-end error rate of the pathway established in the course of a given call, in dependence upon a number of wireless links contained in the pathway over which data associated with the given call is transported through said network.

Claim 3

A communication network as defined in claim 1, wherein said data is in digital transmission format.

Claim 4

A communication network as defined in claim 1, wherein said control system is located in a mobile switching center of said communication network.

Claim 5

A communication network as defined in claim 1, wherein the pathway established in the course of a given call includes a wireless link established between a base station and a wireless terminal.

Claim 6

A communication network as defined in claim 1, wherein the pathway established in the course of a given call includes a wireline link.

Claim 7

A communication network as defined in claim 5, wherein said wireline link is part of a PSTN.

Claim 8

A communication network as defined in claim 5, wherein said wireline link is part of an ISDN.

Claim 9

A communication network as defined in claim 5, wherein said wireline link is part of an Internet network.

Claim 10

A communication network as defined in claim 1, wherein the pathway established in the course of a given call includes two wireless links.

Claim 11

A communication network as defined in claim 1, wherein said control system utilizes out-of-band signaling to receive and issue messages to control said parameters of the network.

Claim 12

A communication network as defined in claim 1, wherein at least one of said parameters is the power output level of a transmitter in a given wireless link.

Claim 13

A communication network as defined in claim 1, wherein at least one of said parameters is the type Forward error correction (FEC) techniques for data packets transported over a given link.

Claim 14

A communication network as defined in claim 1, wherein at least one of said parameters is the frequency reuse of the network.

Claim 15

A communication network as defined in claim 1, wherein said control system includes: a) an input for receiving data indicative of a number of wireless links comprised in the pathway established in a course of a given call; b) power output level determination means coupled to said input for determining a power output level of a transmitter in one of the wireless links comprised in the pathways established in the course of the given call in dependence of the number of wireless links involved in the pathway established in the course of the given call; c) an output coupled to said power output level determination means for generating data indicative of the power output level determined by said power output level determination means.

Claim 16

A communication network, comprising: a) a plurality of links capable of transporting data, at least one of said links being a wireless link, in a course of a given call selected ones of said plurality of links being connected to one another to establish a pathway for data to be transported through said network; b) a control system for regulating a power output level of a transmitter in a given wireless link of said network, said control system providing means for setting said transmitter at a first setting when said given link is comprised in a pathway including N wireless links and at a second setting when said given link is comprised in a pathway including M wireless links, where M<N and in said first setting said transmitter operates at a higher power output level than in said second setting.

Claim 17

A communication network, comprising: a) a plurality of links capable of transporting data, at least one of said links being a wireless link, in a course of a given call selected ones of said plurality of links being connected to one another to establish a pathway for data to be transported through said network; b) a control system for regulating a power output level of a transmitter in a given wireless link of said network, said control system providing means for setting said transmitter at a first setting when said given link is comprised in a pathway including N wireless links and at a second setting when said given link is comprised in a pathway including M wireless links, where M<N and in said first setting said transmitter operates at a higher power output level than in said second setting.

Claim 18

A communication network as defined in claim 15, wherein said control system is located in a mobile switching center of said communication network.

Claim 19

A communication network as defined in claim 15, wherein the pathway established in the course of a given call includes a wireless link established between a base station and a wireless terminal.

Claim 20

A communication network as defined in claim 15, wherein the pathway established in the course of a given call includes a wireline link.

Claim 21

A communication network as defined in claim 18, wherein said wireline link is part of a PSTN.

Claim 22

A communication network as defined in claim 18, wherein said wireline link is part of an ISDN.

Claim 23

A communication network as defined in claim 18, wherein said wireline link is part of an Internet network.

Claim 24

A communication network as defined in claim 15, wherein the pathway established in the course of a given call includes two wireless links.

Claim 25

A communication network as defined in claim 15, wherein said control system utilizes out-of-band signaling to issue a message to control the power output level of the transmitter.

Claim 26

A communication network, comprising: a) a plurality of links capable of transporting data, at least one of said links being a wireless link, in a course of a given call selected ones of said plurality of links being connected to one another to establish a pathway for data to be transported through said network; b) a control system for regulating a power output level of a transmitter in a given wireless link of said network, said control system providing means for setting said transmitter at a first setting when said given link is comprised in a pathway established in a course of a wireless-to-wireless call and at a second setting when said given link is comprised in a pathway established in a course of a wireless-to-wireline call, in said first setting said transmitter operates at a higher power output level than in said second setting.

Claim 27

A communication network, comprising: a) a plurality of links capable of transporting data, at least one of said links being a wireless link, in a course of a given call selected ones of said plurality of links being connected to one another to establish a pathway for data to be transported through said network; b) a control system for regulating a power output level of a transmitter in a given wireless link of said network, said control system providing means for setting said transmitter at a first setting when said given link is comprised in a pathway established in a course of a wireless-to-wireless call and at a second setting when said given link is comprised in a pathway established in a course of a wireless-to-wireline call, in said first setting said transmitter operates at a higher power output level than in said second setting.

Claim 28

A communication network as defined in claim 24, wherein said control system is located in a mobile switching center of said communication network.

Claim 29

A communication network as defined in claim 24, wherein the pathway established in the course of a given call includes a wireless link established between a base station and a wireless terminal.

Claim 30

A communication network as defined in claim 24, wherein the pathway established in the course of a given call includes a wireline link.

Claim 31

A communication network as defined in claim 27, wherein said wireline link is part of a PSTN.

Claim 32

A communication network as defined in claim 27, wherein said wireline link is part of an ISDN.

Claim 33

A communication network as defined in claim 27, wherein said wireline link is part of an Internet network.

Claim 34

A communication network as defined in claim 24, wherein the pathway established in the course of a given call includes two wireless links.

Claim 35

A communication network as defined in claim 24, wherein said control system utilizes out-of-band signaling to issue a message to control the power output level of the transmitter.

Claim 36

A communication network control processor comprising a processing unit and a storage unit for storing instructions for operation of said processing unit, said instructions implementing functional blocks, said control processor being capable of regulating at least one parameter of a communication network that includes a plurality of links capable of transporting data packets, at least one of said links being a wireless link, in a course of a given call selected ones of said plurality of links being connected to one another to establish a pathway for data packets to be transported through said network, said functional blocks including: a) an input for receiving data indicative of a number of wireless links comprised in the pathway established in a course of a given call; b) power output level determination unit coupled to said input for determining a power output level of a transmitter in one of the wireless links comprised in the pathway established in the course of the given call in dependence of the number of wireless links involved in the pathway; c) an output coupled to said power output level determination unit for generating data indicative of the power output level determined by said power output level determination means.

Claim 37

A communication network control processor comprising a processing unit and a storage unit for storing instructions for operation of said processing unit, said instructions implementing functional blocks, said control processor being capable of regulating at least one parameter of a communication network that includes a plurality of links capable of transporting data packets, at least one of said links being a wireless link, in a course of a given call selected ones of said plurality of links being connected to one another to establish a pathway for data packets to be transported through said network, said functional blocks including: a) an input for receiving data indicative of a number of wireless links comprised in the pathway established in a course of a given call; b) power output level determination unit coupled to said input for determining a power output level of a transmitter in one of the wireless links comprised in the pathway established in the course of the given call in dependence of the number of wireless links involved in the pathway; c) an output coupled to said power output level determination unit for generating data indicative of the power output level determined by said power output level determination means.

Claim 40

A method as defined in claim 34, wherein the pathway established in the course of a given call includes a wireless link established between a base station and a wireless terminal.

Claim 41

A method as defined in claim 34, wherein the pathway established in the course of a given call includes a wireline link.

Claim 42

A method as defined in claim 36, wherein said wireline link is part of a PSTN.

Claim 43

A method as defined in claim 36, wherein said wireline link is part of an ISDN.

Claim 44

A method as defined in claim 36, wherein said wireline link is part of an Internet network.

Claim 45

A method as defined in claim 34, wherein the pathway established in the course of a given call includes two wireless links.