End-to-end integration of an adaptive air interface scheduler

Abstract

A method includes receiving a request for delivery of content to a point-of-delivery device over a wireless network, wherein the request includes one or more service metrics and a Quality of Service Class Identifier (“QCI”), facilitating an allocation of resources of the wireless network based on the service metrics and the QCI, sending wireline transmission parameters associated with the service metrics and the QCI to a wireline manager of a wireline network wherein the wireline network is in communication with the wireless network, establishing an end-to-end communication channel between a content collection point and the point-of-delivery device using a combination of the wireline network and the wireless network and delivering the content to the point-of-delivery device via the end-to-end communication channel in accordance with the wireline transmission parameters, the service metrics and the QCI.

1 . A method comprising:
 receiving, by a processing system including a processor, a service request to deliver content between a content collection point and a point-of-delivery device, wherein the service request comprises a service metric and a quality-of-service class identifier (QCI);   initiating, by the processing system, a first session connection with a wireline service manager and a second session connection with a wireless service manager to establish an end-to-end communication channel comprising a wireline network in communication with a wireless network, the end-to-end communication channel adapted to deliver content between the content collection point and the point-of-delivery device according to the service metric, the QCI and parameters of the wireline network associated with the service metric and the QCI;   receiving, by the processing system, a notification as to whether the first and second session connections have been established, the notification based on negotiations of connectivity resources between the wireline service manager and the wireless service manager; and   providing, by the processing system, a session connection status indicator to a content server responsive to the notification indicating the first and second session connections have been established to facilitate delivery of the content to the point-of-delivery device via the end-to-end communication channel.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 monitoring, by the processing system, performance of the wireless network.   
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , further comprising:
 modifying, by the processing system, the QCI according to the monitoring to obtain a modified value QCI, the end-to-end communication channel further adapted to deliver the content between the content collection point and the point-of-delivery device according to the service metric and the modified value QCI.   
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein the parameters of the wireline network are modified for compatibility with the modified value QCI. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 3 , wherein the modified value QCI is an enhanced QCI comprising a measure of signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio and one of a device metric, a performance metric, a device diagnostic, or a combination thereof. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the QCI is an enhanced QCI comprising a measure of signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio and at least one of device metrics, performance metrics, or device diagnostics. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the service metric includes a priority level and wherein the parameters of the wireline network include the priority level. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the parameters of the wireline network include wireline control plane resources and wireline data plane resources. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the point-of-delivery device is a first point-of-delivery device and wherein the content originates from a second point-of-delivery device, and further comprising receiving response content from the first point-of-delivery device and delivering the response content to the second point-of-delivery device. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the parameters of the wireline network include an indication that a delay associated with delivering the content is to be treated by a wireline manager as not inconsistent with the service metric. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the delay is implemented by queuing content to an edge of the wireline network for delivery by the wireless network when wireless resources are available. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising receiving wireline network performance metrics from a wireline manager and adjusting an allocation of wireless resources based on the wireline network performance metrics. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising generating wireless network performance metrics and adjusting the parameters of the wireline network based on the wireless network performance metrics. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the service metric is associated with at least one of an access point, the point-of-delivery device, and a requested time of delivery. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the point-of-delivery device is moving and wherein the method further comprises receiving a modified value QCI based on movement of the point-of-delivery device and the parameters of the wireline network are based on the modified value QCI. 
     
     
         16 . A device comprising:
 a processing system including a processor; and   a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising:
 identifying a request for delivery of content between a content collection point and a point-of-delivery device, wherein the request comprises a service metric and a quality-of-service class identifier (QCI); 
 initiating a first session connection with a wireline service manager and a second session connection with a wireless service manager to establish an end-to-end communication channel comprising a wireline network in communication with a wireless network, the end-to-end communication channel adapted to deliver the content between the content collection point and the point-of-delivery device according to the service metric, parameters of the wireline network associated with the service metric and the QCI; 
 receiving a notification as to whether the first and second session connections have been established; and 
 providing a session connection status indicator to a content server responsive to the notification indicating the first and second session connections have been established to facilitate delivery of the content to the point-of-delivery device via the end-to-end communication channel. 
   
     
     
         17 . The device of  claim 16 , wherein the QCI comprises a measure of signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio. 
     
     
         18 . The device of  claim 17 , wherein the operations further comprise:
 monitoring performance of the wireless network; and   modifying the QCI according to the monitoring of the performance to obtain a modified value QCI, the end-to-end communication channel further adapted to deliver the content between the content collection point and the point-of-delivery device according to the service metric and the modified value QCI, wherein the modified value QCI is an enhanced QCI comprising the measure of signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio and one of a device metric, a performance metric, a device diagnostic, or a combination thereof.   
     
     
         19 . A non-transitory, machine-readable medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing system including a processor, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising:
 determining a request for delivery of content between a content collection point and a point-of-delivery device, wherein the request comprises a service metric and a quality-of-service class identifier (QCI);   establishing a first session connection with a wireline service manager and a second session connection with a wireless service manager to establish an end-to-end communication channel comprising a wireline network in communication with a wireless network, the end-to-end communication channel adapted to deliver the content between the content collection point and the point-of-delivery device according to the service metric, parameters of the wireline network associated with the service metric and the QCI;   determining a notification as to whether the first and second session connections have been established; and   providing a session connection status indicator to a content server responsive to the notification indicating the first and second session connections have been established to facilitate delivery of the content to the point-of-delivery device via the end-to-end communication channel.   
     
     
         20 . The non-transitory, machine-readable medium of  claim 19 , wherein the operations further comprise:
 monitoring performance of the wireless network; and   modifying the QCI according to the monitoring of the performance to obtain a modified value QCI, the end-to-end communication channel further adapted to deliver the content between the content collection point and the point-of-delivery device according to the service metric and the modified value QCI, wherein the modified value QCI is an enhanced QCI comprising a measure of signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio and one of a device metric, a performance metric, a device diagnostic, or a combination thereof.