KR101384074B1 - Method, Apparatus, and Recording Medium for providing differentiated communicating services according to the communicating parties - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a technology for providing a communication service of differentiated quality according to a communication counterpart based on a user, and a method for providing a differentiated communication service according to a communication counterpart according to an aspect of the present invention is a mobile terminal. 12. A method for performing the method comprising: selecting at least one or more counterparts from a stored address book; And inserting QoS guarantee information into a communication packet sent to the selected counterpart, and inserting QoS guarantee information into a response packet to the communication packet in the counterpart's mobile terminal. QoS is guaranteed for the inserted communication packet, and accordingly, it is possible to provide a differentiated quality communication service according to the communication counterpart to the user, thus providing a higher communication satisfaction to the user, and in the case of a network operator, There is an effect to manage and utilize the network more efficiently.

Description

Method, Apparatus, and Recording Medium for providing differentiated communicating services according to the communicating parties}

The present invention relates to a technique for improving a communication service quality, and more particularly, to a technique for providing a communication service of a quality differentiated according to a communication counterpart based on a user.

In general, typical mobile communication systems have provided voice services of equal quality to all users. On the contrary, in the mobile communication system, which has been recently researched and developed, a method of providing more various services to users who pay a large fee and only a part of services to users who pay a small fee is provided. Also, in recent mobile communication systems, a scheme of providing different quality services to the same service has been applied. In other words, recent mobile communication providers are constructing a system for providing users with multimedia services including voice service and data service. In this case, users are classified into classes and different numbers are provided for each class. Considering how to provide services and services of different quality. Therefore, in a mobile communication system providing a multimedia service, a method of guaranteeing a corresponding quality of service (QoS) for each service if possible, or at least a high priority service if not possible, is guaranteed. The method to make it possible, etc. has been applied.

On the other hand, although many address books are stored in the user's mobile terminal, all of the people in the address book are in contact with the user a lot, and are not important people. Communicating with you and those who matter to you or with people you may be important to may be important. Anyone who communicates with you, whether they are currently stored in your address book or not, Because you are provided with the same quality of communication services, your desire for quality of service may be higher for your communications with people of higher importance than for spam-related or other people of less importance. There is a problem that does not satisfy the needs of the user, such a phenomenon causes a disadvantage that the efficiency is reduced even in the management / distribution of network resources.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems, and an object thereof is to provide a communication service of a differentiated quality according to a communication counterpart to a user, a method and apparatus for providing a differentiated communication service according to a communication counterpart. And a recording medium.

In order to achieve the above object, a method for providing a differentiated communication service according to a communication counterpart according to an aspect of the present invention, a method performed by a mobile terminal, comprising: selecting at least one counterpart from a stored address book; And inserting QoS guarantee information into a communication packet sent to the selected counterpart, and inserting QoS guarantee information into a response packet to the communication packet in the counterpart's mobile terminal.

The QoS is guaranteed for the packet in which the QoS guarantee information is inserted in the communication network, and the QoS is guaranteed for the packet in which the QoS guarantee information is inserted in the mobile terminal.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a method for providing a differentiated communication service according to a communication counterpart according to another aspect of the present invention is a method performed by a communication network equipment, the at least one counterpart information selected from a mobile terminal of a user Receiving and registering; And inserting QoS guarantee information into a communication packet between the user and the registered counterpart.

The QoS is guaranteed for the packet in which the QoS guarantee information is inserted in the communication network, and the QoS is guaranteed for the packet in which the QoS guarantee information is inserted in the mobile terminal.

In order to achieve the above object, according to another aspect of the present invention, an apparatus for providing a differentiated communication service according to a communication counterpart is a device included in a mobile terminal, the counterpart selecting at least one or more counterparts from a stored address book A selection unit; A first information inserting unit inserting QoS guarantee information into the communication packet sent to the selected counterpart; And a second information inserter that inserts QoS guarantee information into an answer packet to the received communication packet upon reception of the communication packet into which the QoS guarantee information is inserted. Ensure QoS for the packet.

In order to achieve the above object, according to another aspect of the present invention, an apparatus for providing a differentiated communication service according to the communication counterpart is a device included in the communication network equipment, at least one or more counterpart information selected from the user's mobile terminal A counterpart information register configured to receive and register the received information; And an information inserting unit inserting QoS guarantee information into a communication packet between the user and the registered counterpart. The communication network and the mobile terminal ensure QoS for the corresponding packet into which the QoS guarantee information is inserted.

According to another aspect of the present invention to achieve the above object, there can be provided a computer-readable recording medium in which a method for providing a differentiated communication service according to the communication counterpart recorded by a program.

As described above, according to various aspects of the present invention, a communication service of a differentiated quality may be provided according to a communication counterpart to a user, thereby providing a higher communication satisfaction to the user, and in the case of a network operator, to a wireless network. Create effects that can be more effectively managed and utilized.

In other words, N / W, especially wireless resources are limited, and how efficiently the wireless resources of the network are utilized from the point of view of the mobile carrier, and in such a communication environment, the user wants QoS to be assured as possible. However, it is difficult to guarantee when all users request the QoS, and it is not easy for all users to request and receive the same QoS. Especially in the case of communication services, QoS guarantee is very important, and the demand for this is high. However, not all users who talk to me require the same quality of communication. Therefore, in communication with more important people and users who use a lot, it is possible to efficiently use radio resources by providing better QoS and provide more satisfaction to customers.

1 is a configuration diagram of a system for providing a differentiated communication service according to a communication counterpart according to an embodiment of the present invention;
2 is a block diagram of an apparatus for providing a differentiated communication service according to a communication counterpart according to an embodiment of the present invention;
3 is a block diagram of an apparatus for providing a differentiated communication service according to a communication counterpart according to another embodiment of the present invention;
4 is a flowchart of a method for providing a differentiated communication service according to a communication counterpart according to an embodiment of the present invention;
5 is a flowchart of a method for providing a differentiated communication service according to a communication counterpart according to another embodiment of the present invention;
6 is a diagram illustrating a screen of a user mobile terminal for selecting a counterpart according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the drawings, like reference numerals are used to denote like elements in the drawings, even if they are shown in different drawings. In the following description, well-known functions or constructions are not described in detail since they would obscure the invention in unnecessary detail.

1 is a configuration diagram of a system for providing a differentiated communication service according to a communication counterpart according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the communication network 100, a user mobile terminal 200, and a counterpart mobile terminal. 210, and communication network equipment 300.

The communication network 100 according to the present exemplary embodiment may communicate between the user mobile terminal 200, the counterpart mobile terminal 210, and the communication network equipment 300 by wire, wireless, and / or the Internet, in one or two directions. Any network may be used alone or in combination.

The user mobile terminal 200 and the counterpart mobile terminal 210 according to the present embodiment may be, for example, a feature phone, a PDA, a smart phone, a tablet capable of at least one of voice communication, video communication, data communication, and Internet communication. PC and the like.

The communication network device 300 according to the present embodiment may adjust the communication QoS between terminals in cooperation with the communication network 100.

2 is a configuration diagram of an apparatus for providing differentiated communication services according to a communication counterpart according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the user mobile terminal 200 or the counterpart mobile terminal of FIG. A device that may be included in 210, includes an address book storage 211, a counterpart selection unit 213, a first information insertion unit 215, a second information insertion unit 217, and a QoS control unit 219. can do.

The address book storage unit 211 according to the present embodiment may store an address book for one or more counterparts.

The counterpart selecting unit 213 according to the present embodiment is for selecting a counterpart for guaranteeing QoS from the address book stored in the address book storage 211. For example, the counterpart selectable in consideration of the communication capacity available to the user. You can limit the number of.

The first information inserting unit 215 according to the present embodiment is for inserting QoS guarantee information into a communication packet sent to the selected party through the other party selecting unit 213. For example, the first information inserting unit 215 is set in a specific field of the corresponding packet. QoS guarantee information can be inserted.

The second information inserting unit 217 according to the present embodiment is for inserting QoS guarantee information into a response packet to the received communication packet when receiving a communication packet into which QoS guarantee information is inserted from the counterpart mobile terminal 210. For example, preset QoS guarantee information may be inserted into a specific field of a corresponding packet.

The QoS control unit 219 according to the present embodiment controls the mobile terminal to guarantee the QoS for the packet in which the QoS guarantee information is inserted, and inserts the QoS guarantee information in the communication network in conjunction with the control in the mobile terminal. This is to ensure QoS for the corresponding packet.

Throughout the description of the various embodiments of the present invention, QoS guarantees may imply at least two things: one is bandwidth guarantees, and the other is latency (or delay). May be guaranteed to enter within a certain time. If voice call is guaranteed to be 24kbps, 64kbps guarantee, and video call is guaranteed to be 512kbps, 1000kbps, etc., the voice can be heard clearly and the video can be seen clearly, and in the case of latency, it can be heard and seen without delay when it is heard within at least 250 ~ 500ms in one direction.

For example, if the maximum allowable bandwidth in a base station of the network (N / W) is 75, then 75 video callers will not be able to operate other data services (i.e., surf the web). Therefore, a problem may occur when all customers request a QoS guarantee for all communication requests for a video call. Therefore, according to an embodiment of the present invention, only a communication with a counterpart who wants to be guaranteed QoS can be applied to a corresponding communication packet. Information for guarantee (hereinafter referred to as QoS guarantee information) is inserted to ensure QoS.

3 is a block diagram of a device for providing a differentiated communication service according to a communication counterpart according to another embodiment of the present invention, as shown in the figure, as a device that may be included in the communication network equipment 300 of FIG. The counterpart information registration unit 311, the information insertion unit 313, and the QoS control unit 315 may be included.

The counterpart information register 311 according to the present embodiment is for receiving and registering at least one or more counterpart information selected from the user or the mobile terminal of the user. For example, the counterpart information register 311 and the counterpart information corresponding to the user's mobile terminal are registered. Can be registered in association with each other by receiving from the mobile terminal of the user.

The information insertion unit 313 according to the present embodiment is for inserting QoS guarantee information into a communication packet between a corresponding user registered in association with each other through the counterpart information registration unit 311 and the corresponding counterpart. The predetermined QoS guarantee information may be inserted into a specific field of a corresponding communication packet transmitted to or transmitted from a counterpart to a user.

The QoS control unit 315 according to the present embodiment controls the communication network to guarantee the QoS for the corresponding packet into which the QoS guarantee information is inserted, and in conjunction with such control, the corresponding packet into which the QoS guarantee information is inserted in the corresponding mobile terminal. QoS is guaranteed for

In various embodiments of the present invention, the QoS setting (or control) method may be performed by including specific data such as QoS guarantee information in an IP header of an Internet Protocol (IP) layer in the case of an Internet communication service. QoS can be assigned. In this case, the voice packet prioritization data is included in the IEEE 802.1P and TOS fields for QoS, and IEEE 802.11e (WMM-voice) and DSCP (IP TOS fields) are applied to voice. QoS setting may be implemented by marking as '101110'. As another example, in case of a communication service through an LTE wireless network, QoS setting may be requested from the network (N / W) side or QoS request from the mobile terminal according to 3GPP TS 23.203.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a method of requesting QoS setting from the network (N / W) side may include, for example, storing a counterpart number (information) to be guaranteed in a server as the communication network equipment 300, and storing the terminal ( When the call is made, the server may check whether the other party is the VoIP customer and start the QoS setup procedure. In this case, when the QoS procedure parameters are all set up in the network (N / W) equipment node, each N / W equipment allocates IP and / or port resources for the terminal to communicate. Packets coming to the IP and port have priority and can be processed first. That is, when managing the queue at each network node (N / W node), the packet should be sent first, and if it is not protected, the packet from the other side should be dropped to guarantee a certain level of QoS. do. Likewise, when the call setup is set up on the called side, resources of each N / W equipment node are allocated in advance, and accordingly, the packet processing to the corresponding IP and port is attempted first.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the method for requesting the QoS setting from the mobile terminal, for example, stores the counterpart number (information) to be guaranteed in the terminal 200, and the terminal 200 sends the call. In this case, the terminal 200 may start the QoS setup procedure. In this case, when the QoS procedure parameters are all set up in the network (N / W) equipment node, each N / W equipment allocates IP and / or port resources for the terminal to communicate. Packets coming to the IP and port have priority and can be processed first. That is, when managing the queue at each network node (N / W node), the packet should be sent first, and if it is not protected, the packet from the other side should be dropped to guarantee a certain level of QoS. do. In the called terminal 210, if there is a VIP-related header (for example, QoS guarantee information) in an invite message when an incoming request comes from the calling terminal 200, the called terminal 210 may also call the calling party. As in the terminal 200, the QoS setup procedure is started.

4 is a flowchart of a method for providing differentiated communication services according to a communication counterpart according to an embodiment of the present invention, which is applied to the system of FIG. 1 including the mobile terminal of FIG. To explain.

First, the counterpart selection unit 213 of the user mobile terminal 200 selects at least one or more counterparts from an address book stored in the address book storage 211 according to a user's request. For example, as shown in FIG. Among the many counterparts stored in the address book, if the important counterparts such as 'Go Kyung-se' as a frequently called friend, 'Kim Hyun-min', the head of the company, and 'Kim Hyun-soo', the boss of an important account are selected, a mark like 'Star' is added to the counterpart. Can be displayed (S401).

On the other hand, when the originating event occurs from the user mobile terminal 200 (S402), the first information inserting unit 215 determines whether the corresponding originating event is the originating event to the selected counterpart mobile terminal 210 through the counterpart selecting unit 213. If it is determined that the result is not (S403), if it is not determined that the result is the user mobile terminal 200 according to the existing general transmission processing method (S404), if it is determined that the outgoing call to the selected counterpart in step S403 corresponding communication packet In step S405, the QoS control unit 219 controls the state of the corresponding user mobile terminal 200 so that QoS is guaranteed for the corresponding communication packet into which the QoS guarantee information is inserted, and thereby the corresponding communication packet. The user mobile terminal 200 to be transmitted to the communication network 100 side (S407).

Subsequently, when the communication packet transmitted in step S407 is recognized, the communication network device 300 checks whether there is QoS guarantee information in the corresponding communication packet (S408), and as a result, if there is no QoS guarantee information, the communication network 100 existing in the communication network 100 The corresponding packet is processed according to a general communication method (S409), and if it is determined in step S408 that there is QoS guarantee information, the communication network 100 ensures QoS for the corresponding communication packet while transmitting the corresponding communication packet to the counterpart mobile terminal 210. Transfer to (S411).

Subsequently, the counterpart mobile terminal 210 checks whether there is QoS guarantee information in the communication packet received in step S411 (S412), and if there is no QoS guarantee information as a result, receives the corresponding packet according to an existing general communication method. And transmits a corresponding reply packet (S413). If it is determined in step S412 that there is QoS guarantee information, the QoS guarantee information is inserted into the answer packet for the corresponding received packet (S414), and the corresponding QoS guarantee information is inserted. By controlling the state of the terminal 200 to ensure QoS for the reply communication packet (S415), the reply communication packet is transmitted from the counterpart mobile terminal 210 to the corresponding user mobile terminal 200 through the communication network 100. To be transmitted (S416, S417).

On the other hand, in the process of steps S416 ~ S417 when the network communication device 300 recognizes the response communication packet transmitted from the counterpart mobile terminal 210 to the communication network 100 side and the process of the above-described steps S408 ~ S410 for the response communication packet and The same process is performed, and the user mobile terminal 200 performs the same process as the above-described steps S412 to S415 on the packets received in the steps S416 to S417, so that the user mobile terminal 200 and its QoS-guaranteed communication may be performed between the selected counterpart mobile terminal 210 through the user mobile terminal 200.

5 is a flowchart of a method for providing differentiated communication services according to a communication counterpart according to another embodiment of the present invention, which is applied to the system of FIG. 1 including the communication network equipment of FIG. To explain.

First, when one or more specific counterparts are selected in the user mobile terminal 200 as in step S401 of FIG. 4 (S501), the selected counterpart information is communicated from the user mobile terminal 200 through the communication network 100 to the communication network equipment 300. Is transmitted (S502).

Subsequently, the counterpart information registration unit 311 of the communication network device 300 registers the counterpart information received in step S502 in association with the information of the mobile terminal 200 of the corresponding user (S503).

Next, the information insertion unit 313 of the communication network equipment 300 determines whether a communication event occurs between the corresponding user mobile terminal 200 and the corresponding mobile terminal 210 registered in association with each other through the counterpart information registration unit 311. If it is determined that the communication event (S504, S505), and if not the communication event to process the communication packet according to the existing general communication processing method (S506), if it is determined that the communication event has occurred QoS guarantee information to the communication packet It is inserted (S507).

Subsequently, the QoS control unit 315 of the communication network device 300 connects to the communication network 100 so that the QoS is guaranteed for the corresponding communication packet into which the QoS guarantee information is inserted (S508), and moves in conjunction with such control. The terminals 200 and 210 may communicate with each other while ensuring QoS for the corresponding communication packet into which the QoS guarantee information is inserted (S509).

As described above, a method for providing a differentiated communication service according to a communication counterpart according to various embodiments of the present disclosure may be implemented as a computer-readable recording medium including program instructions for performing operations implemented by various computers. have. The computer-readable recording medium may include a program command, a local data file, a local data structure, or the like, alone or in combination. The recording medium may be those specially designed and constructed for the embodiments of the present invention or may be those known to those skilled in the computer software. Examples of computer-readable media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks and magnetic tape, optical recording media such as CD-ROMs and DVDs, magneto-optical media such as floppy disks, and ROMs, And hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute the same program instructions. The recording medium may be a transmission medium such as an optical or metal line, a wave guide, or the like, including a carrier wave for transmitting a signal designating a program command, a local data structure, or the like. Examples of program instructions may include machine language code such as those generated by a compiler, as well as high-level language code that may be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like.

The foregoing description is merely illustrative of the technical idea of the present invention, and various changes and modifications may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are intended to illustrate rather than limit the scope of the present invention, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. The scope of protection of the present invention should be construed according to the following claims, and all technical ideas falling within the scope of the same shall be construed as falling within the scope of the present invention.

100: Network
200: user mobile terminal
210: a counterpart mobile terminal
211: address book storage
213: counterpart selection unit
215: first information insertion unit
217: second information insertion unit
219: QoS control unit
300: network equipment
311; Counterpart information register
313: information insertion unit
315: QoS control unit

Claims (14)

As a method performed in a mobile terminal,
Selecting at least one counterpart from the stored address book; And
And inserting QoS guarantee information into the communication packet sent to the selected counterpart. The method of claim 1,
And inserting QoS guarantee information into a response packet to the communication packet in the mobile station of the selected counterpart. The method of claim 1,
A method for providing differentiated communication services according to a communication counterpart, characterized in that QoS is guaranteed for a packet in which QoS guarantee information is inserted in a communication network. The method of claim 1,
A method for providing differentiated communication services according to a communication counterpart, characterized in that QoS is guaranteed for a corresponding packet in which QoS guarantee information is inserted in a mobile terminal. As a method performed by network equipment,
Registering at least one counterpart information selected from a user's mobile terminal; And
And inserting QoS guarantee information into a communication packet between the user and the registered counterpart. 6. The method of claim 5,
A method for providing differentiated communication services according to a communication counterpart, characterized in that QoS is guaranteed for a packet in which QoS guarantee information is inserted in a communication network. 6. The method of claim 5,
A method for providing differentiated communication services according to a communication counterpart, characterized in that QoS is guaranteed for a corresponding packet in which QoS guarantee information is inserted in a mobile terminal. An apparatus included in a mobile terminal,
A counterpart selection unit that selects at least one counterpart from the stored address book;
A first information inserting unit inserting QoS guarantee information into the communication packet sent to the selected counterpart; And
And a second information inserter which inserts QoS guarantee information into an answer packet to the received communication packet upon reception of the communication packet into which the QoS guarantee information is inserted. 9. The method of claim 8,
An apparatus for providing differentiated communication services according to a communication counterpart, characterized by guaranteeing QoS for a corresponding packet into which QoS guarantee information is inserted in a communication network. 9. The method of claim 8,
An apparatus for providing a differentiated communication service according to a communication counterpart, characterized in that QoS is guaranteed for a corresponding packet in which QoS guarantee information is inserted in a mobile terminal. Device included in the network equipment,
A counterpart information register configured to register at least one counterpart information selected from a mobile terminal of a user; And
And an information insertion unit for inserting QoS guarantee information into a communication packet between the user and the registered counterpart. 12. The method of claim 11,
An apparatus for providing differentiated communication services according to a communication counterpart, characterized by guaranteeing QoS for a corresponding packet into which QoS guarantee information is inserted in a communication network. 12. The method of claim 11,
An apparatus for providing a differentiated communication service according to a communication counterpart, characterized in that QoS is guaranteed for a corresponding packet in which QoS guarantee information is inserted in a mobile terminal. A computer-readable recording medium in which a method for providing a differentiated communication service according to the communication counterpart of any one of claims 1 to 7 is recorded by a program.

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