A quality of service management system includes a rules engine that receives information associated with a communication path having an assigned quality of service (QoS) to be provided for a customer communication device, and identifies one or more network elements assigned to provide the communication path. Each network element having a plurality of queues configured to provide varying QoS levels relative to one another. For each of the network elements, the rules engine determines at least one queue that is configured to provide the communication path at the assigned quality of service, and transmits queue information associated with the determined queue to its respective network element, the network element conveying the communication path through the determined queue.

Methods and systems for providing quality of service over IP networks are disclosed. In one aspect, a flow label field of a header may be divided into first and second portions. The first portion defines a quality of service. The second portion identifies a message flow. Once the first portion defining the quality of service is established by the sending node, no nodes in the transmission path may change the quality of service value. Each node may route packets based on the quality of service field, or may modify the traffic class field of the header based on the quality of service and then route the packet based on the traffic class field. The QoS field can be used to complement a DSCP/traffic class field and provide a better mechanism for end-to-end QoS using IPv6. A service provider can use DSCP within its own administrative domain(s), and end users can set and maintain QoS using the methods described herein, thereby providing a framework for end-to-end QoS using IP packets.

Methods and systems for providing quality of service over IP networks are disclosed. In one aspect, a flow label field of a header may be divided into first and second portions. The first portion defines a quality of service. The second portion identifies a message flow. Once the first portion defining the quality of service is established by the sending node, no nodes in the transmission path may change the quality of service value. Each node may route packets based on the quality of service field, or may modify the traffic class field of the header based on the quality of service and then route the packet based on the traffic class field. The QoS field can be used to complement a DSCP/traffic class field and provide a better mechanism for end-to-end QoS using IPv6. A service provider can use DSCP within its own administrative domain(s), and end users can set and maintain QoS using the methods described herein, thereby providing a framework for end-to-end QoS using IP packets.

A communication technique that integrates a 5th generation (5G) communication system for supporting a higher data rate after a 4th generation (4G) system with Internet of Things (IoT) technology, and a system thereof is provided. The disclosure can be applied to intelligent services (e.g., smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car or connected car, healthcare, digital education, retail business, security and safety related services, or the like) based on 5G communication technology and IoT-related technology. The disclosure discloses a dynamic and efficient load balancing method and apparatus.

A communication technique that integrates a 5th generation (5G) communication system for supporting a higher data rate after a 4th generation (4G) system with Internet of Things (IoT) technology, and a system thereof is provided. The disclosure can be applied to intelligent services (e.g., smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car or connected car, healthcare, digital education, retail business, security and safety related services, or the like) based on 5G communication technology and IoT-related technology. The disclosure discloses a dynamic and efficient load balancing method and apparatus.

Security techniques for device assisted services are provided. In some embodiments, secure service measurement and/or control execution partition is provided. In some embodiments, implementing a service profile executed at least in part in a secure execution environment of a processor of a communications device for assisting control of the communications device use of a service on a wireless network, in which the service profile includes a plurality of service policy settings, and wherein the service profile is associated with a service plan that provides for access to the service on the wireless network; monitoring use of the service based on the service profile; and verifying the use of the service based on the monitored use of the service.

Security techniques for device assisted services are provided. In some embodiments, secure service measurement and/or control execution partition is provided. In some embodiments, implementing a service profile executed at least in part in a secure execution environment of a processor of a communications device for assisting control of the communications device use of a service on a wireless network, in which the service profile includes a plurality of service policy settings, and wherein the service profile is associated with a service plan that provides for access to the service on the wireless network; monitoring use of the service based on the service profile; and verifying the use of the service based on the monitored use of the service.

A medium access control circuit includes a processor, N hardware queues, and an interface circuit, where the N hardware queues are divided into a plurality of hardware queue groups. Where the first hardware queue group corresponds to a network property of the data frame based on a first mapping relationship, the first hardware queue corresponds to a service type of the data frame based on a second mapping relationship, the first mapping relationship includes mappings from network properties to hardware queue groups, and the second mapping relationship includes mappings from a plurality of service types to a plurality of hardware queues in the hardware queue group corresponding to the network property of the data frame; and then, the interface circuit sends the data frame from the N hardware queues through a radio channel.

Provided are a service flow transmission method and apparatus, a device, and a storage medium. The service flow transmission method includes: acquiring service flows; and performing transmission via different FlexE outgoing interfaces according to priorities of the service flows. By means of determining priorities of service flows, and performing transmission via different FlexE outgoing interfaces according to the priorities of the service flows, mutual interference between service flows can be prevented.

Provided are a service flow transmission method and apparatus, a device, and a storage medium. The service flow transmission method includes: acquiring service flows; and performing transmission via different FlexE outgoing interfaces according to priorities of the service flows. By means of determining priorities of service flows, and performing transmission via different FlexE outgoing interfaces according to the priorities of the service flows, mutual interference between service flows can be prevented.