US 11,943,820 B2
Wi-fi access prioritization and call admission control
Toby Varughese John, Murphy, TX (US); Shashi Kotvali, Frisco, TX (US); Bibi M. Hakimzadeh, Fort Worth, TX (US); and James S. Abraham, Carrollton, TX (US)
Assigned to Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US)
Filed by Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Arlington, VA (US)
Filed on Dec. 16, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/715,121.
Prior Publication US 2021/0185738 A1, Jun. 17, 2021
Int. Cl. H04W 76/10 (2018.01); H04L 5/00 (2006.01); H04W 12/06 (2021.01); H04W 28/02 (2009.01); H04W 72/56 (2023.01); H04W 76/30 (2018.01); H04W 84/12 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 76/10 (2018.02) [H04L 5/0048 (2013.01); H04W 12/06 (2013.01); H04W 28/0289 (2013.01); H04W 72/56 (2023.01); H04W 76/30 (2018.02); H04W 84/12 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
receiving, by a Wi-Fi access device from an end device, a probe request that includes priority information that indicates an access control class of a priority user and associated priority of Wi-Fi access pertaining to the end device, wherein the access control class is between 10-15 or 11-15 associated with a Long Term Evolution network;
determining, by the Wi-Fi access device, that the Wi-Fi access device is in a congested state or a predicted congested state;
determining, by the Wi-Fi access device, that the probe request pertains to the priority user based on the priority information;
generating, by the Wi-Fi access device based on determining that the probe request pertains to the priority user, a probe response;
transmitting, by the Wi-Fi access device to the end device, the probe response; and
establishing, by the Wi-Fi access device with the end device, a Wi-Fi data connection of a pool of reserved Wi-Fi data connections, which was reserved prior to receiving the probe request, for priority users.