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(11) EP 4 817 318 A1

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(43) Date of publication:
07.10.2026 Bulletin 2026/41

(21) Application number: 24817221.5

(22) Date of filing: 27.11.2024
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H04W 28/02(2009.01)
H04L 12/46(2006.01)
H04L 9/40(2022.01)
 H04W 28/24(2009.01)
H04W 76/12(2018.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
H04L 63/0272; H04L 12/4641; H04W 28/0268; H04W 76/12; H04W 28/24; H04L 12/4633
(86) International application number:
PCT/EP2024/083823
(87) International publication number:
WO 2025/114393 (05.06.2025 Gazette 2025/23)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC ME MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA
Designated Validation States:
GE KH MA MD TN

(30) Priority: 01.12.2023 US 202363605193 P

(71) Applicant: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
164 83 Stockholm (SE)

(72) Inventors:
  • BACKMAN, Jan
    417 56 Göteborg (SE)
  • VIKBERG, Jari
    164 80 Stockholm (SE)

(74) Representative: Ericsson 
Patent Development Torshamnsgatan 21-23
164 80 Stockholm
164 80 Stockholm (SE)

   


(54) QOS LEVEL INDICATORS (E.G., VIA IPV6 FLOW LABELS) IN A QOS API, AND USE THEREOF FOR INDICATING QOS LEVELS OF APPLICATION FLOW PACKETS FOR DIFFERENT APPLICATION FLOWS OF AN APPLICATION