Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080212478 | Service based bearer control and traffic flow template operation with mobile IP - A method for updating filters, at a Packet Data Serving Node, with a care-of-address associated with at least one of a mobile station or a correspondent node. The method includes the steps of implementing a soft filtering rule at a Packet Data Serving Node and receiving, by the Packet Data Serving Node, a care-of-address that is associated with at least one the mobile station and a correspondent node. The method also includes updating, by the Packet Data Serving Node, filters with the care-of-address to correctly identify flows belonging to a particular session during Mobile IP use. The method further includes filtering, by the Packet Data Serving Node, packets including a care-of-address that is associated with one of the mobile station and the correspondent node. | 09-04-2008 |
20080225807 | Transmitter, receiver and system as well as related methods and computer programs for identifying at least one network capability - It is disclosed a method comprising transmitting an identifier for identifying at least one network capability related to mobile internet protocol, | 09-18-2008 |
20080279151 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROCESSING DATA AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM COMPRISING SUCH DEVICE - A method and a device for processing data are provided, the device includes a first network element sends a message to a second network element thereby informing the second network element about a change of attachment of a third network element. | 11-13-2008 |
20080311911 | Handover trigger for an inter-access-gateway interface - An apparatus and method are provided in which multiple options are configured to deliver a base-station ID (BSID), which acts as a trigger for an initiation of a handover at an access gateway level. The handover triggers may be based on a proactive handover between at least one mobile station and a gateway and base station in a serving and target networks or on a reactive handover in which the at least one mobile station does not perform any handover preparation prior to the handover. In addition, the handover trigger may be based on a network initiating and controlling the handover. | 12-18-2008 |
20090094693 | Access technology indication for proxy mobile internet protocol version 6 - A Local Mobility Anchor/Agent (LMA), on seeing a Proxy Binding Update (PBU) with a same Network Access Identifier (NAI) but with a different access technology indication or interface identifier can assign a unique prefix to a mobile node (MN) via a PBAck message. The unique prefix avoids the creation of a duplicate address that would conflict with the address assigned to another interface that was configured using a prefix provided by the LMA. This solution can enable an MN to attach to different Mobility Access Gateways (MAGs) that are in different access networks of differing technologies but attached to the same LMA (i.e. the MAGs and the LMA are in the same PMIP6 domain) and not cause conflicts in prefix assignment or confuse the LMA into thinking that the MN had performed a handover (HO). | 04-09-2009 |
20090119412 | Support for avoidance of unnecessary tunneling - A system can include an access router and a proxy mobile internet protocol aware client mobile internet protocol node. The access router can include a storage unit configured to store a local care-of-address. The access router can also include a sending unit configured to send the proxy mobile internet protocol aware client mobile internet protocol node the local care-of-address. The proxy mobile internet protocol aware client mobile internet protocol node can include a receiving unit configured to receive local care-of-address from an access router. The proxy mobile internet protocol aware client mobile internet protocol node can also include a processing unit configured to process the local care-of-address. | 05-07-2009 |
20090201897 | CLASSIFICATION PROCESS INVOLVING MOBILE STATIONS - Various example embodiments are disclosed herein. In an example embodiment, a method may comprise receiving data from a home agent, wherein the data is directed to a mobile station that is coupled with a foreign network and the data includes an outer header having a foreign network address associated with the mobile station and an encapsulated header having a home network address associated with the mobile station; reading the encapsulated header to determine the home network address; and performing data classification using at least the home network address of the encapsulated header. | 08-13-2009 |
20090285176 | FRAMEWORK FOR INTERNETWORKING BETWEEN WMAN AND WLAN NETWORKS - According to one general aspect, a method of using a customer premises equipment (CPE) to represent a mobile station (MS) to a base station (BS) is described. Wherein the CPE and the BS are part of a first wireless network based upon a first networking standard, and the MS and the CPE are part of a second wireless network based upon a second networking standard. The method comprising associating the MS with the CPE. The method further comprising indicating to the BS that the CPE is acting as an agent for the MS on the second wireless network. Also comprising acting as an agent, on the second wireless network, for the MS. And comprising, storing context information related to the MS, wherein the context information includes MS context information related the first network and MS context information related the second network. | 11-19-2009 |
20090303924 | PACKET DATA NETWORK SELECTION - According to an example embodiment, a method may include sending, by a mobile station in a wireless network, a dynamic service addition (DSA) message to a base station, the DSA message identifying a packet data network (PDN) by access point name (APN). The method may further include exchanging data with the indicated packet data network via the base station. | 12-10-2009 |
20090303973 | PACKET DATA NETWORK SELECTION - According to an example embodiment, a method may include sending, by a mobile station in a wireless network, a dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) message to a DHCP server via a base station. The DHCP message may identify a packet data network (PDN) by access point node (APN). The method may also include exchanging data with the indicated packet data network via the base station. | 12-10-2009 |
20090310581 | HRPD/3GPP EPC network connection apparatus, system, and method - An apparatus, system, and method may include a user device, an HRPD network comprising a HSGW, and a 3GPP EPC network comprising at least one gateway. The user device may be configured to detect a need to establish a connection with the 3GPP EPC network, determine an APN value that corresponds to the 3GPP EPC network, include the APN value in a connection request, and communicate the connection request to an HRPD gateway of the HRPD network. The HRPD gateway may be configured to receive the connection request from the user device, determine a PDN gateway of the 3GPP EPC network that corresponds to the APN value in the connection request, and enable a connection between the user device and the 3GPP EPC network. | 12-17-2009 |
20110087789 | SUBSCRIPTION BASED NETWORK ROUTING TABLES AND ENFORCEMENT FOR OVERLAY NETWORKS - A method and apparatus are provided according to one example embodiment to allow a user device to access services over an overlay network. The method and apparatus of one example embodiment further allows a user device, such as a mobile terminal, to move freely across network access points without interruption in the services. An example method may include receiving a request for service, allocating an address to the request, configuring rules associated with the request, generating at least one routing table entry from the rules, and providing for transmission of the routing table entry and the address. An address prefix may be associated with the service, in which case the address includes the address prefix. Further, the address prefix may be associated with a unique overlay network. Prior to transmitting the routing table entry, the request for service may require approval. The address may be a static or dynamic address. | 04-14-2011 |
20110158147 | System and Methods for Managing Group Parameters in Unlicensed Spectrum Communications - A method, apparatus, and system for providing a communication resource for a communication device in a communication system. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a processor and memory having computer program code. The memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following: transmitting a message attaching to an access station over the air in an unlicensed frequency spectrum; receiving an acknowledgement over the unlicensed frequency spectrum; and receiving a multicast message indicating one selected from a channel change within the unlicensed frequency spectrum for a group including the apparatus and a radio technology change to a predetermined radio technology not using the unlicensed frequency spectrum for the group including the apparatus. | 06-30-2011 |
20120036271 | Network Initiated Alerts to Devices Using a Local Connection - Systems and techniques for managing local communication between a network access point and a host device. Upon connection by a host device to an access point, a local connection link is established between the access point and the host device. A network connection may be established between the access point and the host device, with the network connection being able to pass through the host device to enable communication with and beyond an access network to which the access point provides a connection. Local messages may be passed between the access point and the host device over the local connection link, separately from and independent of communication that may occur over the network connection. | 02-09-2012 |
20120072976 | Dynamic Account Creation With Secured Hotspot Network - A secure network access point transmits a beacon transmission. A user device receiving it determines it does not have credentials necessary to attach with the secure network access point oint, and so a preliminary association is formed between the user device and the secure network access point. During the preliminary association, the user device receives or creates credentials necessary to associate with the secure network access point, forms an association with the secure network access point using the received or created credentials, and obtains internet connectivity via the secure network access point. In this embodiment there is only the secure network access point, but in another embodiment there is also a non-secure network access point which transmits a beacon using the same SSID as the secure network access point, and the preliminary association is with the non-secure network access point. | 03-22-2012 |
20120117377 | Mobile security protocol negotiation - A security gateway/home agent controller HAC is used to assign one home agent HA from a plurality of HAs and to identify at least one security protocol that is common between a mobile node MN and the assigned HA. Establishment of a security association between the MN and the assigned HA is enabled according to the identified security protocol and utilizing bootstrapping parameters provided over a secure connection between the security gateway/HAC and the MN. The bootstrapping parameters include at least a home address for the MN, an address of the assigned HA and security credentials and security parameters for the identified at least one security protocol. In an exemplary embodiment the home address for the MN may be an IPv6 home address and the MN may have certain capabilities with respect to security protocols and ciphering suites which the MN sends to the security gateway. | 05-10-2012 |
20120120872 | IPV6 ANYCAST-BASED LOAD BALANCING AND REDIRECTION FUNCTIONALITY FOR PMIPV6 - A method, apparatus, computer program, and system is provided to redirect an internet protocol mobility session establishment request. According to certain embodiments of the invention, the request message is redirected from an original local mobility anchor (“LMA”) to an alternative LMA. According to certain embodiments of the invention, this redirection provides load balancing between the LMAs. | 05-17-2012 |
20120210404 | Seamless Wi-Fi Subscription Remediation - The exemplary embodiments include a method to perform, based on at least one of hypertext transport protocol and non-hypertext transport protocol traffic tests failing, sending an hypertext transport protocol message to a subscription remediation server URI that carries a package1 message, receiving an hypertext transport protocol response from the subscription mediation server with a package2 message, and automatically replacing a password with a new value, automatically initiating creation of a new client certificate, or launching a browser to a URI provided in the response to enable user intervention. In addition, to receive an access request from a device, determining whether credentials are valid, and if the credentials are determined valid, sending an access-accept message with a success indication, and if the credentials are determined not valid, sending an access-accept message with a success indication and an indication that access by the device is limited to only a subscription remediation server. | 08-16-2012 |
20130039275 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING ACCESS POINT SERVICE CAPABILITIES - A method for determining access point service capabilities may include identifying, at a mobile terminal, an access point to which the mobile terminal is capable of establishing a connection, determining, prior to authentication between the mobile terminal and the access point, whether the access point supports a particular service or connection, and enabling a connection determination to be made at the mobile terminal regarding whether to connect to the access point based on whether the access point supports the particular service or connection. A corresponding computer program product and apparatuses are also provided. | 02-14-2013 |
20130173651 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REGULATORY DATABASE PROTOCOL DISCOVERY - Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products herein enable a mobile terminal with a cognitive radio to determine at least one white space spectrum database to access based on a current location and once the at least one white space spectrum database is accessed to determine the relevant communication protocols. One example method may include accessing one or more white space database identifiers. In some example embodiments, the white space database identifiers correspond to a white space database assigned to a region. The method may further include determining whether the one or more database identifiers match a database identifier associated with a schema In some example embodiments, the schema defines one or more parameters for exchanging information with a white space spectrum database. The method may further include selecting the schema that is associated with the matched database identifier. | 07-04-2013 |
20130331117 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WHITE SPACE DATABASE DISCOVERY - Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products herein enable a communication device to determine contact information for at least one white space database. One example method may include causing location indication information to be transmitted to a white space database discovery server. The method may further include receiving address information for one or more white space databases from the white space database discovery server based at least in part on the location indication information. The method may further include causing a connection with at least one of the one or more white space databases based on the address information. | 12-12-2013 |
20140066059 | METHOD AND APPARATUS DETERMINING WHITE SPACE INFORMATION - A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided to obtain white space information regarding one or more white space channels that are available at the current location of a mobile terminal and one or more service providers that offer connectivity utilizing the white space spectrum. In the context of a method performed, for example, by an access network discovery and selection function device, a location of a mobile terminal is determined and, based on the location of the mobile terminal, white space information is obtained. The method also causes the white space information to be provided to the mobile terminal, such as by utilizing a device management protocol. A corresponding apparatus and computer program product are also provided. | 03-06-2014 |
20140079024 | Method of Facilitating Handoff - A method of configuring routers facilitates handoff of user equipment from a router to another router. The method includes configuring a virtual interface in a current router used by user equipment. The method also includes assigning a global address to the virtual interface. The global address is assigned to the virtual interface that is used to facilitate handoff of the user equipment from a current router to a new router. A system, router and user equipment are configured to implement the method. | 03-20-2014 |
20150039761 | CONTENT SHARING WITHIN A PRIVATE SUER GROUP - Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for sharing content. In some embodiments, there is provided a method. The method may include storing, in the first user equipment, content in a location represented by an identifier reachable by a group comprising at least one of a plurality of entities, wherein the location is under the control of the first user equipment; and sharing with the group the stored content by enabling access to the stored content in the location represented by the identifier and located in the first user equipment. Related systems, methods, and articles of manufacture are also disclosed. | 02-05-2015 |