Abstract:
A wireless network assigns a single IP address to the wireless device, which assigns this IP address over to a TE2 device coupled to the wireless device. The wireless device derives a private IP address for communication with the TE2 device. The wireless device forwards packets exchanged between the TE2 device and the wireless network using the single IP address. The wireless device exchanges packets with the TE2 device by (1) using the private IP address for outbound packets sent to the TE2 device and (2) performing either address-based routing or packet filtering on inbound packets received from the TE2 device. The wireless device exchanges packets with the wireless network by (1) using the single IP address for outbound packets sent to the wireless network and (2) performing packet filtering on inbound packets received from the wireless network.
Abstract:
A method or system (10) establishes a packet network call over a transmission link extending between a mobile terminal device (12) and an interworking function (18) which comprises a gateway or bridge connection to a network, such as a packet network. The transmission link connects the mobile terminal device (12) to a wireless communication device (14) over a first interface (Rm) and further connects the wireless communication device to the interworking function over a second interface via a wireless link (Um) to a base station (16). The packet network call, once established, comprises a first interface data link formed within a predetermined data link layer across the first interface (Rm) and a second interface data link formed within the predetermined data link layer across the second interface. A flow control is asserted (304) and deasserted (310) on the mobile terminal device (12). During the flow control, the wireless communication device performs a linked control protocol negotiation with the interworking function to establish the second interface data link with the interworking function (18). After the second interface data link is established, and during the flow control, the wireless communication device (14) performs a network control protocol negotiation with the interworking function to establish a second interface network link carried by the second interface data link.
Abstract:
"método e equipamento para o handoff de uma conexão sem fio de serviços de dados em pacotes". são descritos um método e um equipamento novos para efetuar o handoff total (seamless) de uma estação móvel (ms) entre redes de acesso rádio (rans) que usam diferentes tipos de interfaces sem fio. as modalidades descritas habilitam uma estação móvel a ser repassada entre diferentes rans sem causar ambigüidades de roteamento e sem perda substancial de dados de rede. ao se movimentar da área de cobertura de uma primeira ran usando uma primeira interface sem fio para a área de cobertura de uma segunda ran usando uma segunda interface sem fio, uma estação móvel determina se ambigüidades de roteamento podem resultar da mudança de ran e, com base em tal determinação, aciona um re-registro (re-registration) de seu endereço de rede. um agente externo (fa - foreign agent) dentro de um nodo servidor de dados em pacotes (pdsn) monitora registros registrados novamente de endereços de rede que estão sendo criados para a mesma estação móvel. com base em tal determinação, o pdsn finaliza conexões de rede r-p redundantes que resultam do movimento da estação móvel entre diferentes rans.
Abstract:
A novel method and apparatus is disclosed for performing seamless handoff of a mobile station (MS) between Radio Access Networks (RANs) that use different types of wireless interfaces. The described embodiments enable an MS to handoff between different RANs without causing routing ambiguity, and without substantial loss of network data. Upon moving from the coverage area of a first RAN using a first wireless interface to the coverage area of a second RAN using a second wireless interface, an MS determines whether routing ambiguity may result from the change of RAN and, based on the determination, triggers a re--registration of its network address. A foreign agent (FA) within a packet data serving node (PDSN) monitors network address re-registrations are being created for the same MS. Based on this determination, the PDSN terminates redundant R-P network connections resulting from movement of the MS between different RANs.
Abstract:
A novel method and apparatus is disclosed for performing seamless handoff of a mobile station (MS) between Radio Access Networks (RANs) that use different types of wireless interfaces. The described embodiments enable an MS to handoff between different RANs without causing routing ambiguity, and without substantial loss of network data. Upon moving from the coverage area of a first RAN using a first wireless interface to the coverage area of a second RAN using a second wireless interface, an MS determines whether routing ambiguity may result from the change of RAN and, based on the determination, triggers a re-registration of its network address. A foreign agent (FA) within a packet data serving node (PDSN) monitors network address re-registrations are being created for the same MS. Based on this determination, the PDSN terminates redundant R-P network connections resulting from movement of the MS between different RANs.
Abstract:
The present invention is a novel and improved method and system that prevents RLP3E from generating unnecessary NAKs, thus preventing unnecessary data frame retransmissions. The present invention is efficient, neither delaying the delivery of data frames to the higher data services layer nor delaying the delivery of necessary NAKs to the multiplex sublayer. Additionally, the present invention can be implemented with minimal changes to an existing RLP3E implementation. The present invention is applicable to systems such as cdma2000, W-CDMA, and EDGE, wherein data is transferred using an ARQ (automatic request for retransmission) mechanism, and wherein data packets are sometimes received in an order different from that in which they were transmitted.
Abstract:
An improved method and system for transmitting a stream of data bytes through a channel (506A, 506b) whose capacity may change during transmission. By utilization of selective regions of sequence number space, the enhanced radio link protocol (RLP) (140, 142, 144) provides the benefits of large byte sequence numbers while transmitting a fraction of the sequence number bits in the majority of over-the-air frames. Frame header sequence numbers are shortened by dividing the byte sequence number by a page size, and by performing a modulo function on the byte sequence number.
Abstract:
A wireless communication device and a method for transmitting and receiving at least one frame between a terminal device, connected to the wireless communication device, and an interworking function. Selected ones of a plurality of corresponding configuration options of a first and a second instance of a communication protocol, executing on the wireless communication device, are checked to determine whether they are equal. If the selected ones of the corresponding configuration options are equal, all but certain ones of a plurality of packets may be passed through the wireless communication device without unframing and reframing the communication protocol frames encapsulating the packets.
Abstract:
A wireless communication device and a method for transmitting and receiving at least one frame between a terminal device, connected to the wireless communication device, and an interworking function. Selected ones of a plurality of corresponding configuration options of a first and a second instance of a communication protocol, executing on the wireless communication device, are checked to determine whether they are equal. If the selected ones of the corresponding configuration options are equal, all but certain ones of a plurality of packets may be passed through the wireless communication device without unframing and reframing the communication protocol frames encapsulating the packets.
Abstract:
A novel method and apparatus is disclosed for performing seamless handoff of a mobile station (MS) between Radio Access Networks (RANs) that use different types of wireless interfaces. The described embodiments enable an MS to handoff between different RANs without causing routing ambiguity, and without substantial loss of network data. Upon moving from the coverage area of a first RAN using a first wireless interface to the coverage area of a second RAN using a second wireless interface, an MS determines whether routing ambiguity may result from the change of RAN and, based on the determination, triggers a re-registration of its network address. A foreign agent (FA) within a packet data serving node (PDSN) monitors network address re-registrations in order to determine whether multiple RAN-PDSN (R-P) connections are being created for the same MS. Based on this determination, the PDSN terminates redundant R-P network connections resulting from movement of the MS between different RANs.