Abstract:
Systems and methods are provided to establish multicast capabilities for communication systems including wireless communication and internet protocol (IP). An examplary communication system may include one or more content servers (CSs), IP network, packet data serving nodes (PDSNs), IP radio-to-packet network (IP (RP)), base stations (BSs), and mobile stations (MSs) all communicatively coupled together. The content servers may provide a communication multicast on the same IP multicast address. The PDSN to MS communications may use, for example, protocols IGMP (IPv4) and/or MLD (IPv6) for contorl signaling of the IP multicasting. These protocols may be autmented by MCFTP. The signaling may include identifiers including the IP multicast address, a flow code that may be generated by the PDSn, a unique mapping reference identifier, and various radio parameters. Various signal flow approaches are presented for establishing and maintaining multicast communication between a content server and a mobile station.
Abstract:
A mobile station serves as an aggregation point for connecting one or more peripheral devices to a Public Data Network through the mobile station's wireless link to a supporting wireless communication network. In an exemplary embodiment, the mobile station establishes a single PPP session with the network that includes a primary service instance for itself and an auxiliary service instance for each locally attached peripheral device. As such, the mobile station and the one or more locally attached peripheral devices share a single PPP session, permitting each device to have its own IP address and allowing the mobile station to provide Mobile IP messaging relay between Mobile IP clients in the attached devices and the supporting network. With this arrangement, the mobile station avoids IP packet routing overhead by directing traffic to the appropriate peripheral device using the service instance identifiers marking the packet data traffic received from the network.
Abstract:
A method and system for transmitting specific information, such as access specific roaming information and/or application specific information, between a home network and a visiting access network is provided. The home network and visiting network are capable of communicating access independent information in a protocol, such as a AAA protocol. The access and/or application specific information is formatted in the AAA protocol. The access and/or application specific information is then transmitted over a public IP network between the home network and the visiting network. A system is provided for transmitting access and/or application information between a visiting network and a home network over a public IP network. A control access server in the visiting access network formats the access information using a secure AAA protocol to form formatted access information. An application server formats application specific information. A AAA-F server associated with the visiting network transmits the formatted access and/or application information over the public IP network to the home network.
Abstract:
A method for PDSN (Packet Data Serving Node) initial assignment and re-selection in a wireless communication system is provided. The method is implemented in PCF (Packet Control Function) within a third-generation (3G) CDMA Radio Access Network (RAN). The methodology reduces the number of point-to-point (PPP) re-establishments, when a Mobile Station (MS) roams to a different packet zone/PCF. The method generates a table of PDSN identification numbers cross-referenced to the PDSN Internet protocol (IP) addresses, residing with each PCF. A PDSN Id number is selected from the table using the MS IMSI (International Mobile Station Identifier) as a key to perform the selection. The present invention methodology addresses the issue of forward and backward compatibility, scalability, reliability, and load sharing in the PDSN selection.
Abstract:
The disclosure concerns a method for providing communication with a mobile station (12) via a first wireless access point (10) as well as the access point. The mobile station (12) has a first identifier for use in a first communication network (14) and the wireless access point comprises a first wireless interface for a first type of wireless communication with mobile stations in relation to the first communication network (14), a second wireless interface for a second type of wireless communication with mobile stations in relation to a second communication network (16), a mapping unit associating the first type of wireless communication for the mobile station with the second type of wireless communication for the mobile station based on the first identifier and a traffic control unit transporting traffic of wireless communication of the second type for the mobile station through the first communication network (14) based on the association.
Abstract:
A terminal for wireless communication comprises a transceiver configured to selectively tune to a carrier of a multi-service network or to a carrier of a best-effort network and a processor comprising a do not disturb function. The processor can be configured to tune the transceiver to the multi-service network and register with the multi-service network. The processor can also be configured to tune the transceiver to the best-effort carrier and register with the best-effort network. The processor can then be configured to de-register with the multi-service network when the do not disturb function is activated.
Abstract:
The present invention provides systems and methods for coordinating calls within hybrid cells that support both an all services carrier and a best-efforts carrier, wherein the all services carrier supports real-time and non-real-time services and the best efforts carrier supports only non-real-time services. In one embodiment of the invention, the all services carrier is a 1xRTT carrier and the best-efforts carrier is an HDR carrier. Calls may be placed on either carrier and transferred between the carriers as circumstances dictate. In addition, the present invention provides systems and methods to dynamically determine the most appropriate carrier for a given call.
Abstract:
Un método para asociar un paquete de datos (DP) con un portador de paquetes (PB) en un equipo de usuario (UE 1) de una red de comunicaciones, donde el equipo de usuario envía el paquete de datos en un flujo de datos desde una función de aplicación, y comprende medios para establecer que el portador de paquetes (PB) transmita el paquete de datos (DP) sobre la red de comunicaciones hacia una entidad adicional, y donde el equipo de usuario está adaptado para establecer distintos portadores de paquetes, comprendiendo el método lo pasos de recibir una instrucción por el equipo de usuario desde la red de comunicaciones, para instalar un filtro de paquetes basándose en una identificación del nivel de encaminamiento de la entidad adicional, donde el filtro de paquetes asocia los paquetes de datos del flujo que comprenden la identificación del nivel de encaminamiento de la entidad adicional, con un determinado portador de paquetes de los diferentes portadores de paquetes, proporcionar la identificación del nivel de encaminamiento a la función de la aplicación, incluir la identificación del nivel de encaminamiento en el paquete de datos, y reenviar el paquete de datos (DP) sobre el portador de paquetes (PB) determinado.
Abstract:
A mobile station serves as an aggregation point for connecting one or more peripheral devices to a Public Data Network through the mobile station's wireless link to a supporting wireless communication network. In an exemplary embodiment, the mobile station establishes a single PPP session with the network that includes a primary service instance for itself and an auxiliary service instance for each locally attached peripheral device. As such, the mobile station and the one or more locally attached peripheral devices share a single PPP session, permitting each device to have its own IP address and allowing the mobile station to provide Mobile IP messaging relay between Mobile IP clients in the attached devices and the supporting network. With this arrangement, the mobile station avoids IP packet routing overhead by directing traffic to the appropriate peripheral device using the service instance identifiers marking the packet data traffic received from the network.