Abstract:
In a multi-layer telecommunications system which includes an application layer and a transport layer, differing transport technologies are interworked without terminating the application layer signaling or without involving a technology interworking in the control plane of the application layer (e.g., without interworking in the application signaling). In various illustrated embodiments, the application layer is a radio network layer of a wireless telecommunications system. In at least some embodiments of the present invention a transport layer interworking function is situated on an interface between two nodes (26, N) of the radio access network (RAN). The interworking function can be located in a separate node, or within one of the Nodes having both ATM and internet protocol (IP) interfaces. There are numerous modes of implementing the interworking of the present invention, regardless of which interface is affected (e.g., an Iur interface, an Iu interface, or an Iub interface). A first interworking mode involves interworking with q.aal2 signaling. There are various ways or options of implementing the interworking with q.aal2 signaling. A first such example option is to use an IP specific signaling protocol over the IP network. A second example option is to use q.aal2 signaling over the IP network to/from the IP node. In one of its aspects, the present invention also provides an optimization feature in the event that nodes on both sides of the interface (Iu interface, Iur interface, or Iub interface) are IP-connected nodes. Another interworking mode involves obtaining address and binding identifier parameters to be included in application signaling messages by consulting a transport layer interworking gateway. Yet another mode of implementing interworking for the present invention involves tunneling.
Abstract:
A call recovery method uses a multiple access forward call recovery channel to perform simultaneous rescues for multiple mobile stations. Rescue messages, such as handoff direction messages, for different mobile stations are multiplexed onto the call recovery channel for transmission to mobile stations in need of rescue.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for link supervision determines whether a link signal is present or absent by measuring received energy for that signal. If the measured energy for the signal does not meet a defined energy threshold according to defined evaluation criteria, such as a sufficiency metric, the signal is deemed absent. Applied to wireless communication networks, such supervision may be used to suspend or terminate transmission responsive to detecting the link signal's absence. In an exemplary embodiment for 1xEV-DV (cdma2000 Revision C) wireless networks, a mobile station selectively performs forward link supervision based on measuring the bit energy of power control bits received by the mobile on a dedicated power control sub-channel. If a fundicated channel is assigned to the mobile station, it may perform forward link supervision based on Frame Error Rate (FER) estimations for data received on the fundicated channel rather than the energy-based approach.
Abstract:
Techniques are provided for sequencing user data packets (e.g., voice packets) segmented into plural AAL2 packets which are in turn carried over Internet Protocol (IP). Concerning segmented user data packets, the techniques of the present invention utilize one or more predetermined values in the length indicator (LI) field in the headers of the certain ones of the plural AAL2 packets to carry information other than packet size information. Further, the techniques of the present invention use the User-to-User indicator (UUI) field of the AAL2 packets to carry AAL2 information such as segmentation nofitication and sequence-derivable information. For AAL2 packets which carry non-segmented user data packets (e.g., user data packets which can fit with the maximum size of a single AAL2 packet), the length indicator (LI) field contains the actual length of the AAL2 packet in conventional manner.
Abstract:
In a multi-layer telecommunications system which includes an application layer and a transport layer, differing transport technologies are interworked without terminating the application layer signaling or without involving a technology interworking in the control plane of the application layer (e.g., without interworking in the application signaling). In various illustrated embodiments, the application layer is a radio network layer of a wireless telecommunications system. In at least some embodiments of the present invention a transport layer interworking function is situated on an interface between two nodes of the radio access network (RAN). The interworking function can be located in a separate node which may be a node having both ATM and internet protocol (IP) interfaces. There are numerous modes of implementing the interworking of the present invention, regardless of which interface is affected (e.g., an Iur interface, an Iu interface, or an Iub interface). A first interworking mode involves interworking with q.aal2 signaling. There are various ways or options of implementing the interworking with q.aal2 signaling. A first such example option is to use an IP specific signaling protocol over the IP network. A second example option is to use q.aal2 signaling over the IP network to/from the IP node. In one of its aspects, the present invention also provides an optimization feature in the event that nodes on both side of the interface (Iu interface, Iur interface, or Iub interface) are IP-connected nodes. Another interworking mode involves obtaining address and binding identifier parameters to be included in application signaling messages by consulting a transport layer interworking gateway. Yet another mode of implementing interworking for the present invention involves tunneling.
Abstract:
Un método para tratar el encaminamiento de un paquete (203) de terminación para un nodo móvil (112), cuyo método comprende los pasos de: mantener información de enlace de IP para móviles para el nodo móvil en una red doméstica (105); recibir, dentro de la red doméstica (105) el paquete de terminación (203) procedente de un nodo comunicante (100) para encaminarlo al nodo móvil, en el que una dirección de destino del paquete de terminación (203) es una dirección local para el nodo móvil (112); determinar una dirección de atención correspondiente a una red externa (109) utilizando la dirección local y la información de enlace de IP para móviles para el nodo móvil (203); establecer un túnel desde la red doméstica a una red externa empleando un protocolo de tunelización; encapsular el paquete de terminación (203), en el que la dirección de destino del paquete encapsulado es la dirección de atención determinada; y enviar el paquete encapsulado (207) al nodo móvil (112) a través del túnel establecido, cuyo método se caracteriza porque: el paso de encapsular el paquete de terminación (203) incluye: añadir una capa de protocolo de punto a punto; añadir una capa de protocolo de tunelización de capa 2; añadir una capa de UDP; y añadir una capa de IP, en el que la capa de IP añadida incluye una cabecera con la dirección de atención como dirección de destino; porque el paso de establecer el túnel incluye establecer un túnel L2TP entre la red doméstica (105) y la red externa (109); porque el método comprende realizar una llamada L2TP saliente desde la red doméstica (105) a la red externa (109); porque el método comprende, en respuesta a la llamada L2TP, realizar una llamada desde la red externa (109) al nodo móvil (112) para establecer una sesión de protocolo punto a punto entre la red doméstica (105) y el nodo móvil (112) a través del túnel L2TP; y porque el paso de enviar el paquete encapsulado (207) incluye enviar el paquete encapsulado (207) a través de la sesión de protocolo de puntoa punto y el túnel L2TP.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for link supervision determines whether a link signal is present or absent by measuring received energy for that signal. If the measured energy for the signal does not meet a defined energy threshold according to defined evaluation criteria, such as a sufficiency metric, the signal is deemed absent. Applied to wireless communication networks, such supervision may be used to suspend or terminate transmission responsive to detecting the link signal's absence. In an exemplary embodiment for 1xEV-DV (cdma2000 Revision C) wireless networks, a mobile station selectively performs forward link supervision based on measuring the bit energy of power control bits received by the mobile on a dedicated power control sub-channel. If a fundicated channel is assigned to the mobile station, it may perform forward link supervision based on Frame Error Rate (FER) estimations for data received on the fundicated channel rather than the energy-based approach.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for link supervision determines whether a link signal is present or absent by measuring received energy for that signal. If the measured energy for the signal does not meet a defined energy threshold according to defined evaluation criteria, such as a sufficiency metric, the signal is deemed absent. Applied to wireless communication networks, such supervision may be used to suspend or terminate transmission responsive to detecting the link signal's absence. In an exemplary embodiment for 1xEV-DV (cdma2000 Revision C) wireless networks, a mobile station selectively performs forward link supervision based on measuring the bit energy of power control bits received by the mobile on a dedicated power control sub-channel. If a fundicated channel is assigned to the mobile station, it may perform forward link supervision based on Frame Error Rate (FER) estimations for data received on the fundicated channel rather than the energy-based approach.