Abstract:
Handset, computer software and method for protecting sensitive network information, available in the handset, from disclosure to an unauthorized server, by using an abstraction function module, the handset being connected to a network. The method includes receiving at the abstraction function module an encoding key from an abstraction server; receiving at the abstraction function module a request from a client or application for providing the sensitive network information from a control plane module of the handset, wherein the client or application resides in a user plane module, which is different from the control plane module, the sensitive network information is stored in the control plane module of the handset, and both the control plane module and the user plane module reside in the handset; retrieving by the abstraction function module the requested sensitive network information from the control plane module; encrypting, by the abstraction function module, the retrieved sensitive network information based on the received encoding key; and providing the encrypted sensitive network information to the client or application in the user plane module.
Abstract:
A radio communication handling device handling communication for an application running in a mobile station and communicating with an application server via a mobile communication network includes a radio resource determination unit that determines a state transition for the radio resources between the mobile station and the mobile communication network from a first current state to a second state, where the first state involves communication with a higher bandwidth than the second state, and informs, prior to the transition, at least one application communication control unit about the transition in order to allow the application communication control unit to release unused application communication connections before the transition. The application communication control unit receives the information about the following state transition and determines whether to release an application communication connection or not based on the information.
Abstract:
Node, computer software and method for preventing an external party (114) to map an identity of a network cell (122) of a telecommunication network (112 or 120) with a corresponding geographical location of the network cell (122). The method includes receiving at a base station (200) of the telecommunication network (112 or 120) system information from a radio network controller (203) of the telecommunication network (112 or 120); extracting, at the base station (200), the identity of the network cell (122) from the received system information; changing, at the base station (200), the identity or one of multiple parts of the identity of the network cell (122); and sending the changed identity or the one of multiple parts of the identity to a user terminal (80).
Abstract:
Different types of traffic requiring different inactivity timer settings are assigned to different bearers or to different QoS classes. Different inactivity timer settings are established for different traffic types. Individual bearers or individual QoS classes are linked to a corresponding inactivity timer profile. The link may be accomplished in a number of ways. For example, an additional QoS parameter may be employed in a 3GPP QoS profile, or a new QoS class identifier may be mapped to an inactivity timer setting. Different inactivity timer settings allows both UE battery power conservation to be prioritized for some traffic and end-user experience (quick subsequent response times) to be prioritized for other traffic.
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 radio communication handling device handling communication for an application running in a mobile station (10) and communicating with an application server via a mobile communication network comprises a radio resource determination unit (24) that determines a state transition for the radio resources between the mobile station and the mobile communication network from a first current state to a second state, where the first state involves communication with a higher bandwidth than the second state, and informs, prior to the transition, at least one application communication control unit (28) about the transition in order to allow the application communication control unit to release unused application communication connections before the transition. The application communication control unit (26) receives the information about the following state transition and determines whether to release an application communication connection or not based on the information.
Abstract:
A connection is supported in a radio access network (RAN) between an external network (16) to a UE (30) using a first RAN node (26, 28) and second RAN node (26, 28). The transmission rate from the first RAN node (26, 28) to the second RAN node (26, 28) is regulated based on a rate control request from the first RAN node (26, 28). In one example embodiment, the first and second RAN nodes (26, 28) correspond to a serving radio network controller (26) and a drift radio network controller (26), respectively. In another example embodiment, the first and second RAN nodes (26, 28) correspond to a radio network controller (26) and radio base station (28), respectively. The rate control request is made based upon a congestion or load condition being monitored by the second RAN node (26, 28). When the load condition is detected, the second RAN node (26, 28) requests the first RAN node (26, 28) to lower the transmission rate of information. Conversely, when the load condition is relieved, the second RAN node (26, 28) can request that the first RAN node (26, 28) increase the transmission rate of information. The rate control may be applied in both downlink and uplink directions.
Abstract:
A system network and method improving handovers, particularly for reducing the amount of inter-cellular transfer information stored in base station controllers or radio network controllers (205, 210, 215), is disclosed. Instead of storing routing information for every possible inter-cellular handover at each control node, signaling network technology (220) is employed to effectuate communication of all relevant inter-cellular handover information between all of the control nodes, thereby coordinating routing information transference across a distributed system (200).
Abstract:
A sleep cycle of a mobile station may be optimally varied depending upon one or more conditions relating to the mobile station's operation. Based on one or more of those conditions, a variable wake up parameter is determined and used to establish times when the mobile station automatically leaves a lower power mode and enters a higher power mode to listen for a page. The mobile station's variable wake up parameter is provided to a radio access network and to one or more core networks to permit coordination of communications and services with the mobile station.