Abstract:
A first media independent handover function (MIHF) receives a media independent handover (MIH) capabilities discovery request from a second MIHF and generates a MIH capabilities discovery response message, including one or more parameters. Then the first MIHF sends the MIH capabilities discovery response to the second MIHF. Based on the information contained in the MIH capabilities discovery response, the first MIHF may receive a handover request message from the second MIHF. The one or more parameters included within the discovery response message indicates the specific technologies for which the first MIHF supports a MMB handover. The one or more parameters may include a list of the technologies for which a make-before-break (MMB) handover is supported. For example, a parameter may use a specific bit structure wherein each bit is a Boolean representation of whether MMB handover is supported for a specific type of technology.
Abstract:
The invention performs long term evolution (LTE) tracking area updates (TAUs), and tracking area code (TAC) and public land mobile network identification (PLMN-ID) assisted optimized wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) cell reselection. An evolved Node-B broadcasts system information including at least one system information block (SIB) based at least in part on an enhanced universal terrestrial radio access network (E-UTRAN) parameter response message sent by an evolved packet core (EPC) network. A WTRU generates a new TAC, which represents a tracking area identification (TA-ID) of a new cell, based on the system information, and compares the new TAC to an existing TAC, which represents a TA-ID of a previous cell. The WTRU transmits to the EPC network a TAU request message including the TA-ID of the new cell. The EPC network sends either a TAU accept message or a TAU reject message to the WTRU.
Abstract:
A wireless communication system including at least one IDDD 802 multi-stack wireless transmt/receive unit (WTRU) (110) and a plurality of technologically diversified acess networks, such as IEEE 802.X networks and Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) networks, that are concurrently deployed. Both the multi-stack WTRU (110) and the technologically diversified networks includ a media indipendent handover (MIH) function. The WTRU is configured to read MIH information transmitted from one of the IEEE 802.X networks, trigger 3GPP authentication and atuhorization procedures based on the MIH information, obtain a local Internet Protocol (IP) address, establish a tunnel to a packet data gateway (PDG) un a 3GPP core network, constructed a care of address (CoA) and register the CoA with a home agent (142) of the WTRU, whereby data destined for the WTRU (110) is routed via the home agent (142) through a new tunnel established between the home agent (142) and a foreign agent (136) based on the CoA. .
Abstract:
A measurement report request message (350) is sent to a measurement terminal (314) in the wireless local area network (WLAN). A measurement report response message sent from the measurement terminal is evaluated by the media access control (MAC) function (334) to determine whether a handover condition exists. A media independent handover (MIH) trigger is generated by the MAC function if the handover condition exists. The MIH trigger is sent to MIH function (340). The MIH and MAC functions are located in the same network node. Independent claims are included for the following: (1) apparatus for generating MIH trigger; and (2) communication frame for providing MIH information.
Abstract:
A method for controlling behavior of lower layer links related to media independent handover (MIH) of a mobile user comprises sending a MIH link actions request primitive (e.g. MIH SWITCH, MIH SCAN) from a MIH User entity to a MIH function (MIHF) for requesting actions to be executed on a set (a group, multiple, several) of lower layer links to heterogeneous radio access technology (RAT) networks. The primitive includes parameters that indicate the requested actions and an execution time delay. Confirmation primitives are sent back the MIH User entity to convey the results of the execution attempts on the requested actions, IEEE 802.21 standard. (Comprising a result code).
Abstract:
Ciphering control and synchronization for both U-plane data and C-plane signaling messages in a wireless communication network are disclosed. Ciphering entities are located in a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) and a network. The ciphering entities of the WTRU and the network perform ciphering control and ciphering parameter synchronization. The ciphering may be performed with a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) layer sequence number (SN) for user plane data, a non-access stratum SN, a radio resource control SN, or an encryption SN for a control plane message. Alternatively, the ciphering control and ciphering parameter synchronization may be performed by PDCP entities of the WTRU and the network. For ciphering parameter synchronization, HFN and SN synchronization and counter check procedures are performed by the WTRU and the network based on a synchronization command message, sequence number window information, or a counter check message exchanged between the WTRU and the network.
Abstract:
A method and system for supporting a handover between a circuit-switched (CS) domain and an Internet protocol (IP) multimedia subsystem (IMS) domain to provide call continuity are disclosed. The system includes a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) and a wireless network. The WTRU includes a call continuity control entity for supporting call continuity between a CS domain and an IMS domain, and a media independent handover (MIH) entity configured to provide MIH services for providing information in a media independent manner. The wireless network includes an MIH entity for providing MIH services for collecting and forwarding information in a media independent manner. A handover between the CS domain and the IMS domain is triggered based on information obtained via MIH services from the MIH entities. The information may be exchanged via an MIH information server.
Abstract:
A wireless communication system including at least one IEEE 802 multi-stack wireless transmt/receive unit (WTRU) and a plurality of technologically diversified acess networks, such as IEEE 802.X networks and Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) networks, that are concurrently deployed. Both the multi-stack WTRU and the technologically diversified networks includ a media indipendent handover (MIH) function. The WTRU is configured to read MIH information transmitted from one of the IEEE 802.X networks, trigger 3GPP authentication and atuhorization procedures based on the MIH information, obtain a local Internet Protocol (IP) address, establish a tunnel to a packet data gateway (PDG) un a 3GPP core network, constructed a care of address (CoA) and register the CoA with a home agent of the WTRU, whereby data destined for the WTRU is routed via the home agent through a new tunnel established between the home agent and a foreign agent based on the CoA.
Abstract:
A method for generating a media independent handover (MIH) trigger in a wireless local area network begins by sending a measurement report request message (502) to a measurement entity (502) in the network. The measurement entity takes the measurements and sends a measurement report response message (522) to a medium access control (MAC) function (504). The MAC function (504) evaluates the measurements and determines whether a handover condition exists, based on the measurements. The MAC function generates a MIH trigger if the handover condition exists.
Abstract:
A method for controlling behavior of lower layer links related to media independent handover (MIH) of a mobile user comprises sending a MIH link actions request primitive from a MIH User entity to a MIH function (MIHF) for requesting actions to be executed on a set of lower layer links to heterogeneous radio access technology (RAT) networks. The primitive includes parameters that indicate the requested actions and an execution time delay. Confirmation primitives are sent back the MIH User entity to convey the results of the execution attempts on the requested actions.