Apparatus, systems, and methods for providing interworking gateway
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- establishing, by a femto cell, a secure tunnel with a first gateway that implements a femto gateway discovery service;
establishing, by the femto cell, a reliable transport session to a port on the first gateway;
querying, by the femto cell, the first gateway for an address of a femto gateway, the query including location information associated with the femto cell; and
receiving, by the femto cell, the address of the femto gateway selected by the first gateway using the femto gateway discovery service and the location information associated with the femto cell.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided that allow inter-working between communication networks for the delivery of service to mobile nodes. A gateway is provided that communicates with a femto cell to extend service to an area that otherwise does not receive coverage from a service provider. The femto cell is a small scale base station used to provide coverage over a small area (such as a home or business), and connect to a home or enterprise network. The femto cell provides service for a mobile node and a gateway permits communication over a broadband network. The gateway integrates the mobile nodes connecting via a femto cell into the service provider'"'"'s network. The gateway also allows provisioning of services and applications, control of service levels, and provides seamless handoffs to marco base stations and other types of access technologies such as Wi-Fi.
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1. A method comprising:
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establishing, by a femto cell, a secure tunnel with a first gateway that implements a femto gateway discovery service; establishing, by the femto cell, a reliable transport session to a port on the first gateway; querying, by the femto cell, the first gateway for an address of a femto gateway, the query including location information associated with the femto cell; and receiving, by the femto cell, the address of the femto gateway selected by the first gateway using the femto gateway discovery service and the location information associated with the femto cell. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A femto cell comprising:
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at least one air interface; wherein the femto cell is configured to; establish a secure tunnel with a first gateway that implements a femto gateway discovery service; establish a reliable transport session to a port on the first gateway; query the first gateway for an address of a femto gateway, the query including location information associated with the femto cell; and receive the address of the femto gateway selected by the first gateway using the femto gateway discovery service and the location information associated with the femto cell. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. One or more non-transient computer readable media having computer readable program code embodied therewith, the computer readable program code configured to:
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establish, by a femto cell, a secure tunnel with a first gateway that implements a femto gateway discovery service; establish, by the femto cell, a reliable transport session to a port on the first gateway; query, by the femto cell, the first gateway for an address of a femto gateway, the query including location information associated with the femto cell; and receive, by the femto cell, an address of a femto gateway using the femto gateway discovery service and the location information associated with the femto cell. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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