System, method, and computer-readable medium for mobile-terminated SMS message delivery for a mobile station attached with an IP-femtocell system

• US 10,097,971 B1
• Filed: 03/31/2017
• Issued: 10/09/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 11/15/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Red Hat, Inc. (International Business Machines Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Red Hat, Inc. (International Business Machines Corporation)
• Inventors: Osborn, Christopher Martin Edward
• Primary Examiner(s): Sefcheck, Gregory B
• Application Number:
  US15/475,641
• Time in Patent Office: 557 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2101/385 Uniform resource identifier for session initiation protocol [SIP URI]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0055 Physical resource allocation for ACK/NACK for physical mapping arrangements in ARQ protocols H04L1/1861
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/12 Applying verification of the received information cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for data integrity or data verification H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1016 IP multimedia subsystem [IMS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/103 in the network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/104 in the network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1069 Session establishment or de-establishment
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1073 Registration or de-registration
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1104 Session initiation protocol [SIP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42314 in private branch exchanges
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/44 Additional connecting arrangements for providing access to frequently-wanted subscribers, e.g. abbreviated dialling at the subscriber's set H04M1/27; automatic redialling H04M3/424
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/009 in systems involving PBX or KTS networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/10 Scheduling measurement reports ; Arrangements for measurement reports
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/00 Hand-off or reselection arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/0058 Transmission of hand-off measurement information, e.g. measurement reports
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/0083 Determination of parameters used for hand-off, e.g. generation or modification of neighbour cell lists
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/0085 Hand-off measurements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/0088 Scheduling hand-off measurements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/08 : Reselecting an access point
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/30 : by measured or perceived connection quality data
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/14 : Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 40/02 : Communication route or path selection, e.g. power-based or shortest path routing
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 40/20 : based on geographic position or location
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/20 : Control channels or signalling for resource management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/27 : between access points
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/10 : Connection setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/12 : Setup of transport tunnels
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/045 : using private Base Stations, e.g. femto Base Stations, home Node B
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/085 : Access point devices with remote components
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 : in wireless communication networks

Abstract

A system, method, and computer readable medium that facilitates delivery of mobile-terminated short message service messages to a mobile station attached with a femtocell system are provided. A convergence server deployed in a core network receives a short message for short message service delivery to a mobile station attached with a femtocell system. If there is no active traffic channel with the mobile station, or if the short message is to be delivered to the mobile station via a paging channel, the femtocell system triggers an authentication process. The convergence server constructs a short message service delivery request message, transmits the short message service delivery request message to the femtocell system, and receives one of an acknowledgement and a negative acknowledgment regarding delivery of the short message to the mobile station. The convergence server thereafter notifies the message center of the acknowledgment or negative acknowledgement received thereby.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

notifying, by a convergence server, a mobile core network of an acknowledgment or negative acknowledgement, regarding delivery of a short message, received by the convergence server from a femtocell system;

determining, by the femtocell system, that a channel to a mobile station is inactive and that a paging channel is available;

authenticating, by the femtocell system, validation of credentials of the mobile station when validation is required, wherein the mobile station is communicably coupled to the femtocell system and authenticating by the femtocell system comprises;

sending a paging request from the femtocell system to the mobile station;

receiving a paging response from the mobile station comprising authentication parameters; and

forwarding, by the femtocell system, the paging response to the convergence server in a body of a session initiation protocol (SIP) message; and

transmitting, by the femtocell system, the short message to the mobile station by at least one of a traffic channel or a control channel.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising engaging, by the convergence server, the mobile core network in an authentication process for the mobile station.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the engaging of the mobile core network in the authentication process comprises engaging a message center of the mobile core network in the authentication process.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising

transmitting, by the convergence server, the short message to the femtocell system;

and

receiving, by the convergence server, a paging authentication request message from the femtocell system.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising transmitting, by the convergence server, an authentication result received from the mobile core network to the femtocell system.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising triggering, by the femtocell system, an authentication process responsive to determining no traffic channel currently exists between the femtocell system and the mobile station and that the short message is to be delivered via a traffic channel.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving of the short message is performed responsive to the convergence server notifying a message center that the mobile station has become available for delivery of the short message.

8. The method of claim 1 further comprising determining that the paging channel will not be used for transmitting the short message.

9. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions tangibly embodied thereon that when executed by a processing system, cause the processing system to:

notify, by a convergence server, a mobile core network of an acknowledgment or negative acknowledgement, regarding delivery of a short message, received by the convergence server from a femtocell system;

determine, by the femtocell system, that a channel to a mobile station is inactive and that a paging channel is available;

authenticate, by the femtocell system, validation of credentials of the mobile station when validation is required, wherein the mobile station is communicably coupled to the femtocell system and authenticating by the femtocell comprises;

sending a paging request from the femtocell system to the mobile station;

receiving a paging response from the mobile station comprising authentication parameters; and

forwarding, by the femtocell system, the paging response to the convergence server in a body of a session initiation protocol (SIP) message; and

transmit, by the femtocell system, the short message to the mobile station by at least one of a traffic channel or a control channel.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9, further comprising instructions that, when executed by the processing system, cause the processing system to engage, by the convergence server, the mobile core network in an authentication process for the mobile station.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10, further comprising instructions that, when executed by the processing system, cause the processing system to engage the message center in the authentication process.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9, further comprising instructions that, when executed by the processing system,

cause the processing system to transmit, by the convergence server, the short message to the femtocell system;

and

cause the processing system to receive, by the convergence server, a paging authentication request message from the femtocell system.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12, further comprising instructions that, when executed by the processing system, cause the processing system to transmit, by the convergence server, an authentication result received from the mobile core network to the femtocell system.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9, further comprising instructions that, when executed by the processing system, cause the processing system to trigger, by the femtocell system, an authentication process responsive to determining no traffic channel currently exists between the femtocell system and the mobile station and that the short message is to be delivered via a traffic channel.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9, further comprising instructions that, when executed by the processing system, cause the processing system to determine that the paging channel will not be used for transmitting the short message.

16. A system, comprising:

a convergence server;

a mobile core network that includes a message center; and

a femtocell system that provides a radio access point for a mobile station, wherein the femtocell system is configured to;

determine, by the femtocell system, that a channel to a mobile station is inactive and that a paging channel is available;

authenticate, by the femtocell system, validation of credentials of the mobile station when validation is required, wherein the authentication comprises;

sending a paging request from the femtocell system to the mobile station;

receiving a paging response from the mobile station, the paging response comprising authentication parameters; and

forwarding the paging response in a body of a session initiation protocol (SIP) message by the femtocell system to the convergence server;

transmit, by the femtocell system, a short message to the mobile station by at least one of a traffic channel or a control channel; and

notify the mobile core network of an acknowledgment or negative acknowledgement, regarding delivery of the short message, received by the convergence server.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the convergence server is configured to engage the message center in an authentication process for the mobile station.

18. The system of claim 16, wherein the convergence server is configured to:

attempt to transmit the short message to the mobile station; and

receive a paging authentication request message from the femtocell system.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the convergence server is configured to transmit an authentication result received from the mobile core network to the femtocell system.

20. The system of claim 16, wherein the femtocell system is configured to trigger an authentication process responsive to a determination that no traffic channel currently exists between the femtocell system and the mobile station and that the short message is to be delivered via a traffic channel.