Integrated wireline and wireless access using software defined networking
First Claim
1. A system, comprising:
- a processor; and
a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising;
receiving a transmission that has been directed to a first network address of a user equipment, wherein the first network address is associated with a first access point device of a first network;
identifying a second network address of the user equipment associated with a second access point device of a second network, wherein the first network and the second network utilize different network access technologies;
determining a quality of service requirement of an active packet data protocol context associated with the transmission; and
redirecting the transmission to the user equipment at the second address via the second access point device in response to a first network condition of the first network being determined not to satisfy the quality of service requirement, a second network condition of the second network being determined to satisfy the quality of service requirement, and determination that a risk of a transfer disruption redirecting the transmission being lower than a risk of a load disruption due to a load associated with the first network.
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Abstract
An integrated wireless and wireline access system that uses software defined networking is provided to deliver communication services to user equipment via a variety of network access technologies. The software defined networking system can dynamically choose which network access technology to use to deliver services to the user equipment based on network conditions, quality of service concerns, and user equipment context. The user equipment can have different addresses based on the network access technology, and the software defined networking can redirect communications that are directed to a first address associated with the device on a first network to a second address associated with the same device on a second network.
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20 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising; receiving a transmission that has been directed to a first network address of a user equipment, wherein the first network address is associated with a first access point device of a first network; identifying a second network address of the user equipment associated with a second access point device of a second network, wherein the first network and the second network utilize different network access technologies; determining a quality of service requirement of an active packet data protocol context associated with the transmission; and redirecting the transmission to the user equipment at the second address via the second access point device in response to a first network condition of the first network being determined not to satisfy the quality of service requirement, a second network condition of the second network being determined to satisfy the quality of service requirement, and determination that a risk of a transfer disruption redirecting the transmission being lower than a risk of a load disruption due to a load associated with the first network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method, comprising:
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receiving, by a device comprising a processor, a transmission that has been directed to a first network address of a user equipment, wherein the first network address is associated with a first network device of a first network using a first network access technology; determining, by the device, that the user equipment is associated with a second network address associated with a second network device of a second network using a second network access technology; determining, by the device, a quality of service requirement for an active packet data protocol context associated with the transmission; and directing, by the device, the transmission to the user equipment at the second network address via the second network device in response to determining that the second network device has a second network condition that satisfies the quality of service requirement, the first network device does not have a first network condition that satisfies the quality of service requirement, and a result of a function of a risk of transfer disruption of directing the transmission to the second network, a risk of a load disruption due to a load of the first network, and a priority of the transmission. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
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receiving a data packet that has been directed to a first network address of a user equipment, wherein the first network address is associated with a first network access point device on a first network of first network devices; determining that the user equipment is associated with a second network address associated with a second network access point device on a second network of second network devices; determining that a congestion rating of a second network device of the second network devices is lower than a congestion rating of a first network device of the first network devices the congestion rating of the first network device does not satisfy a quality of service, requirement of an active packet data protocol context associated with the data packet, and a risk of a transfer disruption redirecting the transmission is lower than a risk of a load disruption due to a load associated with the first network; and directing, by the device, the transmission to the user equipment at the second network address via the second network access point device via the second network device. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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