Method and system for controlling WCD core-network connection based on communications served by base station for which WCD provides wireless backhaul connectivity
First Claim
1. A method for controlling release of a network connection that a wireless client device (WCD) has with a gateway of a core network, wherein the WCD is served by a first base station that provides the WCD with wireless connectivity to the core network, and wherein the WCD has a communication interface with a second base station and the WCD provides the second base station with backhaul connectivity to the core network via the first base station, the method comprising:
- releasing by the WCD the WCD'"'"'s network connection with the gateway upon detecting by the WCD a passage of a threshold inactivity period of no communication on the communication interface between the WCD and the second base station; and
dynamically setting by the WCD the threshold inactivity period based on history of communications with which the second base station serves one or more other WCDs,wherein dynamically setting by the WCD the threshold inactivity period based on history of communications with which the second base station serves one or more other WCDs is based on times of day when the second base station has served the communications.
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Abstract
A method and system to help manage a wireless client device'"'"'s (WCD'"'"'s) network connection with a core network gateway, where the WCD provides wireless backhaul connectivity to the core network for a relay base station with which the WCD communicates over a communication interface. The WCD detects passage of a threshold period of absence of communication on the communication interface between the WCD and the relay base station, and upon detecting that threshold period of absence of communication on that communication interface, the WCD releases its network connection with the core network gateway. Further, the WCD dynamically sets the threshold inactivity period for this purpose based on history of communications with which the relay base station has served one or more other WCDs.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for controlling release of a network connection that a wireless client device (WCD) has with a gateway of a core network, wherein the WCD is served by a first base station that provides the WCD with wireless connectivity to the core network, and wherein the WCD has a communication interface with a second base station and the WCD provides the second base station with backhaul connectivity to the core network via the first base station, the method comprising:
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releasing by the WCD the WCD'"'"'s network connection with the gateway upon detecting by the WCD a passage of a threshold inactivity period of no communication on the communication interface between the WCD and the second base station; and dynamically setting by the WCD the threshold inactivity period based on history of communications with which the second base station serves one or more other WCDs, wherein dynamically setting by the WCD the threshold inactivity period based on history of communications with which the second base station serves one or more other WCDs is based on times of day when the second base station has served the communications. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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attaching, by a wireless client device (WCD), with a core network via a donor base station and an air interface between the donor base station and the WCD, wherein the attaching establishes an access point name (APN) connection between the WCD and a gateway of the core network; using, by the WCD, the air interface between the donor base station and the WCD as a wireless backhaul connection for a relay base station, wherein the WCD and relay base station communicate with each other over a communication interface; dynamically setting, by the WCD, a threshold inactivity period for absence of communication on the communication interface between the WCD and the relay base station, wherein dynamically setting the threshold inactivity period is based at least in part on times of day when the relay base station has served one or more other WCDs with communications; and detaching, by the WCD, from the core network upon detecting by the WCD absence of communication on the communication interface between the WCD and the relay base station for the dynamically set threshold inactivity period, wherein the detaching releases the APN connection between the WCD and the gateway of the core network. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A wireless client device (WCD) configured to control connection of the WCD with a gateway of a core network via a donor base station that serves the WCD, wherein the WCD comprises:
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wireless communication interface through which to engage in communication over an air interface with the donor base station; a local communication interface through which to communicate with a relay base station, wherein the WCD is configured to provide the relay base station with wireless backhaul connectivity to the core network via the air interface; and a controller comprising a programmed processing unit configured to cause the WCD to carry out operations including (i) attaching with the core network, wherein the attaching establishes a network connection between the WCD and the gateway, (ii) dynamically setting a threshold inactivity period based on times of day when the relay base station has served one or more other WCDs with communications, (iii) detecting absence of communication on the local communication interface between the WCD and the relay base station for the dynamically set inactivity period, and (iv) responsive to the detecting, detaching from the core network, wherein the detaching releases the network connection between the WCD and the gateway. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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