Method and apparatus for interoperability
First Claim
1. A method for location tracking of a user equipment (UE), comprising:
- obtaining, by a domain connectivity management (CM) component, location information of the UE;
allocating, by the domain CM component, a first virtualized connectivity management (CM) component for connecting the UE based on the location information.
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Abstract
Methods of location tracking and location resolution are discussed for network architectures which allow devices, such as User Equipment, to communicate with different networks (e.g., different network operators) without roaming. A hierarchical Connectivity Management (CM) is provided which allows for location tracking and location resolution as devices move within and between different network boundaries. Such a hierarchy includes a Global CM which provides inter network CM, and domain CM which provides intra network CM. Some embodiments utilize virtual user CMs within the domain. In some embodiments the global CM is implemented by a third party. In other embodiments different networks inter operate by utilizing virtual network slices over non-owned infrastructure to provide what appears to be a global network by each operator.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for location tracking of a user equipment (UE), comprising:
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obtaining, by a domain connectivity management (CM) component, location information of the UE; allocating, by the domain CM component, a first virtualized connectivity management (CM) component for connecting the UE based on the location information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of interoperability for location tracking of User Equipment (UE) between a first service provider network and a second service provider network comprising:
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a first domain CM component serving a first domain of the first service provider network receiving, from a first UE in the first domain a request to send a message to a second UE; said first domain CM component processing said request by attempting to determine location information about said second UE from CM components within said first domain; responsive to failing to locate the second UE, said first domain CM component sending, to a global CM entity, a request for location information; said first domain CM component receiving from said global entity said location information identifying said second UE within another domain of a one of said plurality of service provider networks; and
,said first domain CM component forwarding the message to the second UE through the first service provider network and the second service provider network using the location information. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of tracking a location of a UE across a plurality of communication networks comprising:
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a global CM receiving a location report related to the UE from a domain CM, the global CM in communication with the plurality of communication networks; the global CM maintaining the location reports in a datastore; and
,when the global CM receives a location resolution request corresponding to the UE from a requesting domain CM, the global CM returns a service response including the domain ID of the UE and the destination ID of the UE to the requesting domain CM. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. A domain connectivity management (CM) component configured to track a location of a user equipment (UE), the CM component comprising a network interface, a microprocessor, and a memory component and configured to:
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obtain location information of the UE; and
,allocate a first virtualized connectivity management (CM) component for connecting the UE based on the location information. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A computing device comprising at least one processing unit operative as a domain CM component to:
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receive from a first UE in a first domain a request to send a message to a second UE; process said request by attempting to determine location information about said second UE from CM components within said first domain; responsive to failing to locate the second UE, to send, to a global CM entity, a request for location information; receive from said global entity said location information identifying said second UE within another domain of a one of a plurality of service provider networks; and
,forward the message to the second UE through the plurality of service provider networks using the location information.
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