Establishment of connection to the internet

• US 10,306,460 B2
• Filed: 09/21/2017
• Issued: 05/28/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 03/29/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Intel IP Corporation (Intel Corporation)
• Inventors: Sirotkin, Alexander, Stojanovski, Alexandre S.
• Primary Examiner(s): Ghowrwal, Omar J
• Application Number:
  US15/711,839
• Publication Number:
  US 20180014177A1
• Time in Patent Office: 614 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/56 with provision for simultaneous communication in two directions
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/0417 Feedback systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/0452 Multi-user MIMO systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/0617 for beam forming
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• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/063 Parameters other than those covered in groups H04B7/0623 - H04B7/0634, e.g. channel matrix rank or transmit mode selection
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/0695 using beam selection
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/088 using beam selection
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 1/1864 ARQ related signaling H04L1/1607 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2025/03426 transmission using multiple-input and multiple-output channels
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 25/0204 of multiple channels
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 25/03305 Joint sequence estimation and interference removal joint detection of several desired signals H04L25/03331
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/803 Application aware
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 47/83 based on usage prediction
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0007 the frequencies being orthogonal, e.g. OFDM(A), DMT
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0048 Allocation of pilot signals, i.e. of signals known to the receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0051 of dedicated pilots, i.e. pilots destined for a single user or terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0053 Allocation of signaling, i.e. of overhead other than pilot signals
• 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 5/0057 Physical resource allocation for CQI
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0085 : when channel conditions change
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/1469 : using time-sharing
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/613 : for the control of the source by the destination control signals issued by the client directed to the server or network components specially adapted for selective content distribution H04N21/637
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/65 : Network streaming protocols, e.g. real-time transport protocol [RTP] or real-time control protocol [RTCP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/70 : Media network packetisation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/75 : Media network packet handling
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/752 : adapting media to network capabilities
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/756 : adapting media to device capabilities
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/762 : at the source reformatting of additional data in video distribution servers H04N21/2355
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/764 : at the destination reformatting of additional data in video clients H04N21/4355
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/80 : Responding to QoS
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 : according to geographic location
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2402 : Monitoring of the downstream path of the transmission network, e.g. bandwidth available traffic monitoring in data switching networks H04L43/00; monitoring data switching networks utilization H04L43/0876
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8456 : by decomposing the content in the time domain, e.g. in time segments
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8543 : using a description language, e.g. Multimedia and Hypermedia information coding Expert Group [MHEG], eXtensible Markup Language [XML] information retrieval of semistructured data, the underlying structure being taken into account, e.g. mark-up language structure data G06F16/80
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/00 : Supervisory, monitoring or testing arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/02 : Arrangements for optimising operational condition
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/02 : Traffic management, e.g. flow control or congestion control
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/0226 : based on location or mobility handoff or reselection H04W36/00; mobile application services making use of the location of users or terminals H04W4/02
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/0289 : Congestion control load shedding arrangements in network planning H04W16/08; performing reselection for handling the traffic H04W36/22; wireless traffic scheduling H04W72/12
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/082 : among bearers or channels
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/20 : Negotiating bandwidth
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/0011 : for data sessions of end-to-end connection
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/0022 : for transferring data sessions between adjacent core network technologies
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/0072 : of resource information of target access point
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/08 : Reselecting an access point
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/125 : involving different types of service backbones
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/22 : for handling the traffic
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/26 : by agreed or negotiated communication parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 : Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/06 : based on traffic conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/12 : using downlink control channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/16 : Discovering, processing access restriction or access information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/18 : Selecting a network or a communication service
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 56/001 : Synchronization between nodes
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/0446 : Resources in time domain, e.g. slots or frames
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/046 : the resource being in the space domain, e.g. beams
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/541 : using the level of interference
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/15 : Setup of multiple wireless link connections
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/02 : Processing of mobility data, e.g. registration information at HLR [Home Location Register] or VLR [Visitor Location Register]; Transfer of mobility data, e.g. between HLR, VLR or external networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/06 : Registration at serving network Location Register, VLR or user mobility server
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/082 : for traffic bypassing of mobility servers, e.g. location registers, home PLMNs or home agents
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/042 : Public Land Mobile systems, e.g. cellular systems
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/045 : using private Base Stations, e.g. femto Base Stations, home Node B
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/12 : WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 : Terminal devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/08 : Access point devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/10 : adapted for operation in multiple networks, e.g. multi-mode access points
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 : in wireless communication networks

Abstract

Some demonstrative embodiments include devices, systems and/or methods to establish a connection to the Internet via a local gateway (L-GW) function for a LIPA or a SIPTO@LN. The establishment of the connection to the Internet may be performed, for example, by at least one of an E-RAB SETUP procedure, an INITIAL CONTEXT SETUP procedure, an INITIAL UE MESSAGE procedure or an UPLINK NAS TRANSPORT procedure.

Claims

1. One or more non-transitory, computer-readable media having instructions that, when executed, cause a mobility management entity (“

MME”

) to;

process an initial user equipment (“

UE”

) message received from an evolved node B (“

eNB”

) before the eNB forwards a first uplink non-access stratum (“

NAS”

) message, wherein the initial UE message comprises a selected Internet Protocol (“

IP”

) traffic offload (“

SIPTO”

) local gateway (“

L-GW”

) transport layer address based on the eNB support of SIPTO at local network (“

SIPTO@LN”

) function for an Internet access through a local network,

wherein the SIPTO L-GW transport layer address is to indicate that a SIPTO L-GW collocates with the eNB.

2. The one or more non-transitory, computer-readable media of claim 1, wherein the SIPTO L-GW resides in the local network.

5. The MME of claim 1, wherein the initial UE message further comprises a local network identifier, wherein the local network identifier is to identify the local network.

3. A mobility management entity (“

MME”

), comprising;

a processor; and

a communication module, coupled to the processor, to;

process an uplink non-access stratum (“

NAS”

) transport message received from an evolved node B (“

eNB”

), wherein the uplink NAS transport message comprises a selected Internet Protocol (“

IP”

) traffic offload (“

SIPTO”

) local gateway (“

L-GW”

) transport layer address based on the eNB support of SIPTO at local network (“

SIPTO@LN”

) function for an Internet access through a local network,

wherein the SIPTO L-GW transport layer address is to indicate that a SIPTO L-GW collocates with the eNB.

4. The MME of claim 3, wherein the SIPTO L-GW resides in the local network.

6. The one or more non-transitory, computer-readable media of claim 3, wherein the uplink NAS transport message further comprises a local network identifier, wherein the local network identifier is to identify the local network.

7. An evolved NodeB (“

eNB”

), comprising;

a processor; and

a communication module, coupled to the processor, to;

transmit an initial user equipment (“

UE”

) message to a Mobility Management Entity (“

MME”

) that includes a first uplink non-access stratum (“

NAS”

) message,

wherein the initial UE message comprises a selected Internet Protocol (“

IP”

) traffic offload (“

SIPTO”

) local gateway (“

L-GW”

) transport layer address based on the eNB support of SIPTO at local network (“

SIPTO@LN”

) function for an Internet access through a local network, and further comprises a local network identifier,

wherein the SIPTO L-GW transport layer address is to indicate that the L-GW collocates with the eNB and the local network identifier is to identify the local network.

8. The eNB of claim 7, wherein the initial UE message is to provide the MME with the local network identifier of a Home eNB (“

HeNB”

).

9. The eNB of claim 7, wherein the local network identifier is to indicate that the L-GW is a standalone L-GW.

10. An evolved NodeB (“

eNB”

), comprising;

a processor; and

a communication module, coupled to the processor, to;

transmit an uplink non-access stratum (“

NAS”

) transport message to a mobility management entity (“

MME”

),

wherein the uplink NAS transport message comprises a selected Internet Protocol (“

IP”

) traffic offload (“

SIPTO”

) local gateway (“

L-GW”

) transport layer address based on the eNB support of SIPTO at local network (“

SIPTO@LN”

) function for an Internet access through a local network, and further comprises a local network identifier,

wherein the SIPTO L-GW transport layer address is to indicate that the L-GW collocates with the eNB and the local network identifier is to identify the local network.

11. The eNB of claim 10, wherein the uplink NAS transport message is to provide the MME with the local network identifier of a Home eNB (“

HeNB”

).

12. The eNB of claim 10, wherein the local network identifier is to indicate that the L-GW is a standalone L-GW.