Method and apparatus for dynamic association of terminal nodes with aggregation nodes and load balancing
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- receiving, by a gateway of a communications network, an association request message from a terminal device of the communications network, wherein the association request message includes a service signature and service parameters of the terminal device;
determining, based on the service signature, whether the association request message reflects a valid request;
determining one or more service requirements of the terminal device, wherein the determination of the service requirements is based on a correspondence between the service parameters and associated information of a service requirement database of the gateway;
determining that the gateway is configured for servicing the service requirements of the terminal device; and
determining whether the terminal device is already associated with the gateway; and
wherein, when it is determined that the terminal device is already associated with the gateway, the method further comprises transmitting an association accept message including one or more association parameters to the terminal device, andwherein, when it is determined that the terminal device is not already associated with the gateway, the method further comprises determining whether the gateway is overloaded, and (i) transmitting an association reject message, including information indicating a reason for rejecting the association message, to the terminal device when it is determined that the gateway is overloaded, and (ii) transmitting an association accept message, including the one or more association parameters, to the terminal device when it is determined that the gateway is not overloaded.
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Abstract
A system and method for association of remote nodes with respective aggregation nodes in a high capacity shared bandwidth communications network, is provided. A gateway receives an association request message from a terminal device, wherein the association request message includes a service signature and service parameters of the terminal device. The gateway determines whether the association request message reflects a valid request based on the service signature. The gateway determines service requirements of the terminal device, based on a correspondence between the service parameters and associated information of a service requirement database of the gateway. The gateway determines whether it is configured for servicing the service requirements of the terminal device. The gateway transmits an association accept message, including one or more association parameters.
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11 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving, by a gateway of a communications network, an association request message from a terminal device of the communications network, wherein the association request message includes a service signature and service parameters of the terminal device; determining, based on the service signature, whether the association request message reflects a valid request; determining one or more service requirements of the terminal device, wherein the determination of the service requirements is based on a correspondence between the service parameters and associated information of a service requirement database of the gateway; determining that the gateway is configured for servicing the service requirements of the terminal device; and determining whether the terminal device is already associated with the gateway; and wherein, when it is determined that the terminal device is already associated with the gateway, the method further comprises transmitting an association accept message including one or more association parameters to the terminal device, and wherein, when it is determined that the terminal device is not already associated with the gateway, the method further comprises determining whether the gateway is overloaded, and (i) transmitting an association reject message, including information indicating a reason for rejecting the association message, to the terminal device when it is determined that the gateway is overloaded, and (ii) transmitting an association accept message, including the one or more association parameters, to the terminal device when it is determined that the gateway is not overloaded. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An apparatus associated with a gateway of a communications network, comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the gateway apparatus to perform at least the following, receive an association request message from a terminal device of the communications network, wherein the association request message includes a service signature and service parameters of the terminal device; determine, based on the service signature, whether the association request message reflects a valid request; determine one or more service requirements of the terminal device, wherein the determination of the service requirements is based on a correspondence between the service parameters and associated information of a service requirement database of the gateway; determine that the gateway is configured for servicing the service requirements of the terminal device; and determine whether the terminal device is already associated with the gateway; and wherein, when it is determined that the terminal device is already associated with the gateway, the apparatus is further caused to control the gateway to transmit an association accept message including one or more association parameters to the terminal device, and wherein, when it is determined that the terminal device is not already associated with the gateway, the apparatus is further caused to determine whether the gateway is overloaded, and (i) to control the gateway to transmit an association reject message, including information indicating a reason for rejecting the association message, to the terminal device when it is determined that the gateway is overloaded, and (ii) to control the gateway to transmit the association accept message, including the one or more association parameters, to the terminal device when it is determined that the gateway is not overloaded. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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9. A communications network, comprising:
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a gateway; and a communications terminal; and wherein the gateway is configured to receive an association request message from the communications terminal, wherein the association request message includes a service signature and service parameters of the communications terminal, determine, based on the service signature, whether the association request message reflects a valid request, determine one or more service requirements of the communications terminal, wherein the determination of the service requirements is based on a correspondence between the service parameters and associated information of a service requirement database of the gateway, determine that the gateway is configured for servicing the service requirements of the communications terminal, and determine whether the communications terminal is already associated with the gateway; and wherein, when it is determined that the communications terminal is already associated with the gateway, the gateway is configured to transmit an association accept message including one or more association parameters to the communications terminal, and wherein, when it is determined that the communications terminal is not already associated with the gateway, the gateway is configured to determine whether the gateway is overloaded, and (i) the gateway is configured to transmit an association reject message, including information indicating a reason for rejecting the association message, to the communications terminal when it is determined that the gateway is overloaded, and (ii) the gateway is configured to transmit an association accept message, including the one or more association parameters, to the communications terminal when it is determined that the gateway is not overloaded. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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