Implementing and coordinating configuration of protocol processes
First Claim
1. A method for configuring a plurality of protocol processes within an access terminal to allow the protocol processes to act in a cohesive manner to correctly emulate an expected communication interface with a corresponding group of network protocols processes in a network protocol stack, comprising the steps of:
- transmitting a command to a protocol process within the access terminal to thereby direct the access terminal to change from an open state to an access terminal initiated state; and
exiting said access terminal initiated state upon receiving notice from all protocols processes within the access terminal.
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Abstract
The present invention employs a method for coordinating communication of protocol processes within Access Terminals in order for the Access Terminals to successfully and efficiently communicate with the protocol processes within an Access Network. The method of the present invention can be used in conjunction with the current IS-856 standard. After receiving an indication of required configuration from one or more of the answering protocol processes, the SCP issues a configuration command to all of the answering protocol processes in the AT. If the answering protocol process determines that it needs to reconfigure any of its parameters, it accepts the configuration command and notifies the SCP that it has accepted the configuration command. Alternatively, if the answering protocol process determines that it does not need to reconfigure any of its parameters, it rejects the configuration command and notifies the SCP that it has rejected its configuration command. Communication between the Access Terminal and the Access Network then resumes.
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29 Claims
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1. A method for configuring a plurality of protocol processes within an access terminal to allow the protocol processes to act in a cohesive manner to correctly emulate an expected communication interface with a corresponding group of network protocols processes in a network protocol stack, comprising the steps of:
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transmitting a command to a protocol process within the access terminal to thereby direct the access terminal to change from an open state to an access terminal initiated state; and
exiting said access terminal initiated state upon receiving notice from all protocols processes within the access terminal.
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2. An access terminal, in which configuration and coordination of a plurality of protocol processes occurs to allow said protocol to act in a cohesive manner to correctly emulate an expected communication interface with a corresponding group of protocol in a network protocol stack, comprising:
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means for causing the access terminal to detect a need to change an existing condition in the access terminal;
means for addressing said need by sending a configuration command from a session configuration protocol process located within the access terminal, said configuration command being sent to an answering protocol process comprising an attribute for controlling said change, said answering protocol process being located within the access terminal; and
means for determining if said answering protocol process accepts or rejects said change. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4)
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5. A method performed within an access terminal communicating in a communication network, the method comprising:
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reading at least one session configuration variable from non-volatile memory if a session configuration protocol process determines configuration data in the non-volatile memory should be used based on a status of a current session;
assigning a default value to the at least one session configuration variable if the session configuration protocol process determines no configuration variables are stored in non-volatile memory; and
sending a configuration command from the session configuration protocol process to an answering protocol process, the configuration command comprising an attribute for controlling a need to change an existing status of the answering protocol process. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An apparatus configured for use in an access terminal for communicating within a wireless communication network, the apparatus comprising:
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a session configuration protocol (SCP) process for communicating with a peer network SCP process in accordance with a session configuration protocol governing a maintenance of protocol parameters; and
a plurality of answering protocol processes, each answering protocol process configured to send a reconfiguration request indication to the SCP process indicating a requirement for reconfiguration of the answering protocol process, the SCP process configured to send a configuration command to the plurality of answering protocol processes in response to receiving at least one reconfiguration request indication. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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