Method, an access point, a telecommunication device, a server and an information system for providing and for retrieving within a telecommunication network available network connection types

• US 20060083181A1
• Filed: 09/23/2005
• Published: 04/20/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 10/20/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Alcatel SA (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Alcatel SA (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Sigle, Rolf, Lapraye, Bertrand, Gebert, Jens
• Application Number:
  US11/233,118
• Publication Number:
  US 20060083181A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/254
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/16 Discovering, processing access restriction or access information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals

Abstract

A method for retrieving within a telecommunication network available network connection types at a given location provided by access points by means of a telecommunication network device (M), where the available network connection types at a given location are stored in an information system, the telecommunication network device (M) establishes at least one connection towards said information system, and queries for available network connection types using the given location.

And a method for providing within a telecommunication network available network connection types at a given location provided by access points by means of a telecommunication network device, where an access points provides its coverage (C1, . . . , C5) and its connection type in an information system for retrieving available network connection types. The invention further relates to a server, an information system, a telecommunication device, and an access point.

Claims

1. A method for retrieving within a telecommunication network available network connection types at a given location provided by access points by means of a telecommunication network device, wherein

the available network connection types at a given location are stored in an information system,

the telecommunication network device establishes at least one connection towards said information system, and

queries for information about available network connection types use the given location.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the information system is decomposed and the decomposition reflects the neighborhood, where the method comprises additionally the distribution of the query based on the given location.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the location is provided in uniform coordinates.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein the location is mapped onto a domain name for identifying a connection type.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein a connection type comprises an access technology.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein a connection type comprises an access medium.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein a connection type comprises an access point.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein a connection type comprises coverage information.

10. An information system comprising a server, wherein said information system comprises means for storing information about available network connection types per location, for retrieving and providing within a telecommunication network available network connection types according to the method of claim 1 wherein an access point provides information about its coverage and its connection type.

11. A server as a part of an information system according to claim 10.

13. A telecommunication device, wherein said telecommunication device comprises means for retrieving within a telecommunication network information about available network connection types according to claim 1.

9. A method for providing within a telecommunication network available network connection types at a given location provided by access points by means of a telecommunication network device, wherein an access point provides information about its coverage and its connection type in an information system for retrieving available network connection types.

12. An access point providing within a telecommunication network available network connection types at a given location, wherein said access point comprises means for providing its coverage and its connection type to an information system for retrieving available network connection types.