Method and system of network management and service provisioning for mobile broadband wireless networks
First Claim
1. A method for provisioning service flows in a broadband wireless network, comprising:
- identifying a mobile subscriber station (MSS) attempting to enter a broadband wireless network;
retrieving pre-provisioned service flow parameters corresponding to the MSS; and
creating service flows for the MSS based on the pre-provisioned service flow parameters that are retrieved, the service flows enabling the MSS to access the broadband wireless network.
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Abstract
A method and system for network management and service provisioning for mobile broadband wireless networks. The method and system employ a network management system (NMS) to manage nodes corresponding to base stations (BS) and mobile subscriber stations (MSS). A service flow database is used to store data relating to pre-provisioned dynamic service flows for subscribers having service agreements with a service provider for the mobile broadband wireless network. Management Information Bases (MIBs) are hosted by the various BSs in the network. The MIBs contain tabulated data that is used to define and provision dynamic service flows. The MIBs are structured to enable management of the MIBs via Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) messaging and SNMP agents operating on SNMP managed nodes for the BSs. Hand-over methods are also supported that forward service flow information between a serving BS and a target BS to pre-provision service flows at the target BS.
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1. A method for provisioning service flows in a broadband wireless network, comprising:
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identifying a mobile subscriber station (MSS) attempting to enter a broadband wireless network;
retrieving pre-provisioned service flow parameters corresponding to the MSS; and
creating service flows for the MSS based on the pre-provisioned service flow parameters that are retrieved, the service flows enabling the MSS to access the broadband wireless network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for performing a hand-over in a broadband wireless network, comprising:
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determining a condition under which a hand-over of an air interface between a mobile subscriber station (MSS) and a serving base station (BS) to a target BS is necessary or would be advantageous;
identifying the target BS to which to migrate the air interface;
forwarding service flow information corresponding to pre-provisioned service flows for the MSS from the serving BS to the target BS;
pre-provisioning service flows for the air interface between the MSS and the target BS in view of the service flow information that was forwarded; and
providing service flows to the MSS via the target BS based on the pre-provisioned service flows. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A broadband wireless network system, comprising:
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a radio access node (RAN);
a service flow database, communicatively-coupled to the RAN via a network, to store service flow parameters for respective subscribers for a wireless service provider associated with the broadband wireless network system; and
a plurality of base stations (BS), each communicatively coupled to the RAN, each BS comprising facilities to support communications via a broadband wireless network protocol and perform operations including;
identifying a mobile subscriber station (MSS) attempting to enter the broadband wireless network;
retrieving pre-provisioned service flow parameters corresponding to the MSS from the service flow database; and
creating service flows for the MSS based on the pre-provisioned service flow parameters that are retrieved, the service flows enabling the MSS to access the broadband wireless network via a base station. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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