Method for providing services from a server to a terminal over a mobile/wireless communication network, corresponding access node and terminal

• US 20070127465A1
• Filed: 10/18/2006
• Published: 06/07/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 11/18/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Alcatel SA (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Alcatel SA (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Faye, Jean-Claude
• Application Number:
  US11/582,333
• Publication Number:
  US 20070127465A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/389
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1101 Session protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/61 for supporting one-way streaming services, e.g. Internet radio
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/56 Provisioning of proxy services store-and-forward switching systems in data switching networks H04L12/54
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/561 Adding application-functional data or data for application control, e.g. adding metadata
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/568 Storing data temporarily at an intermediate stage, e.g. caching
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/59 Providing operational support to end devices by off-loading in the network or by emulation, e.g. when they are unavailable
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/22 Parsing or analysis of headers
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/14 using intermediate storage
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/02 Buffering or recovering information during reselection ; Modification of the traffic flow during hand-off
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/00 Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 68/00 User notification, e.g. alerting and paging, for incoming communication, change of service or the like
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/245 from a network towards a terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/08 Access point devices

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for providing services from a server to a terminal over a mobile/wireless communication network. According to the present invention, the method comprises the steps of: sending messages from said server to an access node of said mobile/wireless communication network; extracting at said access node the payload from said message and storing it in a cache memory, including in the message a label identifying the location of said payload in said cache memory, forwarding said modified message to the terminal, downloading from the terminal said payload from said cache memory upon detection of appropriate radio conditions.

Claims

1. / A method for providing services from a server to a terminal over a mobile/wireless communication network, said method comprising the steps of:

sending messages from said server to an access node of said mobile/wireless communication network;

extracting at said access node the payload from said message and storing it in a cache memory,

including in the message a label identifying the location of said payload in said cache memory,

forwarding said modified message to the terminal

downloading from the terminal said payload from said cache memory upon detection of appropriate radio conditions.

2. / The method according to claim 1, wherein said the modified message is transmitted from said access point to said terminal over a low speed legacy mobile communication network.

3. / The method according to claim 1, wherein said terminal establishes a high speed high data rate communication with said access node to retrieve said payload preferably using WIMAX, WIFI standards when said terminal is under the coverage of said mobile/wireless communication network.

4. / The method according to claim 1, wherein upon handover of said terminal between several access points said payload is retrieved from cache memory at said several access points.

5. / The method according to claim 1, wherein upon handover of said terminal between several access points, said payload is transferred from said several access points to the serving access point at the time when said payload is requested from said terminal.

6. / The method according to claim 1, wherein said services are streaming services.

7. / An access node of a mobile/wireless communication network comprising:

means for receiving messages from a server and destined to a terminal, said messages comprising an header and a payload;

means for extracting the payload from said message and storing it in a cache memory,

means for including in the message a label identifying the location of said payload in said cache memory,

means for forwarding said modified message to said terminal.

8. / A terminal adopted to be provided services from a server over a mobile/wireless communication network comprising:

means for receiving a modified message from an access node of said mobile/wireless communication network, said message not comprising the payload;

means for detecting in the message a label identifying the location of said payload in a cache memory of said access node,

means for downloading said payload from said cache memory upon detection of appropriate radio conditions.