Method and Apparatus for Activating Transport Channels in a Packet Switched Communication System
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Abstract
Some embodiments provide a method of registering a user equipment (UE) in a communication system that includes a licensed wireless communication system and a generic access network (GAN) that has a generic access network controller (GANC). The method sends a register request message from the UE to the GANC that indicates a GAN mode capability of A/Gb only for the UE. When the GANC has a GAN mode capability of A/Gb, the GANC registers the UE with the GAN. When the GANC has a GAN mode capability of Iu only, the GANC rejects the register request message. When the GANC has a GAN mode capability of both A/Gb and Iu, the GANC registers the UE based on a set of GANC mode selection rules that the GANC applies for registering UEs with the GAN.
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26 Claims
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5. A method of managing a plurality of packet transport channels (PTCs) in a communication system comprising a licensed wireless first communication system and a second communication system comprising a network controller, the method comprising:
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a) activating a separate PTC by a user equipment (UE) between the UE and the network controller for each of a plurality of active packet data protocol (PDP) contexts; and b) starting a PTC timer dedicated to a particular PTC for a particular PDP context whenever a data packet related to the particular PDP context is sent from the UE or received at the UE, expiration of said timer indicating the PTC needs to be deactivated. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer readable medium storing a computer program for managing a plurality of packet transport channels (PTCS) in a communication system comprising a licensed wireless first communication system and a second communication system comprising a network controller, the computer program comprising sets of instructions for:
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a) activating a separate PTC by a user equipment (UE) between the UE and the network controller for each of a plurality of active packet data protocol (PDP) contexts; and b) starting a PTC timer dedicated to a particular PTC for a particular PDP context whenever a data packet related to the particular PDP context is sent from the UE or received at the UE, expiration of said timer indicating the PTC needs to be deactivated. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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