SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM FOR SHORT MESSAGE SERVICE PROCESSING BY A FEMTOCELL SYSTEM

• US 20090129349A1
• Filed: 10/15/2008
• Published: 05/21/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 11/15/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Red Hat, Inc. (International Business Machines Corporation)
• Original Assignee: AirWalk Communications, Inc. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Osborn, Christopher Martin Edward
• Granted Patent: US 8,792,920 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/338
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2101/385 Uniform resource identifier for session initiation protocol [SIP URI]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0055 Physical resource allocation for ACK/NACK for physical mapping arrangements in ARQ protocols H04L1/1861
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/12 Applying verification of the received information cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for data integrity or data verification H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1016 IP multimedia subsystem [IMS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/103 in the network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/104 in the network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1069 Session establishment or de-establishment
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1073 Registration or de-registration
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1104 Session initiation protocol [SIP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42314 in private branch exchanges
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/44 Additional connecting arrangements for providing access to frequently-wanted subscribers, e.g. abbreviated dialling at the subscriber's set H04M1/27; automatic redialling H04M3/424
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/009 in systems involving PBX or KTS networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/10 Scheduling measurement reports ; Arrangements for measurement reports
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/00 Hand-off or reselection arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/0058 Transmission of hand-off measurement information, e.g. measurement reports
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/0083 Determination of parameters used for hand-off, e.g. generation or modification of neighbour cell lists
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/0085 Hand-off measurements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/0088 Scheduling hand-off measurements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/08 : Reselecting an access point
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/30 : by measured or perceived connection quality data
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/14 : Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 40/02 : Communication route or path selection, e.g. power-based or shortest path routing
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 40/20 : based on geographic position or location
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/20 : Control channels or signalling for resource management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/27 : between access points
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/10 : Connection setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/12 : Setup of transport tunnels
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/045 : using private Base Stations, e.g. femto Base Stations, home Node B
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/085 : Access point devices with remote components
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 : in wireless communication networks

Abstract

A system, method, and computer readable medium for processing messaging services in a network system are provided. A femtocell system receives a message delivery request and message content to be delivered to a destination device from a user equipment serviced thereby. The femtocell system packetizes the message content and transmits the packetized message content to a core network. A confirmation is then received by the femtocell system from the core network.

Claims

1. A method of processing messaging services in a network system, comprising:

receiving, by a femtocell system from a user equipment serviced thereby, a message delivery request and message content to be delivered to a destination device;

packetizing, by the femtocell system, the message content;

transmitting, by the femtocell system, the packetized message content to a core network; and

receiving a confirmation from the core network.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving a message delivery request comprises receiving, by a base transceiver station of the femtocell system, a short message delivery request.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising conveying, by the base transceiver station, the message content to a Session Initiation Protocol to Internet Operating System adapter of the femtocell system.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein conveying the message content comprises conveying the message content in an Application Data Delivery Service message.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the Application Data Delivery Service message comprises an Application Data Delivery Service transfer message.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising transmitting, by a base transceiver station of the femtocell system, a short message delivery acknowledgment to the user equipment.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising transmitting, by a Session Initiation Protocol to Internet Operating System adapter of the femtocell system, an Application Data Delivery Service acknowledgment to a base transceiver station of the femtocell system.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving a confirmation comprises receiving a Session Initiation Protocol response from the core network.

9. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for execution by a processing system, the computer-executable instructions for processing messaging services in a network system, the computer-readable medium comprising instructions that:

receive a message delivery request and message content to be delivered to a destination device;

convey the message content to a Session Initiation Protocol to Internet Operating System adapter of a femtocell system;

packetize the message content;

transmit the packetized message content to a core network; and

receive a confirmation from the core network.

10. The computer-readable medium of claim 9, wherein the instructions that receive a message delivery request comprise instructions that receive, by a base transceiver station of the femtocell system, a short message delivery request.

11. The computer-readable medium of claim 9, wherein the instructions that convey the message content comprise instructions that convey the message content in an Application Data Delivery Service message.

12. The computer-readable medium of claim 11, wherein the Application Data Delivery Service message comprises an Application Data Delivery Service transfer message.

13. The computer-readable medium of claim 9, further comprising instructions that transmit a short message delivery acknowledgment to a user equipment serviced by the femtocell system.

14. The computer-readable medium of claim 9, further comprising instructions that transmit, by a Session Initiation Protocol to Internet Operating System adapter of the femtocell system, an Application Data Delivery Service acknowledgment to a base transceiver station of the femtocell system.

15. The computer-readable medium of claim 9, wherein the instructions that receive a confirmation comprise instructions that receive a Session Initiation Protocol response from the core network.

16. A system configured for processing data services in a network system, comprising:

a packet-switched network;

an Internet Protocol Multimedia subsystem communicatively coupled with the packet-switched network; and

a femtocell system communicatively coupled with the packet-switched network, wherein the femtocell system includes a base transceiver station and a Session Initiation Protocol to Internet Operating System adapter, wherein the base transceiver station receives a message delivery request and message content to be delivered to a destination device from a user equipment, conveys the message content to the Session Initiation Protocol to Internet Operating System adapter and transmits an acknowledgment to the user equipment, and wherein the Session Initiation Protocol to Internet Operating System adapter packetize the message content, transmits the packetized message content to the Internet Protocol Multimedia subsystem and receives a confirmation therefrom.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the message delivery request comprises a short message delivery request.

18. The system of claim 16, wherein the base transceiver station conveys the message content to the Session Initiation Protocol to Internet Operating System adapter via an Application Data Delivery Service message.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the Application Data Delivery Service message comprises an Application Data Delivery Service transfer message.

20. The system of claim 16, wherein the Session Initiation Protocol to Internet Operating System adapter transmits an Application Data Delivery Service acknowledgment to the base transceiver station.