METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING ACCESS POINT WITH AREA IDENTITIES
First Claim
1. A method for providing an access point (AP) in a mobile telecommunication system with area identities, comprising:
- communicating, by the APs, with a user equipment (UE) by using first area identities;
performing conversion between the first area identities and a second area identity; and
communicating, by an access gateway_(AG), with a core network by using the second area identity.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method for providing an access point in a UMTS with adequate area identities. The mobile communication system includes at least an AG and a plurality of APs connected to the AG. The method includes the following steps. A plurality of first area identities and at least one second area identity are configured on the AG. The APs communicate with a UE by using the first area identities. The first area identities are converted into the second area identity. Finally, the AG communicates with a core network by using the second area identity. A corresponding system is also provided. Thus, unnecessary operations that an unauthorized user attempts to access an AP repeatedly is prevented, and a situation that an authorized user is unable to access an own access point after being rejected by other APs is completely prevented. The configured area identities are used by only the UE and APs, have no influence on the performance of the core network, and may reduce configuration requirements for the core network.
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15 Claims
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1. A method for providing an access point (AP) in a mobile telecommunication system with area identities, comprising:
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communicating, by the APs, with a user equipment (UE) by using first area identities; performing conversion between the first area identities and a second area identity; and communicating, by an access gateway_(AG), with a core network by using the second area identity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An access point (AP) in a mobile telecommunication system, comprising:
a first area identity converting unit, adapted to perform conversion between a first area identity for communicating with a user equipment (UE) and a second area identity for communicating with a core network. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. An access gateway (AG) in a mobile telecommunication system, comprising:
a second area identity converting unit, adapted to perform conversion between a first area identity for communicating with a user equipment (UE) and a second area identity for communicating with a core network. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. A system for providing an access point (AP) in a mobile telecommunication system with area identities, comprising:
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an access network subsystem comprising at least one access gateway (AG) and a plurality of APs connected to the AG, wherein at least one of the APs or the AG is configured with an area identity converting unit adapted to perform conversion between a first area identity for communicating with a user equipment (UE) and a second area identity for communicating with a core network. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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