Telecommunications Network Comprising User Equipment-Based Management And Control

• US 20160127945A1
• Filed: 11/05/2014
• Published: 05/05/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/05/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: A&T Intellectual Property II LP, James W. Rembert
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Cui, Zhi, Rembert, James W., Anschutz, Thomas A.
• Application Number:
  US14/533,747
• Publication Number:
  US 20160127945A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/306 Route determination based on the nature of the carried application
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/64 using an overlay routing layer
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/0247 based on conditions of the access network or the infrastructure network central resource management H04W28/16
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/16 Central resource management; Negotiation of resources or communication parameters, e.g. negotiating bandwidth or QoS [Quality of Service]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/18 Selecting a network or a communication service
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 60/00 Affiliation to network, e.g. registration; Terminating affiliation with the network, e.g. de-registration

Abstract

A telecommunications network may provide telecommunication functionality based, at least in part, on a communications device in communication with the network. The telecommunications network may comprise a routing infrastructure (control plane) that is decoupled from the switching infrastructure (data plane). The telecommunications network may enable common wireless management and control, such as mobility management, radio resource management, quality of service (QoS), load balancing, etc., utilizing SDM control and an internet protocol, across many wireless technologies, e.g., LTE, Wi-Fi, any future 5G access technologies. The telecommunications network may implement hierarchical control functions, such as mobility management, radio resource managements, in distributed controllers, and other functions, such as, authentication, charging, in a centralized controller(s). The simplified telecommunications network may utilize an IP protocol and SDN instead of a GPRS Tunneling Protocol (GTP).

Claims

1. A telecommunications system comprising:

a controller; and

memory coupled to the controller, the memory comprising executable instructions that when executed by the controller cause the controller to effectuate operations comprising;

receiving, from a communications device, a communication;

determining, based on at least one characteristic associated with the communications device and a type of service requested, a radio access technology resource of a network to be utilized to effectuate a response to the communication;

initiating, via a common communication protocol utilized by all radio access technologies of the network, effectuation of the response to the communication.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein a common infrastructure is utilized for the receiving, the determining, and the initiating, regardless of:

the characteristic of the communications device;

the type of communication; and

the radio access technology resource.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the characteristic of the communications device comprises at least one of:

the communications device being a stationary device;

the communications device being a mobile device;

the communications device being a machine-to-machine device;

4. The system of claim 1, wherein:

the communications comprises a service request; and

the response comprise providing the requested service.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein:

the communications comprises a information regarding signal strength associated with a first radio access technology; and

the response comprise providing an instruction to forward a packet associated with the communications device to a second radio access technology.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein functionality to perform the determining is instantiated via an orchestrator workflow product.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein routing of information is effectuated via an openflow protocol.

8. A method comprising:

receiving, from a communications device, a communication;

determining, based on at least one characteristic associated with the communications device and a type of service requested, a radio access technology resource of a network to be utilized to effectuate a response to the communication;

initiating, via a common communication protocol utilized by all radio access technologies of the network, effectuation of the response to the communication.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein a common infrastructure is utilized for the receiving, the determining, and the initiating, regardless of:

the characteristic of the communications device;

the type of communication; and

the radio access technology resource.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the characteristic of the communications device comprises at least one of:

the communications device being a stationary device;

the communications device being a mobile device;

the communications device being a machine-to-machine device;

11. The method of claim 8, wherein:

the communications comprises a service request; and

the response comprise providing the requested service.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein:

the communications comprises a information regarding signal strength associated with a first radio access technology; and

the response comprise providing an instruction to forward a packet associated with the communications device to a second radio access technology.

13. The method of claim 8, wherein functionality to perform the determining is instantiated via an orchestrator workflow product.

14. The method of claim 8, wherein routing of information is effectuated via an openflow protocol.

15. A computer-readable storage medium comprising executable instructions that when executed by a processor cause the processor to effectuate operations comprising:

receiving, from a communications device, a communication;

determining, based on at least one characteristic associated with the communications device and a type of service requested, a radio access technology resource of a network to be utilized to effectuate a response to the communication;

initiating, via a common communication protocol utilized by all radio access technologies of the network, effectuation of the response to the communication.

16. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein a common infrastructure is utilized for the receiving, the determining, and the initiating, regardless of:

the characteristic of the communications device;

the type of communication; and

the radio access technology resource.

17. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 16, wherein the characteristic of the communications device comprises at least one of:

the communications device being a stationary device;

the communications device being a mobile device;

the communications device being a machine-to-machine device;

18. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein:

the communications comprises a service request; and

the response comprise providing the requested service.

19. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein:

the communications comprises a information regarding signal strength associated with a first radio access technology; and

the response comprise providing an instruction to forward a packet associated with the communications device to a second radio access technology.

20. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, wherein:

functionality to perform the determining is instantiated via an orchestrator workflow product; and

routing of information is effectuated via an openflow protocol.