A METHOD OF ENSURING CONTINUITY FOR SERVICES SUPPLIED BY A RESIDENTIAL GATEWAY
First Claim
1. A service continuity method comprising:
- a step of detecting a fault comprising at least one service to which a residential gateway normally provides access no longer being accessible or in a quality of service of at least one service to which a residential gateway normally gives access being degraded, then performing the following steps;
a) a supervision center (CSC) selecting at least one mobile relay;
b) said supervision center (CSC) communicating at least one instruction to the selected mobile relay for the purpose of ensuring continuity of said service;
c) said mobile relay setting up a session association with said gateway or with an intermediate device; and
d) traffic relating to said service being redirected to the mobile relay.
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Abstract
A service continuity method includes a step of detecting a fault consisting in at least one service to which a residential gateway normally provides access no longer being accessible or in the quality of service of at least one service to which a residential gateway normally gives access being degraded. The method further includes, after detection: a) a supervision center (CSC) selecting at least one mobile relay; b) the supervision center (CSC) communicating at least one instruction to the selected mobile relay for the purpose of ensuring continuity of the service; c) the mobile relay setting up a session association with the gateway or with an intermediate device; and d) the traffic relating to the service being redirected to the mobile relay.
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14 Claims
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1. A service continuity method comprising:
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a step of detecting a fault comprising at least one service to which a residential gateway normally provides access no longer being accessible or in a quality of service of at least one service to which a residential gateway normally gives access being degraded, then performing the following steps; a) a supervision center (CSC) selecting at least one mobile relay; b) said supervision center (CSC) communicating at least one instruction to the selected mobile relay for the purpose of ensuring continuity of said service; c) said mobile relay setting up a session association with said gateway or with an intermediate device; and d) traffic relating to said service being redirected to the mobile relay. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A mobile relay, comprising:
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a processor; and a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions stored thereon, which when executed by the processor configure the mobile relay to perform acts comprising; following detection of a fault comprising at least one service to which a residential gateway normally gives access no longer being accessible or in a quality of at least one service to which said gateway normally gives access being degraded; receiving from a supervision center (CSC) at least one instruction for providing continuity of said service; where necessary, upon being instructed by said supervision center (CSC), adjusting a geographical position of the mobile relay as a function of the geographical position of the gateway; establishing a session association with the gateway or with an intermediate device between the mobile relay and the gateway; and take charge of traffic relating to said service. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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12. A service continuity system, comprising:
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at least one mobile relay, comprising; a processor; and a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions stored thereon, which when executed by the processor configure the mobile relay to perform acts comprising; following detection of a fault comprising at least one service to which a residential gateway normally gives access no longer being accessible or in a quality of at least one service to which said gateway normally gives access being degraded; receiving from a supervision center (CSC) at least one instruction for providing continuity of said service; where necessary, upon being instructed by said supervision center (CSC), adjusting a geographical position of the mobile relay as a function of the geographical position of the gateway; establishing a session association with the gateway or with an intermediate device between the mobile relay and the gateway; and take charge of traffic relating to said service; and the residential gateway, which comprises; a processor; and a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions stored thereon, which when executed by the processor of the residential configure the residential gateway to perform acts comprising; acting, after a fault has been detected, to establish the session association with said mobile relay or with an intermediate device between the gateway and said mobile relay, and to transfer thereto the traffic relating to said service.
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13. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising computer program code instructions stored thereon for executing a service continuity method when the instructions are executed by a processor of a mobile relay, wherein the instructions configure the mobile relay to perform acts comprising:
following detection of a fault comprising at least one service to which a residential gateway normally gives access no longer being accessible or in a quality of at least one service to which said gateway normally gives access being degraded; receiving from a supervision center (CSC) at least one instruction for providing continuity of said service; where necessary, upon being instructed by said supervision center (CSC), adjusting a geographical position of the mobile relay as a function of the geographical position of the gateway; establishing a session association with the gateway or with an intermediate device between the mobile relay and the gateway; and take charge of traffic relating to said service.
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14. (canceled)
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