Method and system for providing dormant mode wireless packet data services

• US 6,654,360 B1
• Filed: 01/10/2000
• Issued: 11/25/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 01/10/2000
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Abrol, Nischal
• Primary Examiner(s): Marcelo, Melvin
• Assistant Examiner(s): KWOH, JASPER C
• Application Number:
  US09/480,465
• Time in Patent Office: 1,415 Days
• Field of Search: 370/328, 370/338, 370/401, 370/402, 370/403, 370/557, 370/465, 370/466, 370/252, 370/329, 455/552, 455/426, 455/466, 455/509, 455/555, 455/556, 455/557, 455/558, 455/559, 709/104, 709/219, 709/224, 713/100
• US Class Current: 370/329
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/18 Negotiating wireless communication parameters

Abstract

An improved method and system for terminating dormant mode wireless packet data sessions when a remote network node becomes inaccessible. A wireless subscriber station sends the wireless network a termination notification identifying a packet data session corresponding to a remote network node that has become inaccessible and should be terminated.

Claims

1. A method for processing a land-to-mobile packet data call origination comprising the steps of:

receiving a page from a wireless network to originate a packet data call with an inaccessible remote network node having a dormant network connection with a packet data network; and

sending a release message to the wireless network, said release message comprising a packet data session termination notification.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein said packet data session termination notification identifies one or more packet data sessions to be terminated by the wireless network.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising the steps of:

performing service negotiation with the wireless network; and

extracting packet data session identification information associated with the land-to-mobile packet data call origination from information received during said service negotiation, wherein the packet data session identified corresponds to the inaccessible remote network node.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein said release message is a release request message having an order qualification code (ORDQ) field identifying the packet data session corresponding to the inaccessible remote network node.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein said ORDQ field comprises a bit map identifying the packet data session corresponding to the inaccessible remote network node.

6. The method of claim 3 wherein said release message is a Resource Release Request message identifying the packet data session corresponding to the inaccessible remote network node.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein said release message comprises a service reference identifier based on the packet data session corresponding to the inaccessible remote network node.

8. The method of claim 3 further comprising the step of storing a session identifier in the packet data session termination notification identifying the packet data session corresponding to the inaccessible remote network node.

9. The method of claim 8 wherein said session identifier is a service reference identifier.

10. The method of claim 3 further comprising the step of sending a connect order message to the wireless network.

11. The method of claim 1 further comprising the steps of:

performing service negotiation with the wireless network; and

using information received during said service negotiation to identify the land-to-mobile call origination as a packet data call origination.

12. The method of claim 11 wherein said release message is a release request message having an order qualification code (ORDQ) field specifying one or more packet data sessions to be terminated.

13. The method of claim 12 wherein said ORDQ field comprises a bit map that identifies said one or more packet data sessions to be terminated.

14. The method of claim 11 wherein said release message is a release request message having an order qualification code (ORDQ) field specifying that all packet data sessions be terminated.

15. The method of claim 11 wherein said release message is a Resource Release Request message identifying one or more packet data sessions to be terminated.

16. The method of claim 15 wherein said release message comprises a service reference identifier corresponding to each of said one or more packet data sessions to be terminated.

17. A method for processing a land-to-mobile packet data call origination comprising the steps of:

receiving a page from a wireless network to originate a packet data call;

performing service negotiation with the wireless network;

extracting packet data session identification information associated with the land-to-mobile packet data call origination from information received during said service negotiation, wherein the packet data session identified corresponds to an inaccessible remote network node;

receiving and decoding an alert with information message directing the activation of a ringer;

sending a connect order message to the wireless network without activating the ringer; and

sending a release message to the wireless network, said release message comprising a packet data session termination notification.

18. Wireless subscriber station apparatus comprising;

a control processor configured to receive a page from a wireless network to originate a packet data call with an inaccessible remote network node having a dormant network connection with a packet data network, and generating a release message comprising a packet data session termination notification; and

a wireless network communication module configured to transmit the release message to the wireless network.

19. The apparatus of claim 18 wherein said control processor is further configured to format the fields of the packet data session termination notification to identify one or more packet data sessions to be terminated by the wireless network.

20. The apparatus of claim 18 wherein said control processor is further configured to extract packet data session identification information associated with the land-to-mobile packet data call origination from information received during service negotiation, wherein the packet data session identified corresponds to the inaccessible remote network node.

21. The apparatus of claim 18 wherein said wireless network communication module is a CDMA wireless network communication module.

22. The apparatus of claim 21 wherein said wireless network communication module is a W-CDMA wireless network communication module.

23. The apparatus of claim 21 wherein said wireless network communication module is an IS-2000 wireless network communication module.

24. The apparatus of claim 21 wherein said wireless network communication module is an IS-95 wireless network communication module.

25. The apparatus of claim 18 wherein said wireless network communication module is a TDMA wireless network communication module.

26. A method of packet data call origination comprising:

receiving a page from a wireless network to originate a packet data call for a remote network node having a dormant connection through the wireless network to a packet data network;

evaluating the accessibility of the remote network node; and

sending a release message to the wireless network in response to the page if the remote network node is inaccessible.

27. The method of claim 26 wherein the release message relates to the termination of a packet data session for the remote network node.

28. The method of claim 26 further comprising:

performing service negotiation with the wireless network in response to the page; and

extracting information from the service negotiation identifying a packet data session for the remote network node.

29. The method of claim 28 wherein the release message comprises a release request message having an order qualification code (ORDQ) field identifying the packet data session.

30. The method of claim 29 wherein the ORDQ field comprises a bit map identifying the packet data session.

31. The method of claim 28 wherein the release message comprises a Resource Release Request message identifying the packet data session.

32. The method of claim 31 wherein the release message further comprises a service reference identifier based on the packet data session.

33. The method of claim 28 further comprising sending a connect order message to the wireless network.

34. The method of claim 28 further comprising:

receiving an alert from the wireless network directing the activation of a ringer; and

sending a connect order message to the wireless network without activating the ringer.

40. The subscriber station of claim 32 wherein the release message comprises a Resource Release Request message identifying the packet data session.

41. The subscriber station of claim 40 wherein the release message further comprises a service reference identifier based on the packet data session.

35. A subscriber station, comprising:

a control processor configured to receive a page from a wireless network to originate a packet data call for a remote network node having a dormant network connection to a packet data network, evaluate the accessibility of the remote network node, and generate a release message in response to the page if the remote network node is inaccessible; and

a wireless network communication module configured to transmit the release message to the wireless network.

36. The subscriber station method of claim 35 wherein the release message relates to the termination of a packet data session for the remote network node.

37. The subscriber station of claim 35 wherein the control processor is further configured to perform service negotiation with the wireless network in response to the page, and extract information from the service negotiation identifying a packet data session for the remote network node.

38. The subscriber station of claim 37 wherein the release message comprises a release request message having an order qualification code (ORDQ) field identifying the packet data session.

39. The subscriber station of claim 38 wherein the ORDQ field comprises a bit map identifying the packet data session.

42. The subscriber station of claim 37 wherein the control processor is further configured to generate a connect order message, and the wireless network communication module is further configured to transmit the connect order message to the wireless network.

43. The subscriber station of claim 37 wherein the control processor is further configured to receiving an alert from the wireless network directing the activation of a ringer, and generate a connect order message without activating the ringer, and wherein the wireless network communication module is further configured to transmit the connect order message to the wireless network.

44. A subscriber station, comprising:

means for receiving a page from a wireless network to originate a packet data call for a remote network node having a dormant connection through the wireless network to a packet data network;

means for evaluating the accessibility of the remote network node; and

means for sending a release message to the wireless network in response to the page if the remote network node is inaccessible.