Method of arranging data transfer in a wireless telecommunication system
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- specifying, to a first radio access gateway, which is configured to perform a protocol conversion on data between a wireless terminal and an end point, address information for a second radio access gateway in response to detecting that a handover from a first base station in a service area of the first radio access gateway to a second base station in a service area of the second radio access gateway is needed for the wireless terminal;
transmitting a data directed to the at least one wireless terminal through said first radio access gateway and said second radio access gateway to the at least one wireless terminal in response to the at least one wireless terminal being handed over to the second base station; and
transmitting address information for said second radio access gateway to the end point, so that the end point may transmit information associated with the address information of the second radio access gateway.
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Abstract
A method of arranging data transfer in a wireless telecommunication system comprising at least one wireless terminal, a first radio access gateway and a first base station connected thereto, a second radio access gateway and a second base station connected thereto. The first base station and the first radio access gateway are arranged to transmit data between the terminal and an end point in an IP-based network. Address information on the second radio access gateway is specified to the first radio access gateway when it is detected that handover from the first base station to the second base station is needed for the terminal. Data directed to the terminal is transmitted through the first radio access gateway and the second radio access gateway to a wireless network after the terminal has been handed over to the second base station. The address information on the second radio access gateway is transmitted to the end point in the IP network and the data directed to the terminal is transmitted from the end point to the second radio access gateway.
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15 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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specifying, to a first radio access gateway, which is configured to perform a protocol conversion on data between a wireless terminal and an end point, address information for a second radio access gateway in response to detecting that a handover from a first base station in a service area of the first radio access gateway to a second base station in a service area of the second radio access gateway is needed for the wireless terminal; transmitting a data directed to the at least one wireless terminal through said first radio access gateway and said second radio access gateway to the at least one wireless terminal in response to the at least one wireless terminal being handed over to the second base station; and transmitting address information for said second radio access gateway to the end point, so that the end point may transmit information associated with the address information of the second radio access gateway. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method, comprising:
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specifying, to a first radio access gateway address information for a second radio access gateway in response to detecting that a handover from a first base station to a second base station is needed for the wireless terminal; transmitting a data directed to the at least one wireless terminal through said first radio access gateway and said second radio access gateway to the at least one wireless terminal in response to the at least one wireless terminal being handed over to the second base station; transmitting address information for said second radio access gateway to the end point; and transmitting the data directed to the at least one wireless terminal from the end point to said second radio access gateway based on the address information, wherein said first radio access gateway, said second radio access gateway and the end point are controlled by one or more call control entities said first radio access gateway is controlled by a first call control entity, said second radio access gateway is controlled by a second call control entity and the end point is controlled by a third call control entity, the first and the second call control entities comprise configuration information on the radio access gateways, the base stations connected to the radio access gateways and the call control entities controlling the radio access gateways, information about a need to change the radio access gateway is transmitted from the first call control entity to the second call control entity in response to detecting, based on the information received from the first radio access gateway, that handover to the second base station is necessary, the address information on the second radio access gateway is transmitted to said first radio access gateway from the first call control entity, a handover command to establish a connection to the second base station is transmitted from said first radio access gateway to the at least one wireless terminal, a connection between the terminal and said second radio access gateway is established, the settings of said first radio access gateway are changed based on the address information on the second radio access gateway, the data directed to the terminal is transmitted from said first radio access gateway to said second radio access gateway, a data redirection request comprising the address information on the second radio access gateway is transmitted from the first call control entity to the third call control entity, and a command to transmit the data to said second radio access gateway instead of the first radio access gateway is transmitted from the third call control entity to the end point.
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9. A memory configured to store software when executed controls a processor to perform:
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specifying, to a first radio access gateway, which is configured to perform a protocol conversion on data between a wireless terminal and an end point, address information for a second radio access gateway in response to detecting that a handover from a first base station in a service area of the first radio access gateway to a second base station in a service area of the second radio access gateway is needed for the wireless terminal; transmitting a data directed to the at least one wireless terminal through said first radio access gateway and said second radio access gateway to the at least one wireless terminal in response to the at least one wireless terminal being handed over to the second base station; and transmitting address information for said second radio access gateway to the end point, so that the end point may transmit information associated with the address information of the second radio access gateway. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A memory configured to store software when executed controls a processor to perform:
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specifying, to a first radio access gateway address information for a second radio access gateway in response to detecting that a handover from a first base station to a second base station is needed for the wireless terminal; transmitting a data directed to the at least one wireless terminal through said first radio access gateway and said second radio access gateway to the at least one wireless terminal in response to the at least one wireless terminal being handed over to the second base station; transmitting address information for said second radio access gateway to the end point; and transmitting the data directed to the at least one wireless terminal from the end point to said second radio access gateway based on the address information, wherein said first radio access gateway, said second radio access gateway and the end point are controlled by one or more call control entities said first radio access gateway is controlled by a first call control entity, said second radio access gateway is controlled by a second call control entity and the end point is controlled by a third call control entity, the first and the second call control entities comprise configuration information on the radio access gateways, the base stations connected to the radio access gateways and the call control entities controlling the radio access gateways, information about a need to change the radio access gateway is transmitted from the first call control entity to the second call control entity in response to detecting, based on the information received from the first radio access gateway, that handover to the second base station is necessary, the address information on the second radio access gateway is transmitted to said first radio access gateway from the first call control entity, a handover command to establish a connection to the second base station is transmitted from said first radio access gateway to the at least one wireless terminal, a connection between the terminal and said second radio access gateway is established, the settings of said first radio access gateway are changed based on the address information on the second radio access gateway, the data directed to the terminal is transmitted from said first radio access gateway to said second radio access gateway, a data redirection request comprising the address information on the second radio access gateway is transmitted from the first call control entity to the third call control entity, and a command to transmit the data to said second radio access gateway instead of the first radio access gateway is transmitted from the third call control entity to the end point.
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