Method and apparatus for the discovery of radio access network elements and exchange of capability and data attributes between those elements
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1. A radio access network element, comprising:
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a memory coupled to said processor, whereby said memory comprising instructions executable by said processor for discovery of at least one other element in said radio access network, configured to;
send a message to an address;
establish a discovery session with said at least one other element;
determine data and protocols supported by said at least one other element;
retrieve said data; and
use said protocols.
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Abstract
The present apparatus comprises a radio access network element having at least one processor, and at least one memory operably connected to the at least one processor, whereby the radio access network element is adapted to execute instructions stored in the memory comprising discovery of at least one other element in a radio access network. The radio access element further comprises instructions for removal or addition of network elements, instructions for determining a paging area and instructions for forwarding messages from a mobile to a controller in another domain.
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49 Claims
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1. A radio access network element, comprising:
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a processor; and a memory coupled to said processor, whereby said memory comprising instructions executable by said processor for discovery of at least one other element in said radio access network, configured to; send a message to an address; establish a discovery session with said at least one other element; determine data and protocols supported by said at least one other element; retrieve said data; and use said protocols. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A radio access network element, comprising:
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a processor; and a memory coupled to said processor, whereby said memory comprising instructions executable by said processor for discovery of at least one other element in said radio access network, configured to; send an access channel message to a first transceiver; build an advertisement message; forward said access channel message and said advertisement message to a controller; establish a discovery session between said controller and said transceiver; assess said transceiver'"'"'s capabilities; and acknowledge said access channel message. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A radio access network element, comprising:
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a processor; and a memory coupled to said processor, wherein said memory comprising instructions executable by said processor for discovery of at least one other element in said radio access network and removal or addition of network elements, configured to; inform an added element to add at least one new element to its neighbor list; discover information about said added element; detect neighboring elements; establish discovery sessions with said neighboring elements; gather information from said neighboring elements; and transmit said information to access terminals in overhead messages. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. A radio access element operable to detect the presence of at least one other element, comprising:
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means for sending a message to an address; means for establishing a discovery session with said at least one other element; means for determining data and protocols supported by said at least one other element; means for retrieving said data; and means for using said protocols. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of discovering at least one other element by a radio access network element, comprising:
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sending a message to an address; establishing a discovery session with said at least one other element; determining data and protocols supported by said at least one other element; retrieving said data; and using said protocols. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method of discovering at least one other element by a radio access network element, comprising:
forwarding messages from a mobile to a controller in another domain, comprising; sending an access channel message to a first transceiver; building an advertisement message; forwarding said access channel message and said discovery advertisement message to a controller; establishing, a discovery session between said controller and said transceiver that forwarded said access channel message; assessing said transceiver'"'"'s capabilities; and acknowledging said access channel message. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A radio access element operable to detect the presence of at least one other element, comprising:
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means for sending an access channel message to a first transceiver; means for building an advertisement message; means for forwarding said access channel message and said discovery advertisement message to a controller; means for establishing a discovery session between said controller and said transceiver that forwarded said access channel message; means, for assessing said transceiver'"'"'s capabilities; and means for acknowledging said access, channel message. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A radio access element operable to detect the presence of at least one other element, comprising:
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means for informing neighboring elements to added at said least one new element to their neighbor list; means for discovering information about said, added at least one element using discovery instructions; means for detecting neighboring elements; means for establishing discovery sessions with said neighboring elements; means for gathering information from said neighboring elements; and means for transmitting said information to access terminals in overhead messages.
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44. A radio access element operable to detect the presence of at least one other element, comprising:
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means for informing neighboring elements to add at said least one new element to their neighbor list; means for discovering information about said added at least one element using discovery instructions; means for determining a paging area, comprising; means for using a neighbor list of at least one element to discover other elements; and means for recursively building a paging area centered at said at least one element; and means for forwarding messages from a mobile to a controller in another domain, comprising; means for sending an access channel message to a first transceiver; means for building an advertisement message; means for forwarding said access channel message and said discovery advertisement message to a controller; means for establishing a discovery session between said controller and said transceiver that forwarded said access channel message; means for assessing said transceiver'"'"'s capabilities; and means for acknowledging said access channel message.
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45. A radio access element operable to detect the presence of at least one other element, comprising:
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means for informing neighboring elements to add at said least one new element to their neighbor list; and means for discovering information about said added at least one element using discovery instructions; wherein said means for informing the neighboring elements comprising; means for checking if there is a session with said at least one new element; means for requesting a session with said at least one new element if said first element does not have a session with said at least one element; means for retrieving publisher information for said at least one new element; means for sending at least one solicit message to said at least one new element; means for responding with an advertise message that contains said publisher information; means for retrieving publisher information for said at least one new element; and means for resolving capabilities of said at least new element, comprising; means for sending a message to an address; means for establishing a discovery session with said at least one other element; means for determining data and protocols supported by said at least one other element; means for retrieving said data; and means for using said protocols.
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46. A radio access element operable to detect the presence of at least one other element, comprising:
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means for using a neighbor list of at least one element to discover other elements; and means for recursively building a paging area centered at said at least one element, comprising; means for checking if there is a session with said second element; means for requesting a session with said second element if a session with said second element does not exist; means for sending at least one solicit message to said second element; means for responding with an advertise message that contains said publisher information; and means for retrieving publisher information for said at least one neighboring element; means for resolving capabilities of said second element, comprising; means for sending a message to an address; means for establishing a discovery session with said at least one other element; means for determining data and protocols supported by said at least one other element; means for retrieving said data; and means for using said protocols. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48)
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49. A radio access network element, comprising:
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a processor; and a memory coupled to said processor, wherein said memory comprising instructions executable by said processor for discovery of at least one other element in said radio access network, configured to; remove or add network elements; determine a paging area; forward messages from a mobile unit to a controller in another domain; using use a neighbor list of said at least one other element to discover other elements, recursively build a paging area centered at said at least one other element; send an access channel message to a first transceiver; build an advertisement message; forward said access channel message and said discovery advertisement message to a controller; establish a discovery session between said controller and said transceiver; assess said transceiver'"'"'s capabilities; and acknowledge said access channel message.
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