Method and apparatus for requesting point-to-point protocol (PPP) instances from a packet data services network
First Claim
1. A method of informing a packet data services network of dormant network connections associated with a mobile station when the mobile station moves from a first packet data service node of the packet data services network to a second packet data service node of the packet data services network, the method comprising the step of:
- transmitting from the mobile station to the second packet data service node of the packet data services network a message including a number of dormant network connections associated with the mobile station and a list of identifiers associated with the dormant network connections, wherein the message is transmitted in response to the mobile station moving from the first packet data service node to the second packet data service node.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for requesting PPP instances from a packet data services network includes a mobile station configured to send an origination message to a packet data service node (PDSN) at which it has arrived upon leaving the vicinity of another PDSN. The message informs the new PDSN of the new location of the mobile station and indicates both the number of dormant PPP instances associated with the mobile station and a service reference identifier for each such PPP instance. A flag within the message may be used to indicate whether the PPP instances are dormant (i.e., whether the mobile station is engaged in a call).
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1. A method of informing a packet data services network of dormant network connections associated with a mobile station when the mobile station moves from a first packet data service node of the packet data services network to a second packet data service node of the packet data services network, the method comprising the step of:
transmitting from the mobile station to the second packet data service node of the packet data services network a message including a number of dormant network connections associated with the mobile station and a list of identifiers associated with the dormant network connections, wherein the message is transmitted in response to the mobile station moving from the first packet data service node to the second packet data service node. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A mobile station configured to inform a packet data services network of dormant network connections associated with the mobile station when the mobile station moves from a first packet data service node of the packet data services network to a second packet data service node of the packet data services network, the mobile station comprising:
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an antenna; a processor coupled to the antenna; and a processor-readable medium accessible by the processor and containing a set of instructions executable by the processor to modulate and transmit from the mobile station to the second packet data service node of the packet data services network a message including a number of dormant network connections associated with the mobile station and a list of identifiers associated with the dormant network connections, wherein the message is transmitted in response to the mobile station moving from the first packet data service node to the second packet data service node. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A mobile station configured to inform a packet data services network of dormant network connections associated with the mobile station when the mobile station moves from a first packet data service node of the packet data services network to a second packet data service node of the packet data services network, the mobile station comprising:
a device configured to transmit from the mobile station to the second packet data service node of the packet, data services network a message including a number of dormant network connections associated with the mobile station and a list of identifiers associated with the dormant network connections, wherein the message is transmitted in response to the mobile station moving from the first packet data service node to the second packet data service node. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A mobile station configured to inform a packet data services network of dormant network connections associated with the mobile station when the mobile station moves from a first packet data service node of the packet data services network to a second packet data service node of the packet data services network, the mobile station comprising:
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means for establishing network connections; and means for transmitting from the mobile station to the second packet data service node of the packet data services network a message including a number of dormant network connections associated with the mobile station and a list of identifiers associated with the dormant network connections, wherein the message is transmitted in response to the mobile station moving from the first packet data service node to the second packet data service node. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A non-transitory processor-readable medium having processor-readable instructions stored thereon for informing a packet data services network of dormant network connections associated with a mobile station when the mobile station moves from a first packet data service node of the packet data services network to a second packet data service node of the packet data services network, the processor-readable medium comprising instructions that are executable to:
transmit from the mobile station to the second packet data service node of the packet data services network a message including a number of dormant network connections associated with the mobile station and a list of identifiers associated with the dormant network connections, wherein the message is transmitted in response to the mobile station moving from the first packet data service node to the second packet data service node.
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19. A mobile station comprising:
circuitry configured to; inform a packet data services network of dormant network connections associated with the mobile station when the mobile station moves from a first packet data service node of the packet data services network to a second packet data service node of the packet data services network; and transmit a message to the second packet data service node of the packet data services network in response to the mobile station moving from the first packet data service node to the second packet data service node, wherein the message including a number of dormant network connections associated with the mobile station and a list of identifiers associated with the dormant network connections. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A communication apparatus comprising:
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means for informing a packet data services network of dormant network connections associated with a mobile station when the mobile station moves from a first packet data service node of the packet data services network to a second packet data service node of the packet data services network; and means for transmitting a message to the second packet data service node of the packet data services network in response to the mobile station moving from the first packet data service node to the second packet data service node, wherein the message including a number of dormant network connections associated with the mobile station and a list of identifiers associated with the dormant network connections. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28)
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