Automatic distribution of server and gateway information for pool configuration
First Claim
1. A system in a mobile communications network having separation between a user plane and a control plane, the system comprising:
- plural entities, the plural entities comprising;
plural user plane entities comprising the user plane; and
plural mobility management entities comprising the control plane;
wherein at least one of said plural entities is configured to transmit advertisement information in at least one of a Routing Information Protocol (RIP) message, an Open Shortest Path (OSPF) protocol message, and an Intermediate System to Intermediate System (ISIS) message, the advertisement information comprising status information and configuration information of the at least one entity, wherein the status information comprises load information and availability information and the configuration information comprises supported services information and pool membership information; and
a mobility management entity-node of the system for utilizing both the transmitted advertisement information and transport information transported on the user plane to select a user plane entity for attachment to a wireless station serviced by the network, wherein the transport information comprises information distributed by traffic engineering extensions of Interior Gateway Protocol (IGP) routing protocols.
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Abstract
A mobile communications network has separation between a user plane (UP) and a control plane (CP). The network includes plural entities, including plural user plane entities (UPEs), which form the user plane and plural mobility management entities (MMEs), which form the control plane. At least one of the entities is configured to transmit advertisement information. The advertisement information includes status information and configuration information of the at least one entity. The network also includes a node or unit configured to use both the advertisement information and transport information transported on the user plane to select a user plane entity for attachment to a wireless station serviced by the network.
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13 Claims
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1. A system in a mobile communications network having separation between a user plane and a control plane, the system comprising:
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plural entities, the plural entities comprising; plural user plane entities comprising the user plane; and plural mobility management entities comprising the control plane; wherein at least one of said plural entities is configured to transmit advertisement information in at least one of a Routing Information Protocol (RIP) message, an Open Shortest Path (OSPF) protocol message, and an Intermediate System to Intermediate System (ISIS) message, the advertisement information comprising status information and configuration information of the at least one entity, wherein the status information comprises load information and availability information and the configuration information comprises supported services information and pool membership information; and a mobility management entity-node of the system for utilizing both the transmitted advertisement information and transport information transported on the user plane to select a user plane entity for attachment to a wireless station serviced by the network, wherein the transport information comprises information distributed by traffic engineering extensions of Interior Gateway Protocol (IGP) routing protocols. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A system in a mobile communications network having separation between a user plane and a control plane, the system comprising:
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plural entities, the plural entities comprising; plural user plane entities comprising the user plane; and plural mobility management entities comprising the control plane; wherein at least one of said plural entities is configured to transmit advertisement information, the advertisement information comprising status information and configuration information of the at least one entity, wherein the status information comprises load information and availability information, and the configuration information comprises supported services information and pool membership information; and a mobility management entity-node of the system for utilizing both the transmitted advertisement information and transport information transported on the user plane to select a user plane entity for attachment to a wireless station serviced by the network, wherein the transport information comprises information distributed by traffic engineering extensions of Interior Gateway Protocol (IGP) routing protocols.
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4. A mobility management entity-node of a mobile communications network having separation between a user plane and a control plane, wherein the node is configured to:
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receive advertisement information from plural pooled user plane entities on the user plane and from plural mobility management entities on the control plane, wherein the advertisement information comprises status information and configuration information of the user plane entities and the mobility management entities, wherein the status information comprises load information and availability information, and the configuration information comprises supported services information and pool membership information; receive transport information transported on the user plane, wherein the transport information comprises information distributed by traffic engineering extensions of Interior Gateway Protocol (IGP) routing protocols; and utilize both the advertisement information and the transport information to select a user plane entity for attachment to a wireless station serviced by the network. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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7. A method in a mobility management entity of operating a mobile communications network having separation between a user plane and a control plane, the network including plural entities, the plural entities in turn including plural pooled user plane entities on the user plane and plural mobility management entities on the control plane, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving advertisement information from at least one of the plural entities, the advertisement information comprising status information and configuration information of at least one of the plural entities, wherein the status information comprises load information and availability information, and the configuration information comprises supported services information and pool membership information; receiving transport information transported on the user plane, wherein the transport information comprises information distributed by traffic engineering extensions of Interior Gateway Protocol (IGP) routing protocols; and using both said received advertisement information and transport information to select a user plane entity for attachment to a wireless station serviced by the network. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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