Location-based address resolution
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- determining, at a network node, position data of the network node, wherein the network node is configured to wirelessly communicate with at least one mobile station;
setting, at a managing node, at least one condition to be satisfied by the network node;
transmitting, by the managing node, a request message containing the at least one condition;
receiving, at the network node, the request message containing the at least one condition;
evaluating, at the network node, the at least one condition contained in the request message;
in response to the at least one condition being satisfied, replying, at the network node, with a reply message to the managing node containing at least an internet protocol address and the determined position data of the network node; and
receiving at the managing node the reply message, wherein the request message is transmitted and received using a network implementing a second protocol and is addressed with an address applicable to the second protocol, wherein the reply message is replied to, received, and addressed using the second protocol over the network, wherein an internet protocol is different from the second protocol, wherein the network also implements the internet protocol, and wherein addresses for the internet protocol and the second protocol have different formats.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method that provides for advertising a network node to a managing node in a communication network. To this end, at the network node, position data of the network node are determined. At the managing node, at least one condition to be satisfied by the network node is set and a request message containing the at least one condition is transmitted by the managing node. Then, the request message containing the at least one condition is received at the network node and the at least one condition is evaluated at the network node. In case a specified combination of conditions is satisfied, the network node replies with a reply message containing at least a network protocol address and the determined position data of the network node. The present invention further relates to a corresponding system and network entities involved.
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35 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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determining, at a network node, position data of the network node, wherein the network node is configured to wirelessly communicate with at least one mobile station; setting, at a managing node, at least one condition to be satisfied by the network node; transmitting, by the managing node, a request message containing the at least one condition; receiving, at the network node, the request message containing the at least one condition; evaluating, at the network node, the at least one condition contained in the request message; in response to the at least one condition being satisfied, replying, at the network node, with a reply message to the managing node containing at least an internet protocol address and the determined position data of the network node; and receiving at the managing node the reply message, wherein the request message is transmitted and received using a network implementing a second protocol and is addressed with an address applicable to the second protocol, wherein the reply message is replied to, received, and addressed using the second protocol over the network, wherein an internet protocol is different from the second protocol, wherein the network also implements the internet protocol, and wherein addresses for the internet protocol and the second protocol have different formats. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A network node, comprising:
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a transceiver configured to receive a request message from a managing node containing at least one condition set by the managing node and the network node comprising a base station configured to wirelessly communicate with at least one mobile station; at least one processor; at least one memory comprising processor implementable instructions; the at least one memory and the processor implementable instructions configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the network node to perform; determine position data of the network node; evaluate the at least one condition set in the request message from the managing node; and in response to the at least one condition being satisfied, generate a reply message containing at least an interne protocol address and the determined position data of the network node and forward the reply message to the transceiver; and the transceiver being further configured to transmit the reply message to the managing node, wherein the request message is received using a network implementing a second protocol and is addressed with an address applicable to the second protocol, wherein the reply message is transmitted and addressed using the second protocol over the network, wherein an Internet protocol is different from the second protocol, wherein the network also implements the internet protocol, and wherein addresses for the internet protocol and the second protocol have different formats. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A managing node comprising:
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at least one processor; at least one memory comprising processor implementable instructions; the at least one memory and the processor implementable instructions configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the managing node to perform; set at least one condition to be satisfied by a network node, wherein the network node comprises a base station configured to wirelessly communicate with at least one mobile station; and generate a request message containing the at least one condition; and a transceiver configured to transmit the request message containing the at least one condition to a network node, the transceiver being further configured to receive a reply message from the network node, the reply message indicating the network node satisfies the at least one condition and comprising at least an internet protocol address of the network node and position data of the network node, wherein the request message is transmitted using a network implementing a second protocol and is addressed with an address applicable to the second protocol, wherein the reply message is received and addressed using the second protocol over the network, wherein an internet protocol is different from the second protocol, wherein the network also implements the internet protocol, and wherein addresses for the internet protocol and the second protocol have different formats. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A method, comprising:
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receiving, at a network node, a request message from a managing node containing at least one condition set by the managing node, wherein the network node comprises a base station configured to wirelessly communicate with at least one mobile station; determining position data of the network node; evaluating, at the network node, the at least one condition set in the request message from the managing node; in response to the at least one condition being satisfied, creating, at the network node, a reply message comprising at least an interne protocol address and the determined position data of the network node, and transmitting the reply message from the network node to the managing node, wherein the request message is received using a network implementing a second protocol and is addressed with an address applicable to the second protocol, wherein the reply message is transmitted and addressed using the second protocol over the network, wherein an internet protocol is different from the second protocol, wherein the network also implements the internet protocol, and wherein addresses for the interne, protocol and the second protocol have different formats.
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33. A method, comprising:
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setting at least one condition to be satisfied by a network node, wherein the network node comprises a base station configured to wirelessly communicate with at least one mobile station; generating a request message containing the at least one condition; transmitting the request message containing the at least one condition to a network node; and receiving a reply message from the network node, the reply message indicating the network node satisfies the at least one condition and comprising at least an interne protocol address and position data of the network node, wherein the request message is transmitted using a network implementing a second protocol and is addressed with an address applicable to the second protocol, wherein the reply message is received and addressed using the second protocol over the network, wherein an interne, protocol is different from the second protocol, wherein the network also implements the interne, protocol, and wherein addresses for the interne, protocol and the second protocol have different formats.
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34. A computer program product comprising processor implementable instructions stored as software code portions on a non-transitory computer-readable medium loadable into an internal memory of a computer, the execution of the computer program resulting in performance of operations comprising:
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receiving, at a network node, a request message from a managing node containing at least one condition set by the managing node, wherein the network node comprises a base station configured to wirelessly communicate with at least one mobile station; determining position data of the network node; evaluating, at the network node, the at least one condition set in the request message from the managing node; in response to the at least one condition being satisfied, creating, at the network node, a reply message comprising at least an internet protocol address and the determined position data of the network node, and transmitting the reply message from the network node to the managing node, wherein the request message is received using a network implementing a second protocol and is addressed with an address applicable to the second protocol, wherein the reply message is transmitted and addressed using the second protocol over the network, wherein an internet protocol is different from the second protocol, wherein the network also implements the internet protocol, and wherein addresses for the internet protocol and the second protocol have different formats.
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35. A computer program product comprising processor implementable instructions stored as software code portions on a non-transitory computer-readable medium loadable into an internal memory of a computer, the execution of the computer program resulting in performance of operations comprising:
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setting at least one condition to be satisfied by a network node, wherein the network node comprises a base station configured to wirelessly communicate with at least one mobile station; generating a request message containing the at least one condition; transmitting the request message containing the at least one condition to a network node; and receiving a reply message from the network node, the reply message indicating the network node satisfies the at least one condition and comprising at least an interne protocol address and position data of the network node, wherein the request message is transmitted using a network implementing a second protocol and is addressed with an address applicable to the second protocol, wherein the reply message is received and addressed using the second protocol over the network, wherein an interne protocol is different from the second protocol, wherein the network also implements the Internet protocol, and wherein addresses for the interne protocol and the second protocol have different formats.
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