System and method for automatic detection and reporting of the mapping between device identity and network address in wireless networks
First Claim
1. In a wireless communication system, a method of updating, at a device management server, a mapping between a device identity and a network address associated with a wireless device, the method comprising:
- interacting with the wireless device with a network element of the wireless communication system, wherein the step of interacting is independent of an assignment of an Internet Protocol (IP) address to the wireless device;
determining mapping information pertaining to the wireless device as a result of the interaction, wherein the mapping information includes the device identity of the wireless device and the network address associated with the wireless device;
sending the mapping information from the network element to the device management server, wherein an address of the device management server to which the mapping information is sent is stored in at least one of the wireless device, the network element and a further network element and wherein the address and any credentials required by the device management server are communicated to the network element using option fields or as vendor extensions in a message sent by the wireless device; and
using the mapping information to update, at the device management server, the mapping between the device identity and the network address associated with the wireless device.
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Abstract
A method and system for communicating the identity of devices detected in a wireless communication system. The devices connect to a mobile wireless network comprising a wireless access network and a core Internet Protocol (IP) network. The identities of devices so detected are specified by a combination of device and network-level identities and is communicated to a management server. In an exemplary embodiment, network elements of the core IP network are used to detect and convey the identity of wireless devices to a management server.
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1. In a wireless communication system, a method of updating, at a device management server, a mapping between a device identity and a network address associated with a wireless device, the method comprising:
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interacting with the wireless device with a network element of the wireless communication system, wherein the step of interacting is independent of an assignment of an Internet Protocol (IP) address to the wireless device; determining mapping information pertaining to the wireless device as a result of the interaction, wherein the mapping information includes the device identity of the wireless device and the network address associated with the wireless device; sending the mapping information from the network element to the device management server, wherein an address of the device management server to which the mapping information is sent is stored in at least one of the wireless device, the network element and a further network element and wherein the address and any credentials required by the device management server are communicated to the network element using option fields or as vendor extensions in a message sent by the wireless device; and using the mapping information to update, at the device management server, the mapping between the device identity and the network address associated with the wireless device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16)
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11. In a wireless communication system, a method of updating, at a device management server, a mapping between a device identity and a network address associated with a wireless device, the method comprising:
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changing a mapping between the device identity and the network address associated with the wireless device, wherein the network address associated with the wireless device includes a link-local address; determining, at the wireless device, mapping information pertaining to the wireless device as a result of the change in mapping, wherein the mapping information includes the device identity of the wireless device, the network address associated with the wireless device; sending the mapping information and any credentials required by the device management server from the wireless device to the device management server using option fields or as vendor extensions in a message, wherein an address of the device management server to which the mapping information is sent is stored in the wireless device; and using the mapping information to update, at the device management server, the mapping between the device identity and the network address associated with the wireless device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 17, 18)
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