Monitoring connection quality
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1. A method comprising:
- monitoring a quality of a connection between a terminal and a gateway in the gateway in a mobile communications system comprising a cellular access network and an alternative access network; and
causing information to be sent to a core network element controlling the cellular access network and handling signaling relating to the connection about the quality of the connection by the gateway for triggering an access network control element to inform the terminal about the quality of the connection, wherein the access network control element informs the terminal about the quality of the connection via the alternative access network, wherein the terminal is connected to the mobile communications system via the alternative access network,wherein the gateway and access network control element are separate entities,and wherein the core network element is comprised in a core network portion of a cellular network.
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Abstract
Quality of a connection between a terminal and a gateway is monitored in the gateway. The gateway informs a core network element handling signaling relating to the connection about the quality of the connection. The core network element triggers an access network control element to inform the terminal about the quality of the connection. The gateway or the core network element may determine when to trigger the access network control element. Upon receiving triggering information from the core network element, the access network control element informs the terminal about the quality of the connection for indicating changes in the quality of connection between the terminal and the gateway.
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33 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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monitoring a quality of a connection between a terminal and a gateway in the gateway in a mobile communications system comprising a cellular access network and an alternative access network; and causing information to be sent to a core network element controlling the cellular access network and handling signaling relating to the connection about the quality of the connection by the gateway for triggering an access network control element to inform the terminal about the quality of the connection, wherein the access network control element informs the terminal about the quality of the connection via the alternative access network, wherein the terminal is connected to the mobile communications system via the alternative access network, wherein the gateway and access network control element are separate entities, and wherein the core network element is comprised in a core network portion of a cellular network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method comprising:
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handling signaling relating to a connection between a terminal and a gateway in a core network element of a mobile communications system comprising a cellular access network and an alternative access network; receiving information indicating a quality of the connection between the terminal and the gateway from the gateway in the core network element; and causing a triggering message indicating the quality of the connection to be sent from the core network element to an access network control element to trigger the access network control element to inform the terminal about the quality of the connection, wherein the access network control element informs the terminal about the quality of the connection via the alternative access network, wherein the terminal is connected to the mobile communications system via the alternative access network, and wherein the core network element controls the cellular access network, wherein the gateway and access network control element are separate entities and wherein the core network element is comprised in a core network portion of a cellular network. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory storing computer program code, wherein the at least one memory and stored computer program code are configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus to at least:
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monitor quality of a connection between a terminal and a gateway in the gateway in a mobile communications system comprising a cellular access network and an alternative access network; and cause information to be sent to a core network element controlling the cellular access network and handling signaling relating to the connection about the quality of the connection to trigger an access network control element to inform the terminal about the quality of the connection, wherein the access network control element informs the terminal about the quality of the connection via the alternative access network, wherein the terminal is connected to the mobile communications system via the alternative access network, wherein the gateway and the access network control element are separate entities, and wherein the core network element is comprised in a core network portion of a cellular network. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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25. An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory storing computer program code, wherein the at least one memory and stored computer program code are configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus to at least:
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handle signaling relating to connections between at least one terminal and a gateway in a mobile communications system comprising a cellular access network and an alternative access network; control the cellular access network; receive information indicating a quality of a connection between the at least one terminal and the gateway; and cause a triggering message indicating the quality of the connection to an access network control element to trigger the access network control element to inform the terminal about the quality of the connection, wherein the access network control element informs the terminal about the quality of the connection via the alternative access network, wherein the terminal is connected to the mobile communications system via the alternative access network, wherein the gateway and access network control element are separate entities, and wherein the apparatus comprises a core network element comprised in a core network portion of a cellular network. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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27. A computer program product comprising at least one non-transitory computer readable storage medium, the at least one computer readable storage medium storing a computer program configured to control a processor to perform operations comprising:
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monitoring a quality of a connection between a terminal and a gateway in a mobile communications system comprising a cellular access network and an alternative access network; and causing information to be sent to a core network element controlling the cellular access network and handling signaling relating to the connections about the quality of the connections for triggering an access network control element to inform the terminal about the quality of the connection, wherein the access network control element informs the terminal about the quality of the connection via the alternative access network, wherein the terminal is connected to the mobile communications system via the alternative access network, wherein the gateway and access network control element are separate entities, and wherein the core network element is comprised in a core network portion of a cellular network.
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28. A computer program product comprising at least one non-transitory computer readable storage medium, the at least one computer readable storage medium storing a computer program configured to control a processor to perform operations comprising:
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handling signaling relating to a connection between a terminal and a gateway in a core network element of a mobile communications system comprising a cellular access network and an alternative access network; controlling the cellular access network; receiving information indicating a quality of the connection between the terminal and the gateway; causing a triggering message indicating the quality of the connection from the core network element to be sent to an access network control element to trigger the access network control element to inform the terminal about the quality of the connection, wherein the access network control element informs the terminal about the quality of the connection via the alternative access network, wherein the terminal is connected to the mobile communications system via the alternative access network, wherein the gateway and access network control element are separate entities, and wherein the core network element is comprised in a core network portion of a cellular network.
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29. A system comprising:
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a cellular access network; an alternative access network; a gateway; and a core network element;
wherein;the gateway is configured to handle connections between at least one terminal and the gateway, monitor quality of the connections, and send information to the core network element handing signaling relating to the connection about the quality of the connections; and the core network element is configured to control the cellular access network and handle signaling relating to connections between at least one terminal and the gateway, receive information indicating a quality of a connection between the at least one terminal and the gateway, and send a triggering message indicating the quality of the connection from the core network element to an access network control element to trigger an access network control element to inform the terminal about the quality of the connection, wherein the access network control element informs the terminal about the quality of the connection via the alternative access network, wherein the terminal is connected to the system via the alternative access network, wherein the gateway and access network control element are separate entities, and wherein the core network element is comprised in a core network portion of a cellular network. - View Dependent Claims (30)
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31. An apparatus comprising:
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means for monitoring quality of a connection between a terminal and a gateway in a mobile communications system comprising a cellular access network and an alternative access network; and means for causing information to be sent to a core network element controlling the cellular access network and handling signaling relating to the connection about the quality of the connections for triggering an access network control element to inform the terminal about the quality of the connection, wherein the access network control element informs the terminal about the quality of the connection via the alternative access network, wherein the terminal is connected to the mobile communications system via the alternative access network, wherein the gateway and access network control element are separate entities, and wherein the core network element is comprised in a core network portion of a cellular network.
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32. An apparatus comprising:
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means for handling signaling relating to a connection between a terminal and a gateway in a mobile communications system comprising a cellular access network and an alternative access network; means for controlling the cellular access network; means for receiving information indicating a quality of a connection between the terminal and the gateway; and means for causing a triggering message indicating the quality of the connection to be sent to an access network control element to trigger the access network control element to inform the terminal about the quality of the connection, wherein the access network control element informs the terminal about the quality of the connection via the alternative access network, wherein the terminal is connected to the mobile communications system via the alternative access network, wherein the gateway and access network control element are separate entities and wherein the apparatus comprises a core network element comprised in a core network portion of a cellular network.
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33. A system comprising a gateway and a core network element, wherein:
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the gateway comprises means for handling connections between at least one terminal and the gateway, means for monitoring quality of the connections, and means for causing information to be sent to the core network element; and the core network element comprises means for controlling a cellular access network, means for handling signaling relating to connections between at least one terminal and the gateway, means for receiving information indicating a quality of a connection between the at least one terminal and the gateway, and means for causing a triggering message indicating the quality of the connection to be sent from the core network element to an access network control element to trigger the access network control element to inform the terminal about the quality of the connection, wherein the access network control element informs the terminal about the quality of the connection via the alternative access network, wherein the gateway and access network control element are separate entities, and wherein the core network element is comprised in a core network portion of a cellular network.
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