Decoupling radio resource management from an access gateway
First Claim
1. A radio resource manager, comprising:
- one or more computer processors, wherein the radio resource manager is configured to;
receive a control message from a base transceiver station associated an access terminal;
receive a request message determine radio control characteristics; and
send a response message that includes the radio control characteristics such that a radio link is established and such that an access gateway, which is not collocated with the radio resource manager, receives data in a bearer path from the base transceiver station, wherein the radio resource manager is decoupled from the bearer path.
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Abstract
Particular embodiments provide an access gateway that facilitates communication between a plurality of access technologies. The access gateway facilitates data communication with an access terminal through a bearer path. A radio resource manager is configured to provide radio resource management functions for the communications. The radio resource manager is decoupled from the bearer path and provides control of radio transmission characteristics for the bearer path to the gateway. Because the radio resource manager is not in the bearer path, the access gateway may be access technology agnostic. Thus, the access gateway does not need to have access-specific modules based on the radio technology for each bearer path.
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20 Claims
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1. A radio resource manager, comprising:
one or more computer processors, wherein the radio resource manager is configured to; receive a control message from a base transceiver station associated an access terminal; receive a request message determine radio control characteristics; and send a response message that includes the radio control characteristics such that a radio link is established and such that an access gateway, which is not collocated with the radio resource manager, receives data in a bearer path from the base transceiver station, wherein the radio resource manager is decoupled from the bearer path. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method, comprising:
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receiving a control message from a base transceiver station associated an access terminal; receiving a request message determine radio control characteristics; and sending a response message that includes the radio control characteristics such that a radio link is established and such that an access gateway, which is not collocated with a radio resource manager, receives data in a bearer path from the base transceiver station, wherein the radio resource manager is decoupled from the bearer path. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A system that includes a processor and a non-transitory computer readable medium for performing operations, comprising:
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receiving a control message from a base transceiver station associated an access terminal; receiving a request message determine radio control characteristics; and sending a response message that includes the radio control characteristics such that a radio link is established and such that an access gateway, which is not collocated with a radio resource manager, receives data in a bearer path from the base transceiver station, wherein the radio resource manager is decoupled from the bearer path.
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