Radio network control
First Claim
1. A method performed in a first radio network controller of a first subnet of a radio access network, the method comprising:
- establishing a border association between the first radio network controller and a radio node of a second subnet, the border association being established based at least in part on a proximity of the radio node to a subnet boundary between the first subnet and the second subnet; and
after the border association has been established, sending a communication to an access terminal over a control channel through the radio node of the second subnet without the communication passing through any radio network controller of the second subnet.
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Abstract
The radio node controller of one subnet sends a communication to an access terminal over a control channel through the infrastructure of another subnet. The radio node controller maintains an open traffic channel with an access terminal when the access terminal moves from a coverage area of the first subnet to a coverage area of the second subnet and when the access terminal uses a carrier in the first subnet that cannot be used in the second subnet. In a radio access network including a first and a second subnet, in which the first subnet includes both a first radio node controller and radio nodes that are configured in accordance with one 1xEV-DO standard and the second subnet includes radio nodes configured in accordance with another 1xEV-DO standard, the first radio node controller maintains an open traffic channel with an access terminal when the access terminal moves from the coverage area of the first subnet to the coverage area of the second subnet.
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58 Claims
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1. A method performed in a first radio network controller of a first subnet of a radio access network, the method comprising:
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establishing a border association between the first radio network controller and a radio node of a second subnet, the border association being established based at least in part on a proximity of the radio node to a subnet boundary between the first subnet and the second subnet; and after the border association has been established, sending a communication to an access terminal over a control channel through the radio node of the second subnet without the communication passing through any radio network controller of the second subnet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method performed in a first radio network controller of a first subnet of a radio access network, the method comprising:
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establishing a border association between the first radio network controller and at least one sector of a radio node of a second subnet, the border association being established based at least in part on a proximity of the radio node to a subnet boundary between the first subnet and the second subnet; receiving a notification from an access terminal, the notification comprising information about pilot strengths of sectors that are visible to the access terminal; selecting one or more of the sectors based on the information about the pilot strengths, wherein a first sector of the one or more sectors is located in the second subnet of the radio access network and has a border association with the first radio network controller; and after the border association has been established, sending a communication to the access terminal over a control channel through the first sector without the communication passing through any radio network controller of the second subnet.
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13. A method performed at a first radio network controller of a first subnet of a radio access network, comprising:
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establishing a border association between the first radio network controller and a radio node of a second subnet, the border association being established based at least in part on a proximity of the radio node to a subnet boundary between the first subnet and the second subnet; and after the border association has been established, maintaining an open traffic channel with an access terminal when the access terminal moves from a coverage area of the first subnet to a coverage area of the radio node of the second subnet of the radio access network; wherein the access terminal initially uses a first carrier in the first subnet that cannot be used in the second subnet. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A method, comprising:
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establishing a border association between the first radio network controller and a radio node of a second subnet, the border association being established based at least in part on a proximity of the radio node to a subnet boundary between the first subnet and the second subnet; and after the border association has been established, maintaining, at a first radio network controller of a first subnet of a radio access network, an open traffic channel with an access terminal when the access terminal moves from a coverage area of the first subnet to a coverage area of a second subnet of the radio access network; wherein the first subnet comprises radio nodes that are configured in accordance with a first 1xEV-DO standard and the second subnet comprises radio nodes that are configured in accordance with a second 1xEV-DO standard. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A radio network controller configured to operate in a first subnet of a radio access network, the radio network controller comprising:
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a processor; and memory for storing instructions that are executable by the processor to; establish a border association between the radio network controller and a radio node of a second subnet, the border association being established based at least in part on a proximity of the radio node to a subnet boundary between the first subnet and the second subnet; and after the border association has been established, send a communication, from the radio network controller of the first subnet of the radio access network, to an access terminal over a control channel through the second subnet of the radio access network without the communication passing through any radio network controller of the second subnet. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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23. A radio network controller configured to operate in a first subnet of a radio access network, the radio network controller comprising:
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a processor; and memory for storing instructions that are executable by the processor to; establish a border association between the first radio network controller and at least one sector of a radio node of a second subnet, the border association being established based at least in part on a proximity of the radio node to a subnet boundary between the first subnet and the second subnet; receive a notification from an access terminal at the first radio network controller of a first subnet of a radio access network, the notification comprising information about pilot strengths of sectors that are visible to the access terminal; select one or more of the sectors based on the information about the pilot strengths, wherein a first sector of the one or more sectors is located in the second subnet of the radio access network and has a border association with the first radio network controller; and after the border association has been established, send a communication to the access terminal over a control channel through the first sector without the communication passing through any radio network controller of the second subnet.
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24. A radio network controller configured to operate in a first subnet of a radio access network, the radio network controller comprising:
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means for establishing a border association between the radio network controller and a radio node of a second subnet, the border association being established based at least in part on a proximity of the radio node to a subnet boundary between the first subnet and the second subnet; and means for sending a communication, after the border association has been established, from the radio network controller of the first subnet, to an access terminal over a control channel through the radio node of the second subnet without the communication passing through any radio network controller of the second subnet. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27)
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28. A radio network controller configured to operate in a first subnet of a radio access network, the radio network controller comprising:
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means for establishing a border association between the first radio network controller and at least one sector of a radio node of a second subnet, the border association being established based at least in part on a proximity of the radio node to a subnet boundary between the first subnet and the second subnet; means for receiving a notification from an access terminal at the first radio network controller of a first subnet of a radio access network, the notification comprising information about pilot strengths of sectors that are visible to the access terminal; means for selecting one or more of the sectors based on the information about the pilot strengths, wherein a first sector of the one or more sectors is located in the second subnet of the radio access network and has a border association with the first radio network controller; and means for sending, after the border association has been established, a communication to the access terminal over a control channel through the first sector without the communication passing through any radio network controller of the second subnet.
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29. A system, comprising:
a first subnet of a radio access network and a second subnet of a radio access network, the first subnet comprising; a first radio network controller configured to; establish a border association between the radio network controller and a radio node of a second subnet, the border association being established based at least in part on a proximity of the radio node to a subnet boundary between the first subnet and the second subnet; and after the border association has been established, send a communication, from the radio network controller of the first subnet of the radio access network, to an access terminal over a control channel through the second subnet of the radio access network without the communication passing through any radio network controller of the second subnet. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A system, comprising:
a first subnet of a radio access network and a second subnet of the radio access network, the first subnet comprising; a first radio network controller configured to; establish a border association between the first radio network controller and at least one sector of a radio node of a second subnet, the border association being established based at least in part on a proximity of the radio node to a subnet boundary between the first subnet and the second subnet; receive a notification from an access terminal at the first radio network controller, the notification comprising information about pilot strengths of sectors that are visible to the access terminal; select one or more of the sectors based on the information about the pilot strengths, wherein a first sector of the one or more sectors is located in the second subnet of the radio access network and has a border association with the first radio network controller; and after the border association has been established, send a communication to the access terminal over a control channel the first sector without the communication passing through any radio network controller of the second subnet.
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36. A radio network controller configured to operated in a first subnet of a radio access network, the radio network controller comprising:
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a processor; and memory for storing instructions that are executable by the processor to; establish a border association between the first radio network controller and a radio node of a second subnet, the border association being established based at least in part on a proximity of the radio node to a subnet boundary between the first subnet and the second subnet; and after the border association has been established, maintain, at the radio network controller of a first subnet of a radio access network, an open traffic channel with an access terminal when the access terminal moves from a coverage area of the first subnet to a coverage area of the radio node of the second subnet of the radio access network; wherein the access terminal initially uses a first carrier in the first subnet that cannot be used in the second subnet. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39)
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40. A radio network controller configured to operate in a first subnet of a radio access network, the radio network controller comprising:
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means for establishing a border association between the first radio network controller and a radio node of a second subnet, the border association being established based at least in part on a proximity of the radio node to a subnet boundary between the first subnet and the second subnet; and means for maintaining, at the radio network controller after the border association has been established, an open traffic channel with an access terminal when the access terminal moves from a coverage area of the first subnet to a coverage area of the radio node of the second subnet of the radio access network; wherein the access terminal initially uses a first carrier in the first subnet that cannot be used in the second subnet. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43)
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44. A system, comprising:
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a first subnet of a radio access network, comprising; a first radio network controller, wherein the first radio network controller is configured to; establish a border association between the first radio network controller and a radio node of a second subnet, the border association being established based at least in part on a proximity of the radio node to a subnet boundary between the first subnet and the second subnet; and after the border association has been established, maintain an open traffic channel with an access terminal when the access terminal moves from a coverage area of the first subnet to a coverage area of the radio rode of the second subnet of the radio access network; wherein the access terminal initially uses a first carrier in the first subnet that cannot be used in the second subnet. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. A radio network controller configured to operate in a first subnet of a radio access network, the radio network controller comprising:
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a processor; and memory for storing instructions that are executable by the processor to; establish a border association with a radio node of a second subnet, the border association being established based at least in part on a proximity of the radio node to a subnet boundary between the first subnet and the second subnet; and after the border association has been established, maintain, at the radio network controller, an open traffic channel with an access terminal when the access terminal moves from a coverage area of the first subnet to a coverage area of the radio node of the second subnet of the radio access network; wherein the first subnet comprises radio nodes that are configured in accordance with a first 1xEV-DO standard and the second subnet comprises radio nodes that are configured in accordance with a second 1xEV-DO standard. - View Dependent Claims (50)
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51. A radio network controller configured to operated in a first subnet of a radio access network, the radio network controller comprising:
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means for establishing a border association between the first radio network controller and a radio node of a second subnet, the border association being established based at least in part on a proximity of the radio node to a subnet boundary between the first subnet and the second subnet; and means for maintaining, after the border association has been established, an open traffic channel with an access terminal when the access terminal moves from a coverage area of the first subnet to a coverage area of the radio node of the second subnet of the radio access network; wherein the first subnet comprises radio nodes that are configured in accordance with a first 1xEV-DO standard and the second subnet comprises radio nodes that are configured in accordance with a second 1xEV-DO standard. - View Dependent Claims (52)
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53. A system, comprising:
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a first subnet of a radio access network, comprising; radio nodes, wherein at least one radio node of the radio nodes is configured to communicate with a first radio network controller; and the first radio network controller, wherein the first radio network controller is configured to; establish a border association between the first radio network controller and at least one sector of a radio node of a second subnet, the border association being established based at least in part on a proximity of the radio node to a subnet boundary between the first subnet and the second subnet; and after the border association has been established, maintain an open traffic channel with an access terminal when the access terminal moves from a coverage area of the first subnet to a coverage area of the radio node of the second subnet of the radio access network; wherein the radio nodes of the first subnet comprise at least some radio nodes that are configured in accordance with a first 1xEV-DO standard and the second subnet comprises radio nodes that are configured in accordance with a second 1xEV-DO standard. - View Dependent Claims (54)
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55. A method performed in a radio access network including a first and a second subnet, in which the first subnet includes a first radio network controller, and in which radio nodes in the first subnet are configured in accordance with one 1xEV-DO standard that comprises the 1xEV-DO Rev-A standard, and radio nodes in the second subnet are configured in accordance with another 1xEV-DO standard that comprises the 1xEV-DO Rev-0 standard, the method comprising;
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establishing a border association between the first radio network controller and at least one border radio node of a second subnet, the border association being established based at least in part on a proximity of the border radio node to a subnet boundary between the first subnet and the second subnet; and after the border association has been established, enabling the first radio network controller to maintain an open traffic channel with an access terminal when the access terminal moves from a coverage area of the first subnet to a coverage area of the border radio node of the second subnet; wherein the access terminal uses a carrier in the first subnet that cannot be used in the second subnet.
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56. A method performed in a radio access network including a first and a second subnet, in which the first subnet includes both a first radio network controller and radio nodes that are configured in accordance with one 1xEV-DO standard that comprises the 1xEV-DO Rev-A standard, and the second subnet includes radio nodes configured in accordance with another 1xEV-DO standard that comprises the 1xEV-DO Rev-0 standard, the method comprising:
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establishing a border association between the first radio network controller and at least one border radio node of a second subnet, the border association being established based at least in part on a proximity of the border radio node to a subnet boundary between the first subnet and the second subnet; and after the border association has been established, enabling the first radio network controller to maintain an open traffic channel with an access terminal when the access terminal moves from the coverage area of the first subnet to the coverage area of the border radio node of the second subnet.
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57. A radio network controller configured to operate in a first subnet of a radio access network, the radio network controller comprising:
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means for establishing a border association between the radio network controller and a radio node of a second subnet, the border association being established based at least in part on a proximity of the radio node to a subnet boundary between the first subnet and the second subnet; and means for maintaining, after the border association has been established, an open traffic channel with an access terminal when the access terminal moves from a coverage area of a first subnet to a coverage area of the radio node of the second subnet; wherein radio nodes in the first subnet are configured in accordance with a 1xEV-DO standard that comprises the 1xEV-DO Rev-A standard, and radio nodes in the second subnet are configured in accordance with another 1xEV-DO standard that comprises the 1xEV-DO Rev. 0 standard.
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58. A system comprising,
a packet data serving node connected to a network; -
at least two subnets, each subnet comprising; at least one radio network controller connected to the packet data serving node; and at least one radio node connected to a radio network controller in the same subnet; wherein a first radio network controller located in a first subnet is configured to; establish a border association between the first radio network controller and a border radio node of a second subnet, the border association being established based at least in part on a proximity of the border radio node to a subnet boundary between the first subnet and the second subnet; and maintain, after the border association has been established, an open traffic channel with an access terminal when the access terminal moves from a coverage area of a first subnet to a coverage area of the border radio node of the second subnet; wherein radio nodes in the first subnet are configured in accordance with a 1xEV-DO standard that comprises the 1xEV-DO Rev-A standard, and radio nodes in the second subnet are configured in accordance with another 1xEV-DO standard that comprises the 1xEV-DO Rev. 0 standard.
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Specification