Network-initiated method and system for establishing data communication using IP with a wireless terminal
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving, at a wireless network comprising a serving general packet radio service support node, a request to initiate an internet protocol session with a wireless terminal in communication with the wireless network, the request being received from the wireless terminal;
determining that the wireless terminal is available;
determining that the wireless terminal is internet protocol capable;
determining that the wireless terminal does not have an internet protocol address;
paging the wireless terminal over a control channel, wherein paging comprises sending a page comprising a standard instruction in a simple network management protocol to request that the wireless terminal obtain a temporary internet protocol address;
receiving, at the serving general packet radio service support node, a request for the temporary internet protocol address from the wireless terminal;
obtaining, by the serving general packet radio service support node, the temporary internet protocol address;
assigning the temporary internet protocol address to the wireless terminal; and
establishing the internet protocol session between the wireless network and the wireless terminal.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided for establishing data communication between a wireless network and a wireless terminal by means of a packet data protocol connection, using internet protocol. When a determination is made that the wireless terminal is active but does not have an internet protocol address, a page is initiated from the wireless network to the wireless terminal over a control channel requesting that the wireless terminal obtain a temporary internet protocol address. A temporary internet protocol address is then assigned to the terminal in response to a request from the terminal initiated in response to the page so that data communication can be established with the terminal based on the temporary address.
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14 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, at a wireless network comprising a serving general packet radio service support node, a request to initiate an internet protocol session with a wireless terminal in communication with the wireless network, the request being received from the wireless terminal; determining that the wireless terminal is available; determining that the wireless terminal is internet protocol capable; determining that the wireless terminal does not have an internet protocol address; paging the wireless terminal over a control channel, wherein paging comprises sending a page comprising a standard instruction in a simple network management protocol to request that the wireless terminal obtain a temporary internet protocol address; receiving, at the serving general packet radio service support node, a request for the temporary internet protocol address from the wireless terminal; obtaining, by the serving general packet radio service support node, the temporary internet protocol address; assigning the temporary internet protocol address to the wireless terminal; and establishing the internet protocol session between the wireless network and the wireless terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to perform operations comprising:
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receiving a request to initiate an internet protocol session with between a wireless network and a wireless terminal, the wireless network comprising a serving general packet radio service support node, the request being received from the wireless terminal; determining that the wireless terminal is available; determining that the wireless terminal is internet protocol capable; determining that the receiving wireless terminal does not have an internet protocol address; paging the wireless terminal over a control channel to request that the wireless terminal obtain a temporary internet protocol address, wherein paging comprises sending a page comprising a standard instruction in a simple network management protocol; receiving a request for the temporary internet protocol address from the receiving wireless terminal; obtaining the temporary internet protocol address from a gateway general packet radio service support node; assigning the temporary internet protocol address to the wireless terminal; and establishing the internet protocol session between the wireless network and the wireless terminal. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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10. A method comprising:
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receiving, at a wireless network comprising a serving general packet radio service support node and a gateway general packet radio service support node, a request to initiate an internet protocol session with a wireless terminal in communication with the wireless network, the request being received from the wireless terminal; determining that the wireless terminal is available; determining that the wireless terminal is internet protocol capable; determining that the wireless terminal does not have an internet protocol address; requesting that the wireless terminal obtain a temporary internet protocol address by transmitting a page to the wireless terminal over a control channel, the page comprising a standard instruction in a simple network management protocol; receiving a request for the temporary internet protocol address from the wireless terminal; obtaining, from the gateway general packet radio service support node, the temporary internet protocol address; assigning the temporary internet protocol address to the wireless terminal; and establishing the internet protocol session between the wireless network and the wireless terminal. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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