Session recovery during virtual mobile management

• US 8,972,781 B2
• Filed: 08/30/2012
• Issued: 03/03/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 04/20/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Omnissa, LLC
• Original Assignee: AetherPal, Inc. (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Inventors: Charles, Calvin, Gonsalves, Deepak, Parmar, Ramesh, Oh, Byung Joon, Ayyalasornayajula, Subramanyam
• Primary Examiner(s): LE, DIEU MINH T
• Application Number:
  US13/599,808
• Publication Number:
  US 20130055016A1
• Time in Patent Office: 915 Days
• Field of Search: 714/15, 714/16, 714/14.1, 714/2, 714/4.21, 714/4.4
• US Class Current: 714/15
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/19 Connection re-establishment
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/22 Manipulation of transport tunnels

Abstract

Disclosed is a method to enable wireless remote session recovery for a wireless device. Should a wireless device encounter a broken communication link during a virtual mobile management (VMM) operation, a method of automatic session recovery is disclosed which executes from a management console through a communication end-point gateway server in order to reconnect the mobile device. Under control of the session reconnection method, the device client listener and tools of wireless device re-establishes the signal and bearer links with a management console, over the air through the communication end-point gateway server (CEG). The communication utilizing the session recovery algorithm enables the wireless device to receive session information from the communication end-point gateway server, including the respective tools.

Claims

1. A method, as implemented in a server, of providing an automatic session recovery during a remote management session between a mobile device and the server, the method comprising:

detecting a broken communication link in the remote management session between the mobile device and the server during the on-going remote management session;

communicating detection of the broken communication link between the mobile device and the server in the on-going remote management session to a management console;

receiving an acknowledgement from the management console, wherein the management console transitions to a suspend state for the on-going remote management session for the mobile device;

reestablishing the communication link between the mobile device and the server for the suspended on-going remote management session with the mobile device;

transitioning to an open state for the on-going remote management session; and

notifying the management console and the mobile device,

wherein the mobile device accepts remote management session information and automatically performs remote management session reconnection enabling normal operations of the on-going remote management session.

2. The automatic session recovery method according to claim 1, wherein the management console is notified by sending a signal over a signal link.

3. The automatic session recovery method according to claim 2, wherein the signal is an alert signal.

4. The automatic session recovery method according to claim 2, wherein upon receiving the signal the management console will stop communicating with the mobile device.

5. The automatic session recovery method according to claim 2, wherein the link is a bearer link used to send bearer messages between two communicating peers.

6. The automatic session recovery method according to claim 1, wherein any data sent to the mobile device via the server from the management console is dropped.

7. The automatic session recovery method according to claim 1, wherein the automatic session recovery is operated from the management console through the server.

8. The automatic session recovery method according to claim 1, wherein the link is a signal link used to send signaling messages between two communicating peers.

9. A system for providing automatic session recovery during a remote management session, comprising:

a server configured to detect a broken communication link between a mobile device and the server during an established remote management session;

the server configured to communicate detection of the broken communication link to a management console;

the server configured to receive an acknowledgement from the management console, wherein the management console transitions to a suspend state for the established remote management session with the mobile device;

the server configured to reestablish a communication link with the mobile device;

the server configured to transition to an open state for the established remote management session that is currently suspended; and

the server configured to notify the management console and the mobile device,

wherein the mobile device accepts the established remote management session information and performs automatic session reconnection enabling normal operations of the remote management session.

10. The system according to claim 9, wherein the console is notified by sending a signal over a signal link.

11. The system according to claim 10, wherein the signal is an alert signal.

12. The system according to claim 10, wherein upon receiving the signal the management console will stop communicating with the mobile device.

13. The system according to claim 10, wherein the link is a bearer link used to send bearer messages between two communicating peers.

14. The system according to claim 9, wherein any data sent to the mobile device via the server from the management console is dropped.

15. The system according to claim 9, wherein the automatic session recovery is operated from the management console through the server.

16. The system according to claim 9, wherein the link is a signal link used to send signaling messages between two communicating peers.