Method and system for efficient use of a telecommunications network and the connection between the telecommunications network and a customer premises equipment

• US 9,032,083 B2
• Filed: 06/21/2011
• Issued: 05/12/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/21/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Deutsche Telekom AG
• Original Assignee: Deutsche Telekom AG
• Inventors: Scherer, Christoph, Ebling, Holger
• Primary Examiner(s): Daftuar, Saket K
• Application Number:
  US13/805,345
• Publication Number:
  US 20130111046A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,421 Days
• Field of Search: 709/217, 709/218, 709/219, 709/220, 709/221, 709/222, 709/223, 709/224, 709/225, 709/226, 709/227, 709/228, 709/229, 709/230, 709/238, 370/329
• US Class Current: 709/228
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/103 across network layers, e.g. resolution of network layer into physical layer addresses or address resolution protocol [ARP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/4557 Directories for hybrid networks, e.g. including telephone numbers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1069 Session establishment or de-establishment
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/10 Small scale networks; Flat hierarchical networks

Abstract

A method for efficient use of a connection between a telecommunications network and a Customer Premises Equipment (CPE), via an access node, for a location based application includes: establishing a physical communication channel between the access node of the telecommunications network and the CPE; providing a public or private internet Protocol (IP) address to the CPE for use by the CPE to communicate with an IP Edge node of the telecommunications network; storing a location information related to the physical communication channel; initially assigning a first functionality level to the public or private IP address; and assigning a second functionality level to the public or private IP address when the telecommunications network is able to federate network access related identification information to a contract related identification information. The location information is used by the location based application.

Claims

1. A method for efficient use of a connection between a telecommunications network and a Customer Premises Equipment (CPE), via an access node, for a location based application, the method comprising the steps of:

establishing a physical communication channel between the access node of the telecommunications network and the CPE, the physical communication channel being assigned to a network access related identification information related to the access node;

providing, by the telecommunications network, a public or private internet Protocol (IP) address to the CPE for use by the CPE to communicate with an IP Edge node of the telecommunications network, the IP address being associated with the network access related identification information and an IP session or connection realizing a logical communication channel being initiated between the IP Edge node of the telecommunications network and the CPE;

storing, by the telecommunications network, a location information related to the physical communication channel;

initially assigning, by the telecommunications network, a first functionality level to the public or private IP address; and

assigning, by the telecommunications network, a second functionality level to the public or private IP address when the telecommunications network is able to federate the network access related identification information to a contract related identification information;

wherein the location information is used by the location based application;

wherein the telecommunications network comprises a control function, wherein the contract related identification information to enable the second functionality level is sent to the control function after relating the network access related identification information to the contract related identification information.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the logical communication channel is established by using at least one piece of authentication information, the at least one piece of authentication information being a trusted information existing within the telecommunications network.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the network access related identification information is at least one of a port ID information and a line ID information, and wherein the contract related identification information corresponds to a user.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the IP Edge node controls the communication between the CPE and the IP Edge Node via the access node of the telecommunications network according to the first or second functionality level, and wherein the functionality level associated with the network access related identification information is changed based on information received from the control function.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the contract related identification information is a user related identification information.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the location information is related to the network access related identification information.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the location information comprises at least an address information of a geographical address.

8. A telecommunications network for the efficient use of a connection between the telecommunications network and a CPE, via an access node, for a location based application, the telecommunications network comprising:

a plurality of network nodes; and

a physical communication channel between the access node of the telecommunications network and the CPE, the physical communication link being associated to a network access related identification information related to the access node,

wherein the telecommunications network is configured to provide a public or private Internet Protocol (IP) address to the CPE for use by the CPE to communicate with an IP Edge node of the telecommunications network, the IP address being associated with the network access related identification information and an IP session or connection realizing a logical communication channel being initiated between the IP Edge node and the CPE;

wherein the telecommunications network is configured to store a location information related to the physical communication channel;

wherein the telecommunications network is configured to initially assign a first functionality level to the public or private IP address;

wherein the telecommunications network is configured to assign a second functionality level to the public or private IP address when the telecommunications network is able to federate the network access related identification information to a contract related identification information; and

wherein the location information is usable by the location based application;

wherein the telecommunications network comprises a control function, and wherein the telecommunications network is configured such that the contract related identification information to enable the second functionality level is sent to the control function after relating the network access related identification information to the contract related identification information.

9. The telecommunications network according to claim 8, wherein the logical communication channel is established by using at least one piece of authentication information, the at least one piece of authentication information being a trusted information existing within the telecommunications network.

10. A method for efficient use of a connection between a telecommunications network and a Customer Premises Equipment (CPE), via an access node, for a location based application, the method comprising the steps of:

establishing a physical communication channel between the access node of the telecommunications network and the CPE, the physical communication channel being assigned to a network access related identification information related to the access node;

providing, by the telecommunications network, a public or private Internet Protocol (IP) address to the CPE for use by the CPE to communicate with an IP Edge node of the telecommunications network, the IP address being associated with the network access related identification information and an IP session or connection realizing a logical communication channel being initiated between the IP Edge node of the telecommunications network and the CPE;

storing, by the telecommunications network, a location information related to the physical communication channel;

initially assigning, by the telecommunications network, a first functionality level to the public or private IP address; and

assigning, by the telecommunications network, a second functionality level to the public or private IP address when the telecommunications network is able to federate the network access related identification information to a contract related identification information;

wherein the location information is used by the location based application;

wherein the IP Edge node controls the communication between the CPE and the IP Edge Node via the access node of the telecommunications network according to the first or second functionality level, and wherein the functionality level associated with the network access related identification information is changed based on information received from the control function.

11. The method according to claim 10, wherein the logical communication channel is established by using at least one piece of authentication information, the at least one piece of authentication information being a trusted information existing within the telecommunications network.

12. The method according to claim 10, wherein the network access related identification information is at least one of a port ID information and a line ID information, and wherein the contract related identification information corresponds to a user.

13. The method according to claim 10, wherein the telecommunications network comprises a control function, wherein the contract related identification information to enable the second functionality level is sent to the control function after relating the network access related identification information to the contract related identification information.

14. The method according to claim 10, wherein the contract related identification information is a user related identification information.

15. The method according to claim 10, wherein the location information is related to the network access related identification information.

16. The method according to claim 10, wherein the location information comprises at least an address information of a geographical address.