Method and apparatus for user equipment interaction with a network using interaction information

• US 9,072,069 B2
• Filed: 11/05/2013
• Issued: 06/30/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 10/05/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Chin, Chen Ho, Bishop, Craig
• Primary Examiner(s): TAYLOR, NATHAN SCOTT
• Application Number:
  US14/072,215
• Publication Number:
  US 20140057630A1
• Time in Patent Office: 602 Days
• Field of Search: 455/435.1, 455/436, 455/446, 370/331, 370/329, 370/338, 370/411
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/08 Access restriction or access information delivery, e.g. discovery data delivery signalling during connection H04W76/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 60/00 Affiliation to network, e.g. registration; Terminating affiliation with the network, e.g. de-registration
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 60/02 by periodical registration
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 92/045 between access point and backbone network device

Abstract

A method for receiving information on Tracking Areas (TAs) by a User Equipment (UE) in a communication network is provided. The method includes transmitting to a Mobility Management Entity (MME), an ATTACH REQUEST message in a deregistered state; and receiving, from the MME, an ATTACH ACCEPT message including at least two different types of Tracking Area Identify (TAI) lists that identify TAs. The at least two different types of TAI lists are concatenated in the ATTACH ACCEPT message and each of the at least two different types of TAI lists is variable within a maximum size.

Claims

1. A method for receiving information on Tracking Areas (TAs) by a User Equipment (UE) in a communication network, the method comprising:

transmitting, to a Mobility Management Entity (MME), an ATTACH REQUEST message in a deregistered state; and

receiving, from the MME, an ATTACH ACCEPT message including at least two different types of Tracking Area Identify (TAI) lists that identify TAs,

wherein the at least two different types of TAI lists are concatenated in the ATTACH ACCEPT message and each of the at least two different types of TAI lists is variable within a maximum size.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the ATTACH ACCEPT message further includes a message identifier indicating a message type.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the ATTACH ACCEPT message further includes Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) related information.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising storing the at least two different types of TAI lists included in the ATTACH ACCEPT message.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the ATTACH ACCEPT message further includes a mobile identity.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the mobile identity includes information on a Temporary Mobile Subscriber Identity (TMSI).

7. A method for transmitting information on Tracking Areas (TAs) by a Mobility Management Entity (MME) in a communication network, the method comprising:

receiving, from a User Equipment (UE), an ATTACH REQUEST message in a deregistered state; and

transmitting, to the UE, an ATTACH ACCEPT message including at least two different types of Tracking Area Identify (TAI) lists that identify TAs,

wherein the at least two different types of TAI lists are concatenated in the ATTACH ACCEPT message and each of the at least two different types of TAI lists is variable within a maximum size.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the ATTACH ACCEPT message further includes a message identifier indicating a message type.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the ATTACH ACCEPT message further includes Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) related information.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein the ATTACH ACCEPT message further includes a mobile identity.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the mobile identity includes information on a Temporary Mobile Subscriber Identity (TMSI).

12. A User Equipment (UE) in a communication network, comprising:

a transmitter for transmitting, to a Mobility Management Entity (MME), an ATTACH REQUEST message in a deregistered state; and

a receiver for receiving, from the MME, an ATTACH ACCEPT message including at least two different types of Tracking Area Identify (TAI) lists that identify Tracking Areas (TAs),

wherein the at least two different types of TAI lists are concatenated in the ATTACH ACCEPT message and each of the at least two different types of TAI lists is variable within a maximum size.

13. The UE of claim 12, wherein the ATTACH ACCEPT message further includes a message identifier indicating a message type.

14. The UE of claim 12, wherein the ATTACH ACCEPT message further includes Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) related information.

15. The UE of claim 12, further comprising a memory for storing the at least two different types of TAI lists included in the ATTACH ACCEPT message.

16. The UE of claim 12, wherein the ATTACH ACCEPT message further includes a mobile identity.

17. The UE of claim 16, wherein the mobile identity includes information on a Temporary Mobile Subscriber Identity (TMSI).

18. A Mobility Management Entity (MME) in a communication network, comprising:

a receiver for receiving, from a User Equipment (UE), an ATTACH REQUEST message in a deregistered state; and

a transmitter for transmitting, to the UE, an ATTACH ACCEPT message including at least two different types of Tracking Area Identify (TAI) lists that identify Tracking Areas (TAs),

wherein the at least two different types of TAI lists are concatenated in the ATTACH ACCEPT message and each of the at least two different types of TAI lists is variable within a maximum size.

19. The MME of claim 18, wherein the ATTACH ACCEPT message further includes a message identifier indicating a message type.

20. The MME of claim 18, wherein the ATTACH ACCEPT message further includes Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) related information.

21. The MME of claim 18, wherein the ATTACH ACCEPT message further includes a mobile identity.

22. The MME of claim 21, wherein the mobile identity includes information on a Temporary Mobile Subscriber Identity (TMSI).