System, method, and computer-readable medium for short message service termination processing by a femtocell system

• US 9,544,895 B2
• Filed: 08/12/2013
• Issued: 01/10/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 11/15/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Open Invention Network LLC
• Original Assignee: Open Invention Network LLC
• Inventors: Osborn, Christopher Martin Edward
• Primary Examiner(s): PARK, JUNG H
• Application Number:
  US13/964,672
• Publication Number:
  US 20130329643A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,247 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2101/385 Uniform resource identifier for session initiation protocol [SIP URI]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 5/0055 Physical resource allocation for ACK/NACK for physical mapping arrangements in ARQ protocols H04L1/1861
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/12 Applying verification of the received information cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for data integrity or data verification H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1016 IP multimedia subsystem [IMS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/103 in the network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/104 in the network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1069 Session establishment or de-establishment
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1073 Registration or de-registration
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1104 Session initiation protocol [SIP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42314 in private branch exchanges
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/44 Additional connecting arrangements for providing access to frequently-wanted subscribers, e.g. abbreviated dialling at the subscriber's set H04M1/27; automatic redialling H04M3/424
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 7/009 in systems involving PBX or KTS networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/10 Scheduling measurement reports ; Arrangements for measurement reports
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/00 Hand-off or reselection arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/0058 Transmission of hand-off measurement information, e.g. measurement reports
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/0083 Determination of parameters used for hand-off, e.g. generation or modification of neighbour cell lists
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/0085 Hand-off measurements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/0088 Scheduling hand-off measurements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/08 : Reselecting an access point
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 36/30 : by measured or perceived connection quality data
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/14 : Short messaging services, e.g. short message services [SMS] or unstructured supplementary service data [USSD]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 40/02 : Communication route or path selection, e.g. power-based or shortest path routing
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 40/20 : based on geographic position or location
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/20 : Control channels or signalling for resource management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/27 : between access points
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/10 : Connection setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/12 : Setup of transport tunnels
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/045 : using private Base Stations, e.g. femto Base Stations, home Node B
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/085 : Access point devices with remote components
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 : in wireless communication networks

Abstract

A system, method, and computer readable medium for processing short message service terminations in a communication system featuring an IP-based femtocell system are provided. The femtocell system includes a base transceiver station and a Session Initiation Protocol to Internet Operating System adapter. The Session Initiation Protocol to Internet Operating System adapter conveys the depacketized message content to the base transceiver station which transmits the message content to the user equipment.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

generating a Session Initiation Protocol registration message by at least one femtocell on behalf of a user equipment, the Session Initiation Protocol registration message comprising a Session Initiation Protocol contact identifier for the user equipment;

transmitting the Session Initiation Protocol registration message to a remote Session Initiation Protocol registrar device identifying an address of at least one femtocell as a recipient address for Session Initiation Protocol signaling destined for the user equipment;

conveying an authentication challenge by a Session Initiation Protocol to Internet Operating System adapter within the at least one femtocell to a base transceiver station within the at least one femtocell; and

transmitting the authentication challenge from the base transceiver station within the at least one femtocell to the user equipment.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising at least one of:

receiving, by the Session Initiation Protocol to Internet Operating System adapter of the at least one femtocell from a core network, message content to be delivered to the user equipment serviced by the at least one femtocell;

conveying a service request from the Session Initiation Protocol to Internet Operating System adapter to the base transceiver station of the at least one femtocell; and

transmitting, by the base transceiver station, the message content to the user equipment.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising transmitting, by the Session Initiation Protocol to Internet Operating System adapter, a message delivery confirmation message to the core network.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the message delivery confirmation message comprises a session initiation protocol response.

5. The method of claim 2, further comprising receiving, by the Session Initiation Protocol to Internet Operating System adapter of the at least one femtocell, a service request response from the base transceiver station.

6. The method of claim 2, wherein transmitting the message content to the user equipment comprises transmitting a short message delivery request to the user equipment.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving message content comprises receiving the message content from an Internet Multimedia Subsystem core network.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the message content comprises receiving the message content over a packet interface by the Session Initiation Protocol to Internet Operating System adapter of the at least one femtocell, the method further comprising depacketizing the message content by the Session Initiation Protocol to Internet Operating System adapter.

9. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for execution by a processing system, the computer-executable instructions that:

generate a Session initiation Protocol registration message by a femtocell on behalf of a user equipment, the Session Initiation Protocol registration message comprising a Session Initiation Protocol contact identifier for the user equipment;

transmit the Session Initiation Protocol registration message to a remote Session Initiation Protocol registrar device identifying an address of the femtocell as a recipient address for Session Initiation Protocol signaling destined for the user equipment;

convey an authentication challenge by a Session Initiation Protocol to Internet Operating System adapter within the femtocell to a base transceiver station within the femtocell; and

transmit the authentication challenge from the base transceiver station within the femtocell to the user equipment.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9, wherein the instructions that receive message content comprise instructions that perform at least one of:

receive message content by the Session Initiation Protocol to Internet Operating System adapter of the femtocell from a core network; and

depacketize, by the Session Initiation Protocol to Internet Operating System adapter of the at least one femtocell, the message content.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10, further comprising instructions that transmit, by the Session Initiation Protocol to Internet Operating System adapter, a message delivery confirmation message to the core network.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11, wherein the message delivery confirmation message comprises a session initiation protocol response.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9, wherein the instructions that receive message content comprise instructions that receive the message content from an Internet Multimedia Subsystem core network.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9, further comprising instructions that:

convey a service request from the Session ;

Initiation Protocol to Internet Operating System adapter of the femtocell to the base transceiver station of the femtocell; and

receive, by the Session Initiation Protocol to Internet Operating System adapter, a service request response from the base transceiver station.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9, further comprising instructions that:

transmit, by the base transceiver station, the message content to the user equipment, wherein the instructions transmit the message content to the user equipment comprise instructions that transmit a short message delivery request to the user equipment.

16. A system, comprising:

a packet-switched network;

an Internet Protocol Multimedia subsystem communicatively coupled with the packet-switched network; and

at least one femtocell communicatively coupled with the packet-switched network, wherein the at least one femtocell includes a base transceiver station and a Session Initiation Protocol to Internet Operating System adapter;

wherein the at least one femtocell is configured to generate a Session Initiation Protocol registration message by the at least one femtocell on behalf of a user equipment, the Session Initiation Protocol registration message comprising a Session Initiation Protocol contact identifier for the user equipment, and transmit the Session Initiation Protocol registration message to a remote Session Initiation Protocol registrar device identifying an address of the at least one femtocell as a recipient address for Session Initiation Protocol signaling destined for the user equipment; and

wherein the Session Initiation Protocol to Internet Operating System adapter conveys an authentication challenge by the Session Initiation Protocol to Internet Operating System adapter within the at least one femtocell to the base transceiver station, and transmits the authentication challenge from the base transceiver station within the at least one femtocell to the user equipment.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the Session Initiation Protocol to Internet Operating System adapter performs at least one of:

receives, from the Internet Protocol Multimedia subsystem, message content to be delivered to the user equipment serviced by the at least one femtocell over a packet interface;

depacketizes the message content; and

transmits a message delivery confirmation message to the Internet Protocol Multimedia subsystem.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the message delivery confirmation message comprises a session initiation protocol response.

19. The system of claim 16, wherein the Session Initiation Protocol to Internet Operating System adapter:

conveys a service request to the base transceiver station of the at least one femtocell, and wherein the base transceiver station transmits the message content to the user equipment; and

receives a service request response from the base transceiver station.

20. The system of claim 16, wherein the base transceiver station transmits the message content to the user equipment via a short message delivery request.