Indication of mode transitions of a wireless communication device
First Claim
1. A method of operating a Long Term Evolution (LTE) Serving Gateway (S-GW) to indicate mode transitions of a wireless communication device, the method comprising:
- establishing a default bearer between the LTE S-GW and an LTE Packet Data Network Gateway (P-GW) for the wireless communication device;
establishing a bearer channel between an LTE access node and the LTE S-GW and exchanging data over the bearer channel responsive to the wireless communication device entering an active mode;
releasing the bearer channel between the LTE access node and the LTE S-GW responsive to the wireless communication device entering an idle mode;
generating mode transition records indicating idle-to-active mode transitions and indicating active-to-idle mode transitions of the wireless communication device; and
transferring the mode transition records for delivery to an accounting data processing system, wherein the accounting data processing system is configured to process the mode transition records to determine a number of mode transitions associated with the wireless communication device over a time period and compare the number of mode transitions over the time period to a threshold value.
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Abstract
A Long Term Evolution (LTE) Serving Gateway (S-GW) to indicate mode transitions of a wireless communication device comprises a communication transceiver and a processing system. The communication transceiver is configured to establish a default bearer between the LTE S-GW and an LTE Packet Data Network Gateway (P-GW) for the wireless communication device, establish a bearer channel between an LTE access node and the LTE S-GW, and exchange data over the bearer channel responsive to the wireless communication device entering an active mode. The processing system is configured to release the bearer channel between the LTE access node and the LTE S-GW responsive to the wireless communication device entering an idle mode, generate mode transition records indicating idle-to-active mode transitions and indicating active-to-idle mode transitions of the wireless communication device, and direct the communication transceiver to transfer the mode transition records.
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16 Claims
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1. A method of operating a Long Term Evolution (LTE) Serving Gateway (S-GW) to indicate mode transitions of a wireless communication device, the method comprising:
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establishing a default bearer between the LTE S-GW and an LTE Packet Data Network Gateway (P-GW) for the wireless communication device; establishing a bearer channel between an LTE access node and the LTE S-GW and exchanging data over the bearer channel responsive to the wireless communication device entering an active mode; releasing the bearer channel between the LTE access node and the LTE S-GW responsive to the wireless communication device entering an idle mode; generating mode transition records indicating idle-to-active mode transitions and indicating active-to-idle mode transitions of the wireless communication device; and transferring the mode transition records for delivery to an accounting data processing system, wherein the accounting data processing system is configured to process the mode transition records to determine a number of mode transitions associated with the wireless communication device over a time period and compare the number of mode transitions over the time period to a threshold value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A Long Term Evolution (LTE) Serving Gateway (S-GW) to indicate mode transitions of a wireless communication device, the LTE S-GW comprising:
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a communication transceiver configured to establish a default bearer between the LTE S-GW and an LTE Packet Data Network Gateway (P-GW) for the wireless communication device, establish a bearer channel between an LTE access node and the LTE S-GW, and exchange data over the bearer channel responsive to the wireless communication device entering an active mode; and a processing system configured to release the bearer channel between the LTE access node and the LTE S-GW responsive to the wireless communication device entering an idle mode, generate mode transition records indicating idle-to-active mode transitions and indicating active-to-idle mode transitions of the wireless communication device, and direct the communication transceiver to transfer the mode transition records for delivery to an accounting data processing system, wherein the accounting data processing system is configured to process the mode transition records to determine a number of mode transitions associated with the wireless communication device over a time period and compare the number of mode transitions over the time period to a threshold value. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer apparatus to operate a Long Term Evolution (LTE) Serving Gateway (S-GW) to indicate mode transitions of a wireless communication device, the computer apparatus comprising:
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software instructions configured, when executed by the LTE S-GW, to direct the LTE S-GW to establish a default bearer between the LTE S-GW and an LTE Packet Data Network Gateway (P-GW) for the wireless communication device, establish a bearer channel between an LTE access node and the LTE S-GW and exchange data over the bearer channel responsive to the wireless communication device entering an active mode, release the bearer channel between the LTE access node and the LTE S-GW responsive to the wireless communication device entering an idle mode, generate mode transition records indicating idle-to-active mode transitions and indicating active-to-idle mode transitions of the wireless communication device, and transfer the mode transition records for delivery to an accounting data processing system, wherein the accounting data processing system is configured to process the mode transition records to determine a number of mode transitions associated with the wireless communication device over a time period and compare the number of mode transitions over the time period to a threshold value; and at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing the software instructions.
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