Method of directed UE relocation within an MME/SGSN flex pool
First Claim
1. A support node apparatus configured to support a wireless network system, the apparatus comprising:
- a memory configured to store management information indicative of a relationship between one or more identifiers and one or more other support node apparatuses in the wireless network system, the one or more identifiers being in a form of one of a network resource identifier and a globally unique temporary identifier, and the one or more identifiers comprising information indicative of how many simultaneous user equipment devices can be moved from the support node apparatus at a time; and
a processor configured to;
select a target support node apparatus from the one or more other support node apparatuses in the wireless network system for a user equipment;
retrieve, from the management information stored in the memory, a target identifier from the one or more identifiers corresponding to the target support node apparatus; and
associate the user equipment with the target identifier.
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Abstract
Example implementations described herein are directed to a support node apparatus configured to support a wireless network system. The support node apparatus can be in the form of a mobility management entity and/or a serving general packet radio service. The example implementations directed herein can provide a network resource identifier and/or a globally unique temporary identifier to an associated user equipment to facilitate the transfer of the user equipment from a source support node apparatus to a target support node apparatus. In example implementations, the target support node apparatus can thereby be directly specified by use of the identifier.
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18 Claims
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1. A support node apparatus configured to support a wireless network system, the apparatus comprising:
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a memory configured to store management information indicative of a relationship between one or more identifiers and one or more other support node apparatuses in the wireless network system, the one or more identifiers being in a form of one of a network resource identifier and a globally unique temporary identifier, and the one or more identifiers comprising information indicative of how many simultaneous user equipment devices can be moved from the support node apparatus at a time; and a processor configured to; select a target support node apparatus from the one or more other support node apparatuses in the wireless network system for a user equipment; retrieve, from the management information stored in the memory, a target identifier from the one or more identifiers corresponding to the target support node apparatus; and associate the user equipment with the target identifier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for a support node apparatus configured to support a wireless network system, the method comprising:
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managing management information indicative of a relationship between one or more identifiers and one or more other support node apparatuses in the wireless network system, the one or more identifiers being in a form of one of a network resource identifier and a globally unique temporary identifier, and the one or more identifiers comprising information indicative of how many simultaneous user equipment devices can be moved from the support node apparatus at a time; selecting a target support node apparatus from the one or more other support node apparatuses in the wireless network system for a user equipment; retrieving, from the management information stored in the memory, a target identifier from the one or more identifiers corresponding to the target support node apparatus; and associating the user equipment with the target identifier. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A wireless network system comprising:
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one or more radio access networks configured to handle one or more associated user equipment; and one or more support node apparatuses, each of the one or more support node apparatuses comprising; a memory configured to store management information indicative of a relationship between one or more identifiers and the one or more other support node apparatuses in the wireless network system, the one or more identifiers being in a form of one of a network resource identifier and a globally unique temporary identifier, and the one or more identifiers comprising information indicative of how many simultaneous user equipment devices can be moved from the support node apparatus at a time; a processor configured to; select a target support node apparatus from the one or more other support node apparatuses in the wireless network system for a user equipment from the one or more associated user equipment; retrieve, from the management information stored in the memory, a target identifier from the one or more identifiers corresponding to the target support node apparatus; and associate the user equipment with the target identifier. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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