Wireless device connection to an application server

• US 9,717,061 B2
• Filed: 01/17/2015
• Issued: 07/25/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 06/18/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications LLC (Comcast Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications LLC (Comcast Corporation)
• Inventors: Dinan, Esmael Hejazi
• Primary Examiner(s): Lin, Kenny
• Application Number:
  US14/599,494
• Publication Number:
  US 20150139202A1
• Time in Patent Office: 920 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/06 Optimizing the usage of the radio link, e.g. header compression, information sizing , discarding information system modifying transmission characteristic according to link quality by modifying frame length H04L1/0007; dynamic adaptation of the packet size for flow control or congestion control H04L47/365
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0216 using a pre-established activity schedule, e.g. traffic indication frame
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0219 where the power saving management affects multiple terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 56/0005 synchronizing of arrival of multiple uplinks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/04 Wireless resource allocation
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/20 Control channels or signalling for resource management
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

A base station transmits a first message to a wireless device over a primary cell group. The first message comprises a content descriptor and originates from an application server. The base station transmits to the wireless device over the primary cell group: first content packets; a control message configuring a secondary cell group; and an activation command activating one or more secondary cells in the secondary cell group. The base station transmits second content packets over the primary cell group and the secondary cell group.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

transmitting, by a base station and to a wireless device, at least one control message comprising configuration parameters of a plurality of cells grouped into a plurality of cell groups, wherein the plurality of cell groups comprise a primary cell group and a secondary cell group;

transmitting, to the wireless device and via the primary cell group, a first message that comprises a content descriptor for content associated with an application server;

receiving, from the wireless device and via the primary cell group, a second message indicating a request for the content associated with the application server;

transmitting, to the wireless device and via the primary cell group;

a first plurality of content packets comprising a first portion of the content; and

an activation command for activating one or more secondary cells of the secondary cell group; and

transmitting, to the wireless device, via the primary cell group and via the secondary cell group, a second plurality of content packets comprising a second portion of the content.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the primary cell group comprises a first subset of the plurality of cells, wherein the first subset comprises a primary cell; and

the secondary cell group comprises a second subset of the plurality of cells, wherein the second subset comprises at least one secondary cell.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein:

uplink transmissions by the wireless device and via the primary cell group use, as a primary timing reference, a first synchronization signal transmitted on via the primary cell; and

uplink transmissions via the secondary cell group use, as a secondary timing reference, a second synchronization signal via an activated secondary cell of the secondary cell group.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the transmitting the first plurality of content packets comprises transmitting the first portion of the content in a first time period;

the transmitting the second plurality of content packets comprises transmitting the second portion of the content in a second time period;

the first time period and the second time period do not overlap; and

the first time period precedes the second time period.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the transmitting the first message comprises transmitting the first message via a first radio bearer;

the receiving the second message comprises receiving the second message via the first radio bearer;

the transmitting the first portion of the content comprises transmitting the first portion of the content via the first radio bearer; and

the transmitting the second portion of the content comprises transmitting the second portion of the content via the first radio bearer.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the at least one control message further comprises a deactivation timer value for a deactivation timer;

the deactivation timer is configured to restart in response to a packet transmission via a first secondary cell; and

the first secondary cell is deactivated in the wireless device in response to the deactivation timer expiring.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the transmitting the activation command comprises transmitting the activation command, without encryption, to the wireless device.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising transmitting, to the wireless device, a control command for initiating an uplink timing synchronization process for the secondary cell group.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the transmitting the second plurality of content packets is performed even if the secondary cell group is out-of-sync.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the second message further indicates an address of the application server.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the first plurality of content packets and the second plurality of content packets are encrypted packets.

12. A method comprising:

transmitting, by a base station and to a wireless device, at least one control message comprising configuration parameters of a plurality of cells grouped into a plurality of cell groups, wherein the plurality of cell groups comprise a primary cell group and a secondary cell group;

transmitting, to the wireless device and via the primary cell group, a first message that comprises a content descriptor for content associated with an application server;

receiving, from the wireless device and via the primary cell group, a second message indicating a request for the content associated with the application server;

transmitting, to the wireless device and via the primary cell group, an activation command for activating one or more secondary cells of the secondary cell group; and

transmitting, to the wireless device, via the primary cell group and via the secondary cell group, a plurality of content packets comprising a portion of the content.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein:

the primary cell group comprises a first subset of the plurality of cells, wherein the first subset comprises a primary cell; and

the secondary cell group comprises a second subset of the plurality of cells, wherein the second subset comprises at least one secondary cell.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein:

uplink transmissions by the wireless device and via the primary cell group use, as a primary timing reference, a first synchronization signal transmitted via the primary cell; and

uplink transmissions via the secondary cell group use, as a secondary timing reference, a second synchronization signal via an activated secondary cell of the secondary cell group.

15. The method of claim 12, wherein:

the transmitting the first message comprises transmitting the first message via a first radio bearer;

the receiving the second message comprises receiving the second message via the first radio bearer; and

the transmitting the portion of the content comprises transmitting the portion of the content via the first radio bearer.

16. The method of claim 12, further comprising transmitting, to the wireless device, a control command for initiating an uplink timing synchronization process for the secondary cell group.

17. The method of claim 12, wherein:

the at least one control message further comprises a deactivation timer value for a deactivation timer;

the deactivation timer is configured to restart in response to a packet transmission via a first secondary cell; and

the first secondary cell is deactivated in the wireless device in response to the deactivation timer expiring.

18. The method of claim 12, wherein the transmitting the activation command comprises transmitting the activation command, without encryption, to the wireless device.

19. The method of claim 12, wherein the transmitting the plurality of content packets is performed even if the secondary cell group is out-of-sync.

20. The method of claim 12, wherein the plurality of content packets are encrypted packets.

21. The method of claim 12, wherein the second message further indicates an address of the application server.

22. A method comprising:

transmitting, by a base station and to a wireless device, at least one first control message comprising one or more configuration parameters of a primary cell group, wherein the primary cell group comprises at least one first cell;

transmitting, to the wireless device and via the primary cell group, a first message that comprises a content descriptor for content associated with an application server;

receiving, from the wireless device and via the primary cell group, a second message indicating a request for the content associated with the application server;

transmitting, to the wireless device and via the primary cell group;

a first plurality of content packets comprising a first portion of the content associated with the application server;

at least one second control message comprising one or more configuration parameters of a secondary cell group; and

an activation command for activating one or more secondary cells of the secondary cell group; and

transmitting, to the wireless device, via the primary cell group and via the secondary cell group, a second plurality of content packets comprising a second portion of the content.

23. The method of claim 22, wherein:

the transmitting the first plurality of content packets comprises transmitting the first portion of the content in a first time period;

the transmitting the second plurality of content packets comprises transmitting the second portion of the content in a second time period;

the first time period and the second time period do not overlap; and

the first time period precedes the second time period.

24. The method of claim 22, wherein packets of the first plurality of content packets and the second plurality of content packets are encrypted packets.

25. The method of claim 22, wherein the transmitting the activation command comprises transmitting the activation command, without encryption, to the wireless device.

26. The method of claim 22, wherein:

the transmitting the first message comprises transmitting the first message via a first radio bearer;

the receiving the second message comprises receiving the second message via the first radio bearer;

the transmitting the first portion of the content comprises transmitting the first portion of the content via the first radio bearer; and

the transmitting the second portion of the content comprises transmitting the second portion of the content via the first radio bearer.

27. The method of claim 22, wherein the transmitting the second plurality of content packets is performed even if the secondary cell group is out-of-sync.

28. The method of claim 22, wherein:

the primary cell group comprises a first subset of a plurality of cells, wherein the first subset comprises the at least one first cell; and

the secondary cell group comprises a second subset of the plurality of cells, wherein the second subset comprises at least one secondary cell.

29. The method of claim 28, wherein:

uplink transmissions by the wireless device and via the primary cell group use, as a primary timing reference, a first synchronization signal transmitted via the at least one first cell; and

uplink transmissions via the secondary cell group use, as a secondary timing reference, a second synchronization signal via an activated secondary cell of the secondary cell group.

30. The method of claim 22, wherein:

the at least one first control message further comprises a deactivation timer value for a deactivation timer;

the deactivation timer is configured to restart in response to a packet transmission via a first secondary cell; and

the first secondary cell is deactivated in the wireless device in response to the deactivation timer expiring.

31. The method of claim 22, further comprising transmitting, to the wireless device, a control command for initiating an uplink timing synchronization process for the secondary cell group.

32. The method of claim 22, wherein the second message further indicates an address of the application server.

33. A base station comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the base station to;

transmit, to a wireless device, at least one control message comprising configuration parameters of a plurality of cells grouped into a plurality of cell groups, wherein the plurality of cell groups comprise a primary cell group and a secondary cell group;

transmit, to the wireless device and via the primary cell group, a first message that comprises a content descriptor for content associated with an application server;

receive, from the wireless device and via the primary cell group, a second message indicating a request for the content associated with the application server;

transmit, to the wireless device and via the primary cell group, an activation command for activating one or more secondary cells of the secondary cell group; and

transmit, to the wireless device, via the primary cell group and via the secondary cell group, a plurality of content packets comprising a portion of the content.

34. The base station of claim 33, wherein:

the primary cell group comprises a first subset of the plurality of cells, wherein the first subset comprises a primary cell; and

the secondary cell group comprises a second subset of the plurality of cells, wherein the second subset comprises at least one secondary cell.

35. The base station of claim 34, wherein:

uplink transmissions by the wireless device and via the primary cell group use, as a primary timing reference, a first synchronization signal transmitted via a primary cell; and

uplink transmissions via the secondary cell group use, as a secondary timing reference, a second synchronization signal via an activated secondary cell of the secondary cell group.

36. The base station of claim 33, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the base station to transmit the first message via a first radio bearer, receive the second message via the first radio bearer, and transmit the plurality of content packets via the first radio bearer.

37. The base station of claim 33, wherein:

the at least one control message further comprises a deactivation timer value for a deactivation timer;

the deactivation timer is configured to restart in response to a packet transmission via a first secondary cell; and

the first secondary cell is deactivated in the wireless device in response to the deactivation timer expiring.

38. The base station of claim 33, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the base station to transmit the activation command, without encryption, to the wireless device.

39. The base station of claim 33, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the base station to transmit, to the wireless device, a control command for initiating an uplink timing synchronization process for the secondary cell group.

40. The base station of claim 33, wherein the plurality of content packets are encrypted packets.

41. The base station of claim 33, wherein the instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the base station to transmit the plurality of content packets, cause the base station to transmit the plurality of content packets even if the secondary cell group is out-of-sync.

42. The base station of claim 33, wherein the second message further indicates an address of the application server.

43. A wireless device comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to;

receive, from a base station, at least one control message comprising configuration parameters of a plurality of cells grouped into a plurality of cell groups, wherein the plurality of cell groups comprise a primary cell group and a secondary cell group;

receive, from the base station and via the primary cell group, a first message that comprises a content descriptor for content associated with an application server;

transmit, to the base station and via the primary cell group, a second message indicating a request for the content associated with the application server;

receive, from the base station and via the primary cell group, an activation command for activating one or more secondary cells of the secondary cell group; and

receive, from the base station, via the primary cell group and via the secondary cell group, a plurality of content packets comprising a portion of the content.

44. The wireless device of claim 43, wherein:

the primary cell group comprises a first subset of the plurality of cells, wherein the first subset comprises a primary cell; and

the secondary cell group comprises a second subset of the plurality of cells, wherein the second subset comprises at least one secondary cell.

45. The wireless device of claim 44, wherein:

uplink transmissions by the wireless device and via the primary cell group use, as a primary timing reference, a first synchronization signal transmitted via a primary cell; and

uplink transmissions via the secondary cell group use, as a secondary timing reference, a second synchronization signal via an activated secondary cell of the secondary cell group.

46. The wireless device of claim 43, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the wireless device to receive the first message via a first radio bearer, transmit the second message via the first radio bearer, and receive the plurality of content packets via the first radio bearer.

47. The wireless device of claim 43, wherein:

the at least one control message further comprises a deactivation timer value for a deactivation timer;

the deactivation timer is configured to restart in response to a packet transmission via a first secondary cell; and

the first secondary cell is deactivated in the wireless device in response to the deactivation timer expiring.

48. The wireless device of claim 43, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the wireless device to receive the activation command, without encryption, from the base station.

49. The wireless device of claim 43, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the wireless device to receive, from the base station, a control command for initiating an uplink timing synchronization process for the secondary cell group.

50. The wireless device of claim 43, wherein the plurality of content packets are encrypted packets.

51. The wireless device of claim 43, wherein the instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to receive the plurality of content packets, cause the wireless device to receive the plurality of content packets even if the secondary cell group is out-of-sync.

52. The wireless device of claim 43, wherein the second message further indicates an address of the application server.

53. A method comprising:

receiving, by a wireless device and from a base station, at least one control message comprising configuration parameters of a plurality of cells grouped into a plurality of cell groups, wherein the plurality of cell groups comprise a primary cell group and a secondary cell group;

receiving, from the base station and via the primary cell group, a first message that comprises a content descriptor for content associated with an application server;

transmitting, to the base station and via the primary cell group, a second message indicating a request for the content associated with the application server;

receiving, from the base station and via the primary cell group, an activation command for activating one or more secondary cells of the secondary cell group; and

receiving, from the base station, via the primary cell group and via the secondary cell group, a plurality of content packets comprising a portion of the content.

54. The method of claim 53, wherein:

the primary cell group comprises a first subset of the plurality of cells, wherein the first subset comprises a primary cell; and

the secondary cell group comprises a second subset of the plurality of cells, wherein the second subset comprises at least one secondary cell.

55. The method of claim 54, wherein:

uplink transmissions by the wireless device and via the primary cell group use, as a primary timing reference, a first synchronization signal transmitted via a primary cell; and

uplink transmissions via the secondary cell group use, as a secondary timing reference, a second synchronization signal via an activated secondary cell of the secondary cell group.

56. The method of claim 53, wherein:

the receiving the first message comprises receiving the first message via a first radio bearer;

the transmitting the second message comprises transmitting the second message via the first radio bearer; and

the receiving the portion of the content comprises receiving the portion of the content via the first radio bearer.

57. The method of claim 53, wherein:

the at least one control message further comprises a deactivation timer value for a deactivation timer;

the deactivation timer is configured to restart in response to a packet transmission via a first secondary cell; and

the first secondary cell is deactivated in the wireless device in response to the deactivation timer expiring.

58. The method of claim 53, wherein the receiving the activation command comprises receiving the activation command, without encryption, from the base station.

59. The method of claim 53, further comprising receiving, from the base station, a control command for initiating an uplink timing synchronization process for the secondary cell group.

60. The method of claim 53, wherein the plurality of content packets are encrypted packets.

61. The method of claim 53, wherein the receiving the plurality of content packets is performed even if the secondary cell group is out-of-sync.

62. The method of claim 53, wherein the second message further indicates an address of the application server.

63. A system comprising:

a base station comprising;

one or more processors; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors of the base station, cause the base station to;

transmit at least one control message comprising configuration parameters of a plurality of cells grouped into a plurality of cell groups, wherein the plurality of cell groups comprise a primary cell group and a secondary cell group; and

transmit, via the primary cell group, a first message that comprises a content descriptor for content associated with an application server; and

a wireless device comprising;

one or more processors; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors of the wireless device, cause the wireless device to;

receive, from the base station, the at least one control message; and

transmit, to the base station and via the primary cell group, a second message indicating a request for the content associated with the application server; and

wherein the memory of the base station storing instructions, when executed by the one or more processors of the base station, further cause the base station to;

transmit, via the primary cell group, an activation command for activating one or more secondary cells of the secondary cell group; and

transmit, via the primary cell group and via the secondary cell group, a plurality of content packets comprising a portion of the content.

64. The system of claim 63, wherein:

the primary cell group comprises a first subset of the plurality of cells, wherein the first subset comprises a primary cell; and

the secondary cell group comprises a second subset of the plurality of cells, wherein the second subset comprises at least one secondary cell.

65. The system of claim 64, wherein:

uplink transmissions by the wireless device and via the primary cell group use, as a primary timing reference, a first synchronization signal transmitted via a primary cell; and

uplink transmissions via the secondary cell group use, as a secondary timing reference, a second synchronization signal via an activated secondary cell of the secondary cell group.

66. The system of claim 63, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors of the base station, further cause the base station to transmit, via a first radio bearer, the first message and the plurality of content packets.

67. The system of claim 63, wherein:

the at least one control message further comprises a deactivation timer value for a deactivation timer;

the deactivation timer is configured to restart in response to a packet transmission via a first secondary cell; and

the first secondary cell is deactivated in the wireless device in response to the deactivation timer expiring.

68. The system of claim 63, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors of the base station, further cause the base station to transmit the activation command, without encryption, to the wireless device.

69. The system of claim 63, wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors of the base station, further cause the base station to transmit, to the wireless device, a control command for initiating an uplink timing synchronization process for the secondary cell group.

70. The system of claim 63, wherein the plurality of content packets are encrypted packets.

71. The system of claim 63, wherein the instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors of the base station, cause the base station to transmit the plurality of content packets, cause the base station to transmit the plurality of content packets even if the secondary cell group is out-of-sync.

72. The system of claim 63, wherein the second message further indicates an address of the application server.

73. A method comprising:

transmitting, by a base station and to a wireless device, at least one control message comprising configuration parameters of a plurality of cells grouped into a plurality of cell groups, wherein the plurality of cell groups comprise a primary cell group and a secondary cell group;

transmitting, by the base station and to the wireless device, via the primary cell group, a first message that comprises a content descriptor for content associated with an application server;

transmitting, by the wireless device and to the base station, via the primary cell group, a second message indicating a request for the content associated with the application server;

transmitting, by the base station and to the wireless device, via the primary cell group, an activation command for activating one or more secondary cells of the secondary cell group; and

transmitting, by the base station and to the wireless device, via the primary cell group and via the secondary cell group, a plurality of content packets comprising a portion of the content.

74. The method of claim 73, wherein:

the primary cell group comprises a first subset of the plurality of cells, wherein the first subset comprises a primary cell; and

the secondary cell group comprises a second subset of the plurality of cells, wherein the second subset comprises at least one secondary cell.

75. The method of claim 74, wherein:

uplink transmissions by the wireless device and via the primary cell group use, as a primary timing reference, a first synchronization signal transmitted via a primary cell; and

uplink transmissions via the secondary cell group use, as a secondary timing reference, a second synchronization signal via an activated secondary cell of the secondary cell group.

76. The method of claim 73, wherein:

the transmitting the first message comprising transmitting the first message via a first radio bearer;

the transmitting the second message comprises transmitting the second message via the first radio bearer; and

the transmitting the portion of the content comprises transmitting the portion of the content via the first radio bearer.

77. The method of claim 73, wherein:

the at least one control message further comprises a deactivation timer value for a deactivation timer;

the deactivation timer is configured to restart in response to a packet transmission via a first secondary cell; and

the first secondary cell is deactivated in the wireless device in response to the deactivation timer expiring.

78. The method of claim 73, wherein the transmitting the activation command comprises transmitting the activation command without encryption.

79. The method of claim 73, further comprising transmitting, by the base station and to the wireless device, a control command for initiating an uplink timing synchronization process for the secondary cell group.

80. The method of claim 73, wherein the plurality of content packets are encrypted packets.

81. The method of claim 73, wherein the transmitting the plurality of content packets is performed even if the secondary cell group is out-of-sync.

82. The method of claim 73, wherein the second message further indicates an address of the application server.