Mobility network function consolidation
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1. A device comprising:
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a memory storing executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, perform operations comprising;
communicating signaling message traffic to a base station of a radio access network in communication with a mobile communication device, wherein the signaling message traffic comprises information associated with one of mobility management processing, bearer management, or both of an evolved packet core;
determining whether the signaling message traffic is related to a first service or a second service; and
controlling an exchange of data packets, that are to or from the mobile communication device, between the base station and an external packet data network via a gateway, wherein the controlling comprises providing a bearer, for the data packets that are exchanged, having a higher bandwidth characteristic selected from a group of bandwidth characteristics that include a lower bandwidth characteristic and the higher bandwidth characteristic, and wherein the bearer having the higher bandwidth characteristic is provided responsive to a determination that the signaling message traffic relates to the first service.
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Abstract
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, control signals are communicated with a base station of a radio access network in communication with a mobile device. The control signals include information associated with one of mobility of the mobile device, bearer management or both. The network node communicates bearer message traffic with the base station and coordinates an exchange of data packets between the base station and an external packet data network by way of the bearer message traffic. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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1. A device comprising:
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a processor; and a memory storing executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, perform operations comprising; communicating signaling message traffic to a base station of a radio access network in communication with a mobile communication device, wherein the signaling message traffic comprises information associated with one of mobility management processing, bearer management, or both of an evolved packet core; determining whether the signaling message traffic is related to a first service or a second service; and controlling an exchange of data packets, that are to or from the mobile communication device, between the base station and an external packet data network via a gateway, wherein the controlling comprises providing a bearer, for the data packets that are exchanged, having a higher bandwidth characteristic selected from a group of bandwidth characteristics that include a lower bandwidth characteristic and the higher bandwidth characteristic, and wherein the bearer having the higher bandwidth characteristic is provided responsive to a determination that the signaling message traffic relates to the first service. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method comprising:
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communicating, by a network device including a processor, control signals to a base station of a radio access network in communication with a mobile device, wherein the control signals include information associated with one of mobility of the mobile device, bearer management, or both; determining whether the control signals are related to a first service or a second service; and coordinating by the network device an exchange of data packets, that are to or from the mobile device, between the base station and an external packet data network, wherein the coordinating comprises providing a bearer, for the data packets that are exchanged, having a stricter latency tolerance selected from a group of latency tolerances that include a less strict latency tolerance and the stricter latency tolerance, and wherein the bearer having the stricter latency tolerance is provided responsive to a determination that the control signals relate to the first service. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A machine-readable storage medium comprising executable instructions which, responsive to being executed by a system including a processor, cause the system to perform operations comprising:
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communicating control information to a wireless access terminal, wherein the control information comprises information associated with one of mobility management processing, bearer management, or both of a mobile communication device in communication with the wireless access terminal; determining whether the control information is related to a first service, that is one of a streaming media service or a voice over IP service, or a second service, that is different from the first service; and coordinating an exchange of data, that is to or from the mobile communication device, between the wireless access terminal and an external packet data network, wherein the coordinating comprises providing a bearer, for the data that is exchanged, having a higher bandwidth characteristic selected from a group of bandwidth characteristics that include a lower bandwidth characteristic and the higher bandwidth characteristic, and wherein the bearer having the higher bandwidth characteristic is provided responsive to a determination that the control information relates to the first service. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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