Mobile terminated communication method and related devices

• US 9,906,947 B2
• Filed: 10/12/2010
• Issued: 02/27/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 10/12/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Stojanovski, Saso, Vedrine, Arnaud
• Primary Examiner(s): Shah, Chirag
• Assistant Examiner(s): Kang, Suk Jin
• Application Number:
  US13/393,947
• Publication Number:
  US 20120224516A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,695 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2101/33 containing protocol addresses or telephone numbers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2101/654 International mobile subscriber identity [IMSI] numbers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/256 NAT traversal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/2592 using tunnelling or encapsulation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/4511 using domain name system [DNS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/4588 containing mobile subscriber information, e.g. home subscriber server [HSS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/11 Allocation or use of connection identifiers
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/26 Network addressing or numbering for mobility support

Abstract

Method for allowing a mobile terminated communication to a destination device (2) through at least one mobile communication network (10) from a source entity (1) located in a public IP address network (9). The method comprises: a subscriber server (3) of the mobile communication network receiving an IP address (“D”) of the destination device from a node (4) of the mobile communication network, and the subscriber server updating a DNS record containing a static unique identifier of the destination device stored in an authoritative DNS server (5) reachable via the public IP address network, with said destination device IP address.

Claims

1. A method for processing information associated with IP addresses in a mobile communication system, the method comprising:

receiving, by a domain name system (DNS) entity, information on a private IP address of a machine type communication (MTC) device located in a private IP network and a public IP address of a network address translation (NAT) entity from a home Subscriber server (HSS), the private IP address being assigned when the MTC device performs an Evolved Packet System (EPS) attach procedure;

associating, by the DNS entity, the private IP address and the public IP address with a host name which is a fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the MTC device;

receiving, by the DNS entity, a query message including the host name from an MTC server that attempts to send a mobile terminated message to the MTC device and is located in a public IP network; and

in response to the query message, transmitting, by the DNS entity, a query response message including the private IP address and the public IP address to the MTC server to enable the MTC server to deliver an encapsulated packet, which includes an outer header being set based on the public IP address and an inner header being set based on the private IP address, to the NAT entity.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the encapsulated packet is delivered to the MTC device after the public IP address is stripped off by the NAT entity.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the encapsulated packet is delivered to the NAT entity by using the public IP address.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the encapsulated packet is delivered to the MTC device entity by using the private IP address.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the NAT entity is located between the public IP network and the private IP network.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the mobile network system includes a home Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) and a visitor PLMN;

the MTC device roams in the visitor PLMN; and

the private IP address is assigned by a Packet data network Gateway (PGW) located in the visitor PLMN.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the HSS is located in the home PLMN.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the MTC server is located in the home PLMN.

6. A domain name system (DNS) entity for processing information associated with IP addresses in a mobile communication system, comprising:

an interface unit configured to communicate with a corresponding entity; and

a processor coupled to the interface unit and configured to;

receive information on a private IP address of a machine type communication (MTC) device located in a private IP network and a public IP address of a network address translation (NAT) entity from a home Subscriber server (HSS), the private IP address being assigned when the MTC device performs an Evolved Packet System (EPS) attach procedure;

associate the private IP address and the public IP address with a host name which is a fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the MTC device;

receive a query message including the host name from an MTC server that attempts to send a mobile terminated message to the MTC device and is located in a public IP network; and

in response to the query message, transmit a query response message including the private IP address and the public IP address to the MTC server to enable the MTC server to deliver an encapsulated packet, which includes an outer header being set based on the public IP address and an inner header being set based on the private IP address, to the NAT entity.

7. The DNS entity of claim 6, wherein the encapsulated packet is delivered to the MTC device after the public IP address is stripped off by the NAT entity.

8. The DNS entity of claim 6, wherein the encapsulated packet is delivered to the NAT entity by using the public IP address.

9. The DNS entity of claim 6, wherein the encapsulated packet is delivered to the MTC device entity by using the private IP address.

13. The DNS entity of claim 6, wherein:

the mobile network system includes a home Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) and a visitor PLMN;

the MTC device roams in the visitor PLMN; and

the private IP address is assigned by a Packet data network Gateway (PGW) located in the visitor PLMN.

14. The DNS entity of claim 13, wherein the HSS is located in the home PLMN.

15. The DNS entity of claim 14, wherein the MTC server is located in the home PLMN.

16. The DNS entity of claim 6, wherein the NAT entity is located between the public IP network and the private IP network.