Method and apparatus for managing access to a wireless communication network
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1. A device comprising:
- a processing system including a processor; and
a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations comprising;
receiving a connection request from user equipment via a wireless link to the user equipment;
determining a first address of the user equipment from the connection request;
querying a mobile packet core of a mobile communication network for a second address of a stationary subscriber device of the mobile communication network;
receiving the second address from the mobile packet core;
comparing the first address and the second address;
determining whether the user equipment is mobile or stationary based on the comparing;
responsive to determining that the user equipment is mobile;
initiating a tunneling protocol link between the user equipment and mobile management entity of the mobile packet core of the mobile communication network, wherein the mobile management entity assigns a bearer gateway for the user equipment; and
transmitting first packet data from the user equipment to a first service through the bearer gateway via the tunneling protocol link; and
responsive to determining that the user equipment is stationary;
initiating a non-tunneling link between the user equipment and a stationary packet core of the mobile communication network;
transmitting an authentication protocol message to an authentication server via the stationary packet core and converting the connection request from a Non-Access Stratum protocol to an authentication protocol responsive to initiating the non-tunneling link; and
transmitting second packet data from the user equipment to a second service through the stationary packet core via the non-tunneling link.
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Abstract
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method including initiating, by a system comprising a processor, a third generation partnership project link between a mobile user equipment and a mobile management entity of a mobile packet core of a mobile communication network, initiating a non-tunneling link between stationary user equipment and a stationary packet core of the mobile communication network, and transmitting packet data from the stationary user equipment to a service through the stationary packet core via the non-tunneling link. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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1. A device comprising:
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a processing system including a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations comprising; receiving a connection request from user equipment via a wireless link to the user equipment; determining a first address of the user equipment from the connection request; querying a mobile packet core of a mobile communication network for a second address of a stationary subscriber device of the mobile communication network; receiving the second address from the mobile packet core; comparing the first address and the second address; determining whether the user equipment is mobile or stationary based on the comparing; responsive to determining that the user equipment is mobile; initiating a tunneling protocol link between the user equipment and mobile management entity of the mobile packet core of the mobile communication network, wherein the mobile management entity assigns a bearer gateway for the user equipment; and transmitting first packet data from the user equipment to a first service through the bearer gateway via the tunneling protocol link; and responsive to determining that the user equipment is stationary; initiating a non-tunneling link between the user equipment and a stationary packet core of the mobile communication network; transmitting an authentication protocol message to an authentication server via the stationary packet core and converting the connection request from a Non-Access Stratum protocol to an authentication protocol responsive to initiating the non-tunneling link; and transmitting second packet data from the user equipment to a second service through the stationary packet core via the non-tunneling link. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer-readable storage device comprising executable instructions which, responsive to being executed by a processor, facilitate performance of operations comprising:
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determining a first address of a user equipment from a connection request; querying a mobile packet core of a mobile communication network for a second address of a stationary subscriber device of the mobile communication network; receiving the second address from the mobile packet core; comparing the first address and the second address; determining whether the user equipment is mobile or stationary based on the comparing; and responsive to determining that the user equipment is stationary; initiating a TCP/IP link between the user equipment and a stationary packet core of the mobile communication network; transmitting an authentication protocol message to an authentication server via the stationary packet core and converting the connection request of the user equipment from a Non-Access Stratum protocol to an authentication protocol of the authentication protocol message responsive to initiating the TCP/IP link; and transmitting packet data from the user equipment to a service through the stationary packet core via the TCP/IP link. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method, comprising:
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initiating, by a processing system including a processor, a third generation partnership project link between a user equipment and a mobile management entity of a mobile packet core of a mobile communication network; determining, by the processing system, a first address of the user equipment from a connection request; receiving, by the processing system, second addresses of stationary subscriber devices located in an area supported by the processing system from the mobile packet core of the mobile communication network; comparing, by the processing system, the first address and the second addresses; identifying, by the processing system, that the user equipment is stationary based on the comparing; initiating, by the processing system, a non-tunneling link between the user equipment and a stationary packet core of the mobile communication network, based on identifying that the user equipment is stationary; converting the connection request from a Non-Access Stratum protocol to an authentication protocol responsive to initiating the non-tunneling link; and transmitting, by the processing system, packet data from the user equipment to a service through the stationary packet core via the non-tunneling link. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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