Connection and traffic management in a multiple core network architecture

• US 9,961,712 B2
• Filed: 10/27/2015
• Issued: 05/01/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 10/27/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Inventors: Kotecha, Lalit R., Draznin, Sagiv, Nelson, Matthew W.
• Primary Examiner(s): Pancholi, Rina C
• Application Number:
  US14/923,759
• Publication Number:
  US 20170118791A1
• Time in Patent Office: 917 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/70 Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/27 Transitions between radio resource control [RRC] states
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/26 Network addressing or numbering for mobility support

Abstract

A base station may receive an indication to manage a connection, associated with a device, or traffic associated with the device. The indication may include a network identifier associated with a core network. The base station may determine, based on the network identifier, management information associated with managing the connection or the traffic associated with the device. The base station may manage, based on the management information, the connection or the traffic associated with the device.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving, by a base station, a first indication and a second indication,

the first indication being an indication to manage a connection, associated with a first device, or traffic, associated with the first device,

the first device being a user device,

the first indication including a first network identifier that identifies a first core network,

the second indication being an indication to manage a connection, associated with a second device or traffic, associated with the second device,

the second device being a machine-to-machine (M2M) device and being a different type of device from the user device, and

the second indication including a second network identifier that identifies a second core network,

the first network identifier being a first public land mobile network identifier (PLMN ID) and the second network identifier being a second PLMN ID,

the first PLMN ID being different than the second PLMN ID;

determining, by the base station and based on the first network identifier, first management information associated with managing the connection or the traffic associated with the first device;

determining, by the base station and based on the second network identifier, second management information associated with managing the connection or the traffic associated with the second device,

the second management information being different from the first management information;

managing, by the base station and based on the first management information, the connection or the traffic associated with the first device; and

managing, by the base station and based on the second management information, the connection or the traffic associated with the second device.

2. The method of claim 1, where managing the connection, associated with the first device, or the connection, associated with the second device, comprises:

determining first connection management information, associated with the first core network, or second connection management information, associated with the second core network,

the first connection management information and the second connection management information including information that identifies a manner in which a Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection with the first device is to be managed, and information that identifies a manner in which a RRC connection with the second device is to be managed, respectively, and

the first connection management information and the second connection management information being included in the first management information and the second management information, respectively; and

managing the connection, associated with the first device, or the connection, associated with the second device, based on the first connection management information or the second connection management information, respectively.

3. The method of claim 2, where the first management connection information differs from the second connection management information.

4. The method of claim 2, where the first management connection information includes information that identifies a first amount of time in which the RRC connection is to be maintained in connection with the first device;

and

where the second management connection information includes information that identifies a second amount of time in which the RRC connection is to be maintained in connection with the second device.

5. The method of claim 1, where managing the traffic, associated with the first device, or the traffic, associated with the second device, comprises:

determining first traffic treatment information, associated with the first core network, or second traffic treatment information, associated with the second core network,

the first traffic treatment information and the second traffic treatment information including information that identifies a Quality of Service (QoS) rule for the traffic associated with the first device, and information that identifies a QoS rule for the traffic associated with the second device, respectively, and

the first traffic treatment information and the second traffic treatment information being included in the first management information and the second management information, respectively; and

managing the traffic, associated with the first device, or the traffic, associated with the second device, based on the first traffic treatment information or the second traffic treatment information, respectively.

6. The method of claim 1, where managing the connection, associated with the first device, or the connection, associated with the second device, comprises:

determining first admission control information, associated with the first core network, or second admission control information, associated with the second core network,

the first admission control information and the second admission control information including information that identifies a first threshold and information that identifies a second threshold, respectively, and

the first admission control information and the second admission control information being included in the first management information and the second management information, respectively; and

managing the connection, associated with the first device, or the connection, associated with the second device, based on the first admission control information or the second admission control information, respectively.

7. A base station, comprising:

one or more processors to;

receive a first indication and a second indication,

the first indication being an indication to manage a connection, associated with a first device, or traffic, associated with the first device,

the first device being a user device,

the first indication including a first network identifier associated with a first core network;

the second indication being an indication to manage a connection, associated with a second device or traffic, associated with the second device, and

the second device being a machine-to-machine (M2M) device and being a different type of device from the user device,

the second indication including a second network identifier that identifies a second core network,

the first network identifier being a first public land mobile network identifier (PLMN ID) and the second network identifier being a second PLMN ID,

 

the first PLMN ID being different than the second PLMN ID;

determine, based on the first network identifier, first management information associated with managing the connection or the traffic associated with the first device;

determine, based on the second network identifier, second management information associated with managing the connection or the traffic associated with the second device,

the second management information being different from the first management information;

manage, based on the first management information, the connection or the traffic associated with the first device; and

manage, based on the second management information, the connection or the traffic associated with the second device.

8. The base station of claim 7, where the one or more processors, when managing the connection, associated with the first device, are to:

determine first connection management information, associated with the first core network,

the first connection management information including information that identifies a manner in which a Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection with the first device is to be managed, and

the first connection management information being included in the first management information; and

manage the connection, associated with the first device, based on the first connection management information.

9. The base station of claim 8, where the one or more processors, when managing the connection, associated with the second device, are to:

determine second connection management information, associated with the second core network,

the second connection management information including information that identifies a manner in which a Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection with the second device is to be managed, and

the second connection management information being included in the second management information; and

manage the connection, associated with the second device, based on the second connection management information.

10. The base station of claim 9, where the first management connection information includes information that identifies a first amount of time in which the RRC connection is to be maintained in connection with the first device;

and

where the second management connection information includes information that identifies a second amount of time in which the RRC connection is to be maintained in connection with the second device.

11. The base station of claim 7, where the one or more processors, when managing the traffic, associated with the first device, are to:

determine first traffic treatment information, associated with the first core network,

the first traffic treatment information including information that identifies a Quality of Service Class Identifier (QCI) associated with treating the traffic associated with the first device, and

the first traffic treatment information being included in the first management information; and

manage the traffic, associated with the first device, based on the first traffic treatment information.

12. The base station of claim 7, where the one or more processors, when managing the connection, associated with the first device, are to:

determine first admission control information, associated with the first core network,

the first admission control information including information that identifies a threshold, and

the first admission control information being included in the first management information; and

manage the connection, associated with the first device based on the first admission control information.

13. The base station of claim 7, where the one or more processors, when managing the traffic, associated with the second device, are to:

determine second traffic treatment information, associated with the second core network,

the second traffic treatment information including information that identifies a Quality of Service Class Identifier (QCI) associated with treating the traffic associated with the second device, and

the second traffic treatment information being included in the second management information; and

manage the traffic, associated with the second device, based on the second traffic treatment information.

14. The base station of claim 7, where the one or more processors, when managing the connection, associated with the second device, are to:

determine second admission control information, associated with the second core network,

the second admission control information including information that identifies a threshold, and

the second admission control information being included in the second management information; and

manage the connection, associated with the second device based on the second admission control information.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions, the instructions comprising:

one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to;

receive a first indication and a second indication,

the first indication being an indication to manage a connection, associated with a first device, or traffic, associated with the first device, and including a first public land mobile network identifier (PLMN ID) that identifies a first network,

the first device being a user device, and

the second indication being an indication to manage a connection, associated with a second device or traffic, associated with the second device, and including a second PLMN ID that identifies a second network,

the second device being a machine-to-machine (M2M) device and being a different type of device from the user device, and

the first PLMN ID being different than the second PLMN ID;

determine, based on the first PLMN ID, first management information associated with managing the connection or the traffic associated with the first device;

determine, based on the second PLMN ID, second management information associated with managing the connection or the traffic associated with the second device;

manage, based on the first management information, the connection or the traffic associated with the first device; and

manage, based on the second management information, the connection or the traffic associated with the second device.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, where the one or more instructions, that cause the one or more processors to manage the connection, associated with the first device, or the connection, associated with the second device, cause the one or more processors to:

determine first connection management information, associated with the first network, or second connection management information, associated with the second network,

the first connection management information and the second connection management information including information that identifies a manner in which a Radio Resource Control (RRC) connection with the first device is to be managed, and information that identifies a manner in which a RRC connection with the second device is to be managed, respectively, and

the first connection management information and the second connection management information being included in the first management information and the second management information, respectively; and

manage the connection, associated with the first device, or the connection, associated with the second device, based on the first connection management information or the second connection management information, respectively.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16, where the first management connection information differs from the second connection management information.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16, where the first management connection information includes information that identifies a first amount of time in which the RRC connection is to be maintained in connection with the first device;

and

where the second management connection information includes information that identifies a second amount of time in which the RRC connection is to be maintained in connection with the second device.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, where the one or more instructions, that cause the one or more processors to manage the traffic, associated with the first device, or the traffic, associated with the second device, cause the one or more processors to:

determine first traffic treatment information, associated with the first network, or second traffic treatment information, associated with the second network,

the first traffic treatment information and the second traffic treatment information including information that identifies a Quality of Service (QoS) rule for the traffic associated with the first device, and information that identifies a QoS rule for the traffic associated with the second device, respectively, and

the first traffic treatment information and the second traffic treatment information being included in the first management information and the second management information, respectively; and

manage the traffic, associated with the first device, or the traffic, associated with the second device, based on the first traffic treatment information or the second traffic treatment information, respectively.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, where the one or more instructions, that cause the one or more processors to manage the connection, associated with the first device, or the connection, associated with the second device, cause the one or more processors to:

determine first admission control information, associated with the first network, or second admission control information, associated with the second network,

the first admission control information and the second admission control information including information that identifies a first threshold and information that identifies a second threshold, respectively, and

the first admission control information and the second admission control information being included in the first management information and the second management information, respectively; and

manage the connection, associated with the first device, or the connection, associated with the second device, based on the first admission control information or the second admission control information, respectively.