Methods and arrangements for enabling data transmission between a mobile device and a static destination address
First Claim
1. A method performed by a connector node for facilitating data transmission between a wireless communication device (WCD) and a static network address for communicating with an application, the method comprising:
- obtaining first information mapping the static network address for communicating with the application to a subscription identifier for use by the WCD to obtain access to an operator network;
receiving a first message transmitted by a gateway node, the first message comprising second information associating a dynamic network address allocated to the WCD with the subscription identifier;
after receiving first message, mapping the static network address for communicating with the application with the dynamic network address allocated to the WCD; and
providing to the gateway node the static network address so that the gateway node is able to forward to the application data transmitted by the WCD and received at the gateway node.
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Abstract
A solution for simplifying data transmission between a mobile device (MD) and a destination address (DA). In some embodiments, the solution includes a connector, associated with a gateway, that has access to a first mapping between a subscriber identity (SI) associated with the MD and a DA to which the data from the MD should be sent. The gateway is configured to send a second mapping between a temporary IP address of the MD and the SI associated with the MD to the connector. When the gateway receives data from the temporary IP address of the MD, the gateway requests information of the address to which the GGSN should route that data. Since, the connector can identify from which IP address the data is received, the connector can then retrieve the address by using the first mapping and the second mapping.
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23 Claims
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1. A method performed by a connector node for facilitating data transmission between a wireless communication device (WCD) and a static network address for communicating with an application, the method comprising:
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obtaining first information mapping the static network address for communicating with the application to a subscription identifier for use by the WCD to obtain access to an operator network; receiving a first message transmitted by a gateway node, the first message comprising second information associating a dynamic network address allocated to the WCD with the subscription identifier; after receiving first message, mapping the static network address for communicating with the application with the dynamic network address allocated to the WCD; and providing to the gateway node the static network address so that the gateway node is able to forward to the application data transmitted by the WCD and received at the gateway node. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method performed by a gateway for facilitating data transmission between a wireless communication device (WCD) and an application server having a static network address, the method comprising:
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the gateway receiving a first message transmitted by the WCD, the first message comprising a subscription identifier for use in accessing an operator network; after receiving the first message, the gateway allocating a dynamic network address to the WCD; the gateway receiving a second message transmitted by the WCD, the second message comprising the dynamic network address and application data intended for the application server at the static network address; in response to receiving the second message comprising the dynamic network address allocated to the WCD and the application data, the gateway using the dynamic network address allocated to the WCD to look-up the static network address of the application server; and after looking-up the static network address using the dynamic network address allocated to the WCD, the gateway transmitting a third message to the static network address, the third message comprising the application data. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 16)
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15. A method for facilitating data transmission between a wireless communication device (WCD) and a static network address for communicating with an application, the method comprising:
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storing in a data storage system first mapping information mapping the static network address with a subscription identifier for use by the WCD to access a wireless network; after storing the first mapping information, receiving a first message comprising the subscription identifier; after receiving the first message, allocating a dynamic network address to the WCD; after allocating the dynamic network address to the WCD, mapping the static network address to the dynamic network address using the subscription identifier and the first mapping information; receiving a second message comprising the dynamic network address and application data; in response to receiving the second message comprising the dynamic network address, using the dynamic network address included in the second message to obtain the static network address mapped with the dynamic network address; and after obtaining the static network address mapped with the dynamic network address, transmitting a third message to the static network address, the third message comprising the application data. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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