Mobile equipment for sending an attach request to a network

• US 7,979,070 B2
• Filed: 09/23/2008
• Issued: 07/12/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/13/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sisvel International S.A. (Fineur International S.A.)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Hurtta, Tuija
• Primary Examiner(s): Cumming, William D
• Application Number:
  US12/232,724
• Publication Number:
  US 20090042570A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,022 Days
• Field of Search: 455/435.2
• US Class Current: 455/435.2
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 60/00 Affiliation to network, e.g. registration; Terminating affiliation with the network, e.g. de-registration
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/10 Connection setup

Abstract

The invention provides a method and device which may perform a combined attach and communication connection establishment procedure when attaching an equipment such as a mobile station to a mobile communication network. An attach request sent form the equipment may initiate this combined attach and communication connection establishment process. In the Home Location Register, communication connection parameters are set as default values which may be automatically selected, for instance when receiving a combined attach and communication connection establishment request. The combined attach and communication connection establishment process reduces the signaling load in the network and speeds up communication connection establishment.

Claims

1. An apparatus, comprising:

a user equipment, the user equipment being configured to;

send an attach request to a network, wherein the attach request is configured to trigger a create communication connection default procedure with a gateway device,

receive a radio bearer establishment request, and

generate a bearer establishment response.

2. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the user equipment is a mobile station.

3. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the attach request comprises a data field specifying a desired type of attachment.

4. An apparatus comprising:

a support node, the support node being configured to;

receive an attach request from a network, wherein the attach request is configured to trigger a create communication connection default procedure with a gateway device,

send a radio bearer establishment request, and

receive a bearer establishment response.

5. An apparatus, comprising:

a user equipment, the user equipment being configured to;

send an attach request to attach the user equipment to a network,

wherein the attach request is configured to enable generation of a create default communication connection request to retrieve default data defining a packet data protocol, in response to receiving the attachment request and activation of a packet data protocol context using the default data.

6. The apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the user equipment configured to send the attach message includes being configured to send the attach message to a network element, the network element being a support node.

7. An apparatus comprising:

a user equipment, the user equipment being configured to;

send an attach request to attach the user equipment to a network, wherein the attach request is configured to be received by a network element and to enable the network element to trigger a create communication connection default procedure with a gateway device in response to the attach request to generate a radio bearer establishment request,

establish a radio bearer, and

transmit a bearer establishment response to the network element.

8. The apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the network element is a support node.

9. An apparatus comprising:

a support node, the support node being configured to;

receive an attachment request to attach a user equipment,

generate a create default communication connection request to retrieve default data defining a packet data protocol in response to receiving the attachment request, and

activate a packet data protocol context using the default data.

10. An apparatus comprising:

a support node, the support node being configured to;

receive an attach request to attach a user equipment to a network,

trigger a create communication connection default procedure with a gateway device in response to the attach request,

generate a radio bearer establishment request, and

establish a radio bearer, and to receive a bearer establishment response.