Connection identifier system and method
First Claim
1. A method, performed by a source node comprising a first base station, for establishing a requested connection between the source node and a destination node comprising a second base station in a cellular telecommunications network, the method comprising:
- generating a source application layer identifier for the connection within the source node, wherein said source application layer identifier is configured to identify user equipment associated with said source node;
retrieving a source node identifier for the source node; and
transmitting, from the source node comprising the first base station, the source application layer identifier and the source node identifier to the destination node comprising the second base station, to provide a source connection identifier for the requested connection between the source node and the destination node.
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Abstract
A method and system are proposed for establishing a requested connection between a source node and a destination node in a telecommunications network. The system and method are described in relation to a 3GPP network, but are applicable to other types of networks. The method includes generating a source application identifier for the connection within the source node, retrieving a source node identifier for the source node and transmitting the source application identifier and the source node identifier to the destination to provide a source connection identifier for the requested connection between the source node and the destination node.
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21 Claims
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1. A method, performed by a source node comprising a first base station, for establishing a requested connection between the source node and a destination node comprising a second base station in a cellular telecommunications network, the method comprising:
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generating a source application layer identifier for the connection within the source node, wherein said source application layer identifier is configured to identify user equipment associated with said source node; retrieving a source node identifier for the source node; and transmitting, from the source node comprising the first base station, the source application layer identifier and the source node identifier to the destination node comprising the second base station, to provide a source connection identifier for the requested connection between the source node and the destination node. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus comprising a source node comprising a first base station for originating a connection to a destination node comprising a second base station of a cellular telecommunications network, the source node comprising:
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a generator to generate a source application layer identifier, wherein said source application layer identifier is configured to identify user equipment associated with said source node; a controller operable to retrieve a source node identifier; and a transmitter operable to transmit, from the source node comprising the first base station, the source application layer identifier and the source node identifier to the destination node comprising the second base station to provide a source connection identifier for the requested connection between the source node and the destination node. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. An apparatus comprising a source node comprising a first base station for originating a connection to a destination node comprising a second base station of a cellular telecommunications network, the source node being operable under program control to:
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generate a source application layer identifier, wherein said source application layer identifier is configured to identify user equipment associated with said source code; retrieve a source node identifier; and transmit the source application layer identifier and the source node identifier to the destination node to provide a source connection identifier for the requested connection between the source node and the destination node.
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20. A method for establishing a connection between a source node comprising a first base station and a destination node comprising a second base station in a cellular telecommunications network by transmitting a connection request message, the message having a source application layer identifier for the connection within the source node comprising the first base station, wherein said source application layer identifier is configured to identify user equipment associated with said source node comprising said first base station;
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wherein the message further comprises a source node identifier for the source node comprising said first base station.
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21. A system comprising a source node comprising a first base station and a destination node comprising a second base station of a cellular telecommunications network, said source node being operable to transmit a connection request message, the message having a source application layer identifier for the connection within the source node comprising said first base station, wherein said source application layer identifier is configured to identify user equipment associated with said source node comprising said first base station;
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wherein the message further comprises a source node identifier for the source node.
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