Method and system for transferring information between network management entities of a wireless communication system

• US 9,729,384 B2
• Filed: 02/15/2012
• Issued: 08/08/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 07/16/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Interdigital Technology Corporation (InterDigital, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Interdigital Technology Corporation (InterDigital, Inc.)
• Inventors: Kwak, Joseph A., Rudolf, Marian, Dick, Stephen G., Hunkeler, Teresa Joanne, Rahman, Shamim Akbar
• Primary Examiner(s): Yao, Kwang B
• Assistant Examiner(s): Bokhari, Syed M
• Application Number:
  US13/396,749
• Publication Number:
  US 20120140756A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,001 Days
• Field of Search: 370338, 370329, 370412, 370315, 370229, 370332, 455522, 455419, 455412, 395700, 709223
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0213 Standardised network management protocols, e.g. simple network management protocol [SNMP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/02 Arrangements for optimising operational condition
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 28/18 Negotiating wireless communication parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/12 WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks]

Abstract

A method and wireless communication system may be used for transferring management information. An access point (AP) may transmit a management information base (MIB) information request including a category field and an action details field to a wireless transmit/receive (WTRU). In response to receiving the information request, the WTRU may determine whether or not to provide management information to the AP. When the WTRU provides management information to the AP, the WTRU may compile management information stored in a MIB located in the WTRU and transmit a MIB information report to the AP. The MIB may list a plurality of tables containing information associated with radio resource management (RRM) and at least one table containing physical layer measurements. The AP may include a MIB for storing MIB information of the WTRU. The AP may transmit the stored MIB information of the WTRU in response to a request.

Claims

1. An access point (AP) comprising:

a transmitter configured to transmit a request for management information base (MIB) information to a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU);

a receiver configured to receive the requested information from a MIB in the WTRU, wherein the requested information is received in a MIB information report, in response to the MIB information request, and wherein the MIB information report is an action frame; and

a radio resource management (RRM) MIB configured to store the WTRU MIB information, wherein the RRM MIB is further configured to receive a request for the stored WTRU MIB information, wherein the request for the stored WTRU MIB information is received from a network management entity (NME);

wherein the transmitter is further configured to transmit the stored WTRU MIB information to the NME in response to the request for the stored WTRU MIB information.

2. The AP of claim 1, wherein the RRM MIB is further configured to allow access to the NME.

3. The AP of claim 1, wherein the stored WTRU MIB information includes a physical measurement.

4. The AP of claim 1, wherein the stored WTRU MIB information includes medium access control (MAC) statistics.

5. A method for use in an access point (AP), the method comprising:

transmitting a request for management information base (MIB) information to a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU);

receiving the requested information from a MIB in the WTRU, wherein the requested information is received in a MIB information report, in response to the MIB information request, and wherein the MIB information report is an action frame;

storing the received WTRU MIB information in a radio resource management (RRM) MIB;

receiving a request for the stored WTRU MIB information, wherein the request for the stored WTRU MIB information is received from a network management entity (NME); and

transmitting the stored WTRU MIB information to the NME in response to the request for the stored WTRU MIB information.

6. The method of claim 5 further comprising:

allowing the NME access to a radio resource management (RRM) MIB of the AP.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein the stored WTRU MIB information includes a physical measurement.

8. The method of claim 5, wherein the stored WTRU MIB information includes medium access control (MAC) statistics.