IP Library Granted Patent US 8,442,004
Granted Patent B2
US 8,442,004 · App. 12/493,440 · Granted May 14, 2013

Service continuity during outbound handover from a home network base station with local internet protocol access

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 8,442,004
App. No.
12/493,440
Granted
May 14, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method, a mobile system, and a home network base station are disclosed. A mobile management entity 502 may generate a local network access disable notification message element 650 to provide available options to a mobile system 104 for establishing packet data network connectivity upon an access loss to a home network base station 110 . The mobile management entity 502 may send the local network access disable notification message element 650 to the mobile system 104 upon an imminent local network access loss event.

Claims (32)

1. A method for managing access with a mobility management entity, comprising:

generating a local network access disable notification message element to provide available options to a mobile system for establishing packet data network connectivity upon an access loss to a home network base station, where the home network base station provides access for the mobile system to a local area home network using a local access protocol and provides access to a core network; and

sending the local network access disable notification message element to the mobile system upon an imminent local network access loss event.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the local network access disable notification message element has a cause field describing the imminent local network access loss event.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the local network access disable notification message element has an access point name field indicating a packet data network.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the local network access disable notification message element has a traffic flow template indicating a data traffic type for a data packet bearer to be routed through a packet data network.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

associating based on traffic statistics for at least one available home network alternative an access point name field indicating a packet data network and a traffic flow template indicating a data traffic type.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

sending the local network access disable notification message element to the mobile system after the local network access loss.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a closed subscriber group membership request message element from a mobile system; and

extending to the mobile system a subscription period for a closed subscriber group of the home network in response to the closed subscriber group membership request message element.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a closed subscriber group membership request message element from a mobile system; and

directing the home network to handover the mobile system to a home network designate indicated in the closed subscriber group membership request message element.

9. A mobile system for accessing to a home network, comprising:

a transceiver that receives from a mobile management entity a local network access disable notification message element providing available options for establishing packet data network connectivity upon an access loss to a home network base station, where the home network base station provides access for the mobile system to a local area home network using a local access protocol and provides access to a core network;

a processor that executes a connectivity action based upon the local network access disable notification message element.

10. The mobile system of claim 9 , wherein the local network access disable notification message element has at least one of a cause field describing a cause of the access loss.

11. The mobile system of claim 9 , wherein the processor selects a data traffic type as indicated by a traffic flow template field to execute connectivity for service continuity.

12. The mobile system of claim 9 , wherein the processor selects a packet data network through an access point name field to execute connectivity for service continuity.

13. The mobile system of claim 9 , wherein the processor executes connectivity for a plurality of data traffic types to be routed on a plurality of packet data bearers through a plurality of packet data networks based on the local network access disable notification message element.

14. The mobile system of claim 9 , wherein the processor generates a closed subscriber group membership request message element to request further connectivity action.

15. The mobile system of claim 14 , wherein the closed subscriber group membership request message element has an expiry time received from a user indicating an extension to a subscription period.

16. The mobile system of claim 14 , wherein the closed subscriber group membership request message element has a closed subscriber group identifier indicating a home network designate.

17. The mobile system of claim 14 , wherein the closed subscriber group membership request message element is appended to a message sent to a mobility management entity.

18. A home network base station that connects to a mobile system, comprising:

a network interface that receives from a mobile management entity an access redirection event instruction generated in response to a closed subscriber group membership request message element from the mobile system;

a processor that decodes the access redirection event instruction to determine a connectivity action and executes the connectivity action.

19. The home network base station of claim 18 , wherein the access redirection event instruction has an expiry time and the connectivity action is to extend the subscription period.

20. The home network base station of claim 18 , wherein the access redirection event instruction has a closed subscriber group restriction information and the connectivity action is to initiate handover to a home network indicated by the closed subscriber group restriction information.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 18, 2014
From: MOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC
To: GOOGLE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS LLC
Reel/Frame 034371/0612 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 21, 2012
From: MOTOROLA MOBILITY, INC.
To: MOTOROLA MOBILITY LLC
Reel/Frame 028829/0856 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 13, 2010
From: MOTOROLA, INC
To: MOTOROLA MOBILITY, INC
Reel/Frame 025673/0558 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 7, 2009
From: BI, HAO; BENN, HOWARD; DROSTE, SCOTT; WU, JIAN
To: MOTOROLA, INC.
Reel/Frame 023066/0353 →