Methods, apparatuses and computer program products for configuration of signaling radio bearers
View Patent ↗Methods, corresponding apparatuses, and computer program products for configuring one or more signaling radio bearers are disclosed. A method comprises sending a configuration request for configuring one or more signaling radio bearers to a local area access point by which a user equipment is connected to a wide area base station, wherein the one or more signaling radio bearers are used for communication between the user equipment and the wide area base station. The method also comprises receiving configuration information with respect to the one or more signaling radio bearers from the local area access point. The method additionally comprises sending the configuration information with respect to the one or more signaling radio bearers to the user equipment via a radio resource control message. With the claimed inventions, the wide area base station is capable of efficiently configuring the signaling radio bearers for use between the wide area base station and the user equipment via the local area access point.
1. A method, comprising:
sending a configuration request for configuring one or more signaling radio bearers to a local area access point by which a user equipment is connected to a wide area base station, wherein the one or more signaling radio bearers are used for communication between the user equipment and the wide area base station;
receiving configuration information with respect to the one or more signaling radio bearers from the local area access point; and
sending the configuration information with respect to the one or more signaling radio bearers to the user equipment via a radio resource control message.
2. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the configuration request includes configuration information recommended by the wide area base station with respect to the one or more signaling radio bearers.
3. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the configuration information includes radio link control layer configuration information and logical channel configuration information with respect to the one or more signaling radio bearers.
4. The method as recited in claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving from the user equipment a response message indicative of successful configuration of the one or more signaling radio bearers at the user equipment.
5. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises receiving a response message with respect to the one or more signaling radio bearers to the user equipment via the radio resource control message, wherein the response message comprises the configuration information of the one or more signaling radio bearers received from the local area access point.
6. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises
encrypting the radio resource control message with a security key.
7. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises
reconfiguring the one or more signaling radio bearers that can be used between the user equipment and an evolved Node B.
8. An apparatus, comprising:
at least one processor; and
at least one memory including compute program instructions,
wherein the at least one memory and computer program instructions are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to:
send a configuration request for configuring one or more signaling radio bearers to a local area access point by which a user equipment is connected to the apparatus, wherein the one or more signaling radio bearers are used for communication between the user equipment and the apparatus, wherein the configuration request includes configuration information recommended by the apparatus with respect to the one or more signaling radio bearers;
receive configuration information with respect to the one or more signaling radio bearers from the local area access point; and
send the configuration information with respect to the one or more signaling radio bearers to the user equipment via a radio resource control message.
9. The apparatus as recited in claim 8 , wherein the configuration information includes radio link control layer configuration information and logical channel configuration information with respect to the one or more signaling radio bearers.
10. The apparatus as recited in claim 8 , further configured to:
receive from the user equipment a response message indicative of successful configuration of the one or more signaling radio bearers at the user equipment.
11. The apparatus as recited in claim 8 , further configured to:
receive a response message with respect to the one or more signaling radio bearers to the user equipment via the radio resource control message, wherein the response message comprises the configuration information of the one or more signaling radio bearers received from the local area access point.
12. The apparatus as recited in claim 8 , further configured to:
encrypt the radio resource control message with a security key.
13. The apparatus as recited in claim 8 , further configured to:
reconfigure the one or more signaling radio bearers that can be used between the user equipment and an evolved Node B.
14. An apparatus, comprising:
at least one processor; and
at least one memory including compute program instructions,
wherein the at least one memory and computer program instructions are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to:
receive a configuration request for configuring one or more signaling radio bearers from a wide area base station, wherein the one or more signaling radio bearers are used for communication between the user equipment and the wide area base station via the apparatus; and
send configuration information with respect to the one or more signaling radio bearers to the wide area base station for configuring the one or more signaling radio bearers between the wide area base station and the user equipment.
15. The apparatus as recited in claim 14 , wherein the configuration request includes recommended configuration information with respect to the one or more signaling radio bearers and the apparatus further configured to:
determine the configuration information with respect to the one or more signaling radio bearers based upon configuration information with respect to all the radio bearers at the apparatus and the recommended configuration information.
16. The apparatus as recited in claim 14 , further configured to:
receive a response message with respect to the one or more signaling radio bearers to the user equipment via the radio resource control message, wherein the response message comprises the configuration information of the one or more signaling radio bearers received from the local area access point.
17. The apparatus as recited in claim 14 , further configured to:
encrypt the radio resource control message with a security key.
18. The apparatus as recited in claim 14 , further configured to:
reconfigure the one or more signaling radio bearers that can be used between the user equipment and an evolved Node B.