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Granted Patent B2
US 11,582,330 · App. 17/107,132 · Granted Feb 14, 2023

Wireless device capability information

Inventors: Kyungmin Park (Herndon, VA); Esmael Hejazi Dinan (McLean, VA); Weihua Qiao (Herndon, VA); Peyman Talebi Fard (Sterling, VA); Alireza Babaei (Fairfax, VA); Hyoungsuk Jeon (Centreville, VA); Hua Zhou (Herndon, VA)
Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
H04L69/04H04L69/22H04W8/08H04W36/0033H04W36/0088H04W36/08H04W40/24H04W72/0446H04W72/0453H04W74/0833H04W76/15H04W76/27H04L5/001H04W80/02H04W80/08
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Patent No.
US 11,582,330
App. No.
17/107,132
Granted
Feb 14, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for wireless communications. A base station and wireless device may communicate capability information associated with a wireless device. The capability information may include information indicating support for an Ethernet type packet data unit session or header parameter compression. An Ethernet type packet data unit session may be instantiated based on the capability information.

Claims (72)

1. A method comprising:

sending, by a wireless device to an access and mobility management function (AMF) device via a base station, a wireless device capability parameter indicating whether the wireless device supports an Ethernet packet data unit (PDU) session type between the wireless device and a core network user plane function device;

receiving, by the wireless device from the base station, a message comprising one or more configuration parameters for a PDU session of the Ethernet PDU session type; and

sending, by the wireless device to the base station, at least one Ethernet frame associated with the PDU session of the Ethernet PDU session type.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the wireless device capability parameter comprises a binary parameter, and wherein the wireless device capability parameter is set to a first value based on the wireless device supporting the Ethernet PDU session type.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the wireless device capability parameter comprises at least one indication field indicating at least one of:

a transmission bit rate,

multiple Ethernet addresses for the wireless device, or

an Ethernet standard version.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more configuration parameters comprise at least one bearer configuration parameter of a bearer for the PDU session of the Ethernet PDU session type,

wherein the at least one bearer configuration parameter comprises an Ethernet header compression parameter, and

wherein the method further comprises compressing, by the wireless device and based on the Ethernet header compression parameter, an Ethernet header of the at least one Ethernet frame.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the sending the at least one Ethernet frame comprises sending, by the wireless device to the base station via at least one resource block of at least one cell of the base station, the at least one Ethernet frame comprising the compressed Ethernet header.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the wireless device capability parameter further indicates a medium access control (MAC) address of the wireless device.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the sending the wireless device capability parameter comprises sending, to the AMF device via the base station, at least one non-access stratum parameter comprising the wireless device capability parameter.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the non-access stratum parameter further comprises a PDU session type parameter indicating a type of a requested PDU session.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the message comprises a radio resource control (RRC) message indicating addition of a bearer for the PDU session of the Ethernet PDU session type, and wherein the at least one Ethernet frame is further associated with the bearer.

10. A method comprising:

receiving, by a base station from a wireless device, a wireless device capability parameter indicating whether the wireless device supports an Ethernet packet data unit (PDU) session type between the wireless device and a core network user plane function device;

sending, by the base station to the wireless device, a message comprising one or more configuration parameters for a PDU session of the Ethernet PDU session type; and

receiving, by the base station from the wireless device, at least one Ethernet frame associated with the PDU session of the Ethernet PDU session type.

11. The method of claim 10 , further comprising sending, by the base station to an access and mobility management function (AMF) device, the wireless device capability parameter.

12. The method of claim 10 , wherein the wireless device capability parameter comprises a binary parameter, and wherein the wireless device capability parameter is set to a first value based on the wireless device supporting the Ethernet PDU session type.

13. The method of claim 10 , wherein the wireless device capability parameter comprises at least one indication field indicating at least one of:

a transmission bit rate,

multiple Ethernet addresses for the wireless device, or

an Ethernet standard version.

14. The method of claim 10 , wherein the one or more configuration parameters comprise at least one bearer configuration parameter of a bearer for the PDU session of the Ethernet PDU session type,

wherein the at least one bearer configuration parameter comprises an Ethernet header compression parameter, and

wherein an Ethernet header of the at least one Ethernet frame is compressed based on the Ethernet header compression parameter.

15. The method of claim 10 , wherein the wireless device capability parameter further indicates a medium access control (MAC) address of the wireless device.

16. The method of claim 10 , wherein the receiving the wireless device capability parameter comprises receiving, by the base station from the wireless device, at least one non-access stratum parameter comprising the wireless device capability parameter.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the non-access stratum parameter further comprises a PDU session type parameter indicating a type of a requested PDU session.

18. The method of claim 10 , wherein the message comprises a radio resource control (RRC) message indicating addition of a bearer for the PDU session of the Ethernet PDU session type, and wherein the at least one Ethernet frame is further associated with the bearer.

19. A wireless device comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to:

send, to an access and mobility management function (AMF) device via a base station, a wireless device capability parameter indicating whether the wireless device supports an Ethernet packet data unit (PDU) session type between the wireless device and a core network user plane function device;

receive, from the base station, a message comprising one or more configuration parameters for a PDU session of the Ethernet PDU session type; and

send, to the base station, at least one Ethernet frame associated with the PDU session of the Ethernet PDU session type.

20. The wireless device of claim 19 , wherein the wireless device capability parameter comprises a binary parameter, and wherein the wireless device capability parameter is set to a first value based on the wireless device supporting the Ethernet PDU session type.

21. The wireless device of claim 19 , wherein the wireless device capability parameter comprises at least one indication field indicating at least one of:

a transmission bit rate,

multiple Ethernet addresses for the wireless device, or

an Ethernet standard version.

22. The wireless device of claim 19 , wherein the one or more configuration parameters comprise at least one bearer configuration parameter of a bearer for the PDU session of the Ethernet PDU session type,

wherein the at least one bearer configuration parameter comprises an Ethernet header compression parameter, and

wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the wireless device to compress, based on the Ethernet header compression parameter, an Ethernet header of the at least one Ethernet frame.

23. The wireless device of claim 22 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to send the at least one Ethernet frame by sending, to the base station via at least one resource block of at least one cell of the base station, the at least one Ethernet frame comprising the compressed Ethernet header.

24. The wireless device of claim 19 , wherein the wireless device capability parameter further indicates a medium access control (MAC) address of the wireless device.

25. The wireless device of claim 19 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the wireless device to send the wireless device capability parameter by sending, to the AMF device via the base station, at least one non-access stratum parameter comprising the wireless device capability parameter.

26. The wireless device of claim 25 , wherein the non-access stratum parameter further comprises a PDU session type parameter indicating a type of a requested PDU session.

27. The wireless device of claim 19 , wherein the message comprises a radio resource control (RRC) message indicating addition of a bearer for the PDU session of the Ethernet PDU session type, and wherein the at least one Ethernet frame is further associated with the bearer.

28. A base station comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the base station to:

receive, from a wireless device, a wireless device capability parameter indicating whether the wireless device supports an Ethernet packet data unit (PDU) session type between the wireless device and a core network user plane function device;

send, to the wireless device, a message comprising one or more configuration parameters for a PDU session of the Ethernet PDU session type; and

receive, from the wireless device, at least one Ethernet frame associated with the PDU session of the Ethernet PDU session type.

29. The base station of claim 28 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further cause the base station to send, to an access and mobility management function (AMF) device, the wireless device capability parameter.

30. The base station of claim 28 , wherein the wireless device capability parameter comprises a binary parameter, and wherein the wireless device capability parameter is set to a first value based on the wireless device supporting the Ethernet PDU session type.

31. The base station of claim 28 , wherein the wireless device capability parameter comprises at least one indication field indicating at least one of:

a transmission bit rate,

multiple Ethernet addresses for the wireless device, or

an Ethernet standard version.

32. The base station of claim 28 , wherein the one or more configuration parameters comprise at least one bearer configuration parameter of a bearer for the PDU session of the Ethernet PDU session type,

wherein the at least one bearer configuration parameter comprises an Ethernet header compression parameter, and

wherein an Ethernet header of the at least one Ethernet frame is compressed based on the Ethernet header compression parameter.

33. The base station of claim 28 , wherein the wireless device capability parameter further indicates a medium access control (MAC) address of the wireless device.

34. The base station of claim 28 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the base station to receive the wireless device capability parameter by receiving, from the wireless device, at least one non-access stratum parameter comprising the wireless device capability parameter.

35. The base station of claim 34 , wherein the non-access stratum parameter further comprises a PDU session type parameter indicating a type of a requested PDU session.

36. The base station of claim 28 , wherein the message comprises a radio resource control (RRC) message indicating addition of a bearer for the PDU session of the Ethernet PDU session type, and wherein the at least one Ethernet frame is further associated with the bearer.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 19, 2021
From: PARK, KYUNGMIN; DINAN, ESMAEL; QIAO, WEIHUA; FARD, PEYMAN TALEBI; BABAEI, ALIREZA; JEON, HYOUNGSUK; ZHOU, HUA
To: COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
Reel/Frame 056284/0530 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 19, 2021
From: PARK, KYUNGMIN; DINAN, ESMAEL HEJAZI; QIAO, WEIHUA; FARD, PEYMAN TALEBI; BABAEI, ALIREZA; JEON, HYOUNGSUK; ZHOU, HUA
To: COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
Reel/Frame 056284/0537 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 21, 2021
From: PARK, KYUNGMIN; DINAN, ESMAEL HEJAZI; QIAO, WEIHUA; FARD, PEYMAN TALEBI; BABAEI, ALIREZA; JEON, HYOUNGSUK; ZHOU, HUA
To: COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
Reel/Frame 055988/0711 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation 16165613 · Oct 19, 2018
Provisional Application 62574954 · Oct 20, 2017
Provisional Application 62575127 · Oct 20, 2017
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