IP Library › Granted Patent US 9,839,061

Granted Patent B2

US 9,839,061 · App. 14/627,503 · Granted Dec 5, 2017

Establishing and configuring dynamic subscriptions

Inventors: Stefano Faccin (Hayward, CA); Gavin Horn (La Jolla, CA); John Nasielski (San Diego, CA)

H04W76/025 H04L12/4641 H04W4/021 H04W12/06 H04W12/08 H04W48/00 H04W84/12

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Patent No.: US 9,839,061
App. No.: 14/627,503
Granted: Dec 5, 2017
Kind: B2

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Abstract

The disclosure relates in some aspects to the establishment, discovery, and creation of virtual wireless communication networks. A device can create a virtual wireless communication network with a serving mobile network operator (MNO), e.g., via a service provider, and provide information regarding connectivity to the virtual wireless communication network. Provided information can include, without limitation, restricted access to content and uploaded specific content. The disclosure also relates in some aspects to enabling a network to configure access and policing entities to support a virtual wireless communication network.

Claims (106)

1. A wireless access terminal, comprising:

a memory device;

a processing circuit coupled to the memory device and configured to:

receive information indicating that a first wireless communication network supports establishment of a multiple access virtual wireless communication network;

define a dynamic subscription with at least one parameter for the establishment of the multiple access virtual wireless communication network at the first wireless communication network, wherein the at least one parameter includes traffic management information, the traffic management information including at least traffic routing information for the multiple access virtual wireless communication network; and

utilize a transceiver to transmit the dynamic subscription to the first wireless communication network to initiate establishment of the multiple access virtual wireless communication network according to the at least one parameter.

2. The wireless access terminal of claim 1 , wherein the at least one parameter comprises at least one of:

a list of devices authorized to access the multiple access virtual wireless communication network,

a location restriction for the multiple access virtual wireless communication network,

a geographical coverage area for the multiple access virtual wireless communication network,

an access restriction for the multiple access virtual wireless communication network,

a list of Access Point Names to be used for connectivity with the virtual wireless communication network,

a subscription type for the multiple access virtual wireless communication network,

a name for the multiple access virtual wireless communication network,

time of operation for the multiple access virtual wireless communication network,

services provided by the multiple access virtual wireless communication network, or

a multiple access virtual wireless communication network type.

3. The wireless access terminal of claim 1 , wherein:

the dynamic subscription includes credential information for the establishment of the multiple access virtual wireless communication network; and

the credential information comprises at least one of: authentication information that authorizes a device to establish the multiple access virtual wireless communication network, or an identifier of the multiple access virtual wireless communication network.

4. The wireless access terminal of claim 3 , wherein the credential information is received from a third party that sponsors the multiple access virtual wireless communication network.

5. The wireless access terminal of claim 3 , wherein the processing circuit is further configured to:

receive a charge including costs for one or more other wireless access terminals accessing the multiple access virtual wireless communication network.

6. The wireless access terminal of claim 1 , wherein the information that indicates that the first wireless communication network supports the establishment of the multiple access virtual wireless communication network is received via at least one of:

a broadcast signal,

a layer 2 signal,

a connection establishment communication, or

a protocol configuration option (PCO) information element (IE).

7. The wireless access terminal of claim 1 , wherein the information that indicates that the first wireless communication network supports the establishment of the multiple access virtual wireless communication network includes at least one of:

a list of Access Point Names to be used for the establishment of the multiple access virtual wireless communication network, or

a list of addresses of the servers to be used for the establishment of the multiple access virtual wireless communication network.

8. The wireless access terminal of claim 1 , wherein the processing circuit is further configured to:

send a query regarding whether the first wireless communication network supports the establishment of the multiple access virtual wireless communication network; and

receive a response to the query, wherein the response indicates that the first wireless communication network supports the establishment of the multiple access virtual wireless communication network.

9. The wireless access terminal of claim 1 , wherein the processing circuit is further configured to:

identify at least one device allowed to access the multiple access virtual wireless communication network; and

communicate a credential associated with the multiple access virtual wireless communication network to the at least one device.

10. The wireless terminal of claim 1 , wherein the traffic routing information indicates to route traffic of the multiple access virtual wireless communication network to a local breakout or a specified node.

11. A method operational at a wireless access terminal, comprising:

receiving information indicating that a first wireless communication network supports establishment of a multiple access virtual wireless communication network; and

defining a dynamic subscription including at least one parameter for the establishment of the multiple access virtual wireless communication network at the first wireless communication network, wherein the at least one parameter includes traffic management information, the traffic management information including at least traffic routing information for the multiple access virtual wireless communication network; and

transmitting the dynamic subscription to the first wireless communication network to initiate establishment of the multiple access virtual wireless communication network according to the at least one parameter.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the multiple access virtual wireless communication network includes a dynamic mobile virtual network operator (DMVNO).

13. The method of claim 11 ,

wherein the dynamic subscription includes credential information for establishing the multiple access virtual wireless communication network,

wherein the credential information comprises at least one of: authentication information that authorizes a device to establish the multiple access virtual wireless communication network, or an identifier of the multiple access virtual wireless communication network.

14. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

sending a query regarding whether the first wireless communication network supports the establishment of the multiple access virtual wireless communication network; and

receiving a response to the query, wherein the response indicates that the first wireless communication network supports the establishment of the multiple access virtual wireless communication network.

15. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

identifying at least one device allowed to access the multiple access virtual wireless communication network; and

communicating a credential associated with the multiple access virtual wireless communication network to the at least one device.

16. A network entity, comprising:

a memory device;

a processing circuit coupled to the memory device and configured to:

utilize a transceiver to transmit information that indicates that a first wireless communication network supports establishment of a multiple access virtual wireless communication network;

utilize the transceiver to receive a dynamic subscription including at least one parameter defined by a wireless access terminal for establishment of the multiple access virtual wireless communication network, wherein the at least one parameter comprises traffic management information, the traffic management information including at least traffic routing information for the multiple access virtual wireless communication network; and

establish, as a result of receiving the dynamic subscription from the wireless access terminal, the multiple access virtual wireless communication network according to the at least one parameter.

17. The network entity of claim 16 , wherein the multiple access virtual wireless communication network includes a dynamic mobile virtual network operator (DMVNO).

18. The network entity of claim 16 , wherein the at least one parameter comprises at least one of: