Granted Patent B2

US 8,605,680 · App. 12/674,835 · Granted Dec 10, 2013

Abstract

Claims (64)

1. A method, comprising:

receiving a suspend command in a Media Independent Handover Function, the suspend command relating to a network connection that is using the Media Independent Handover Function;

detecting the suspend command in the Media Independent Handover Function; and

suspending the network connection temporarily in response to the detecting,

wherein the network connection is a Media Independent Handover connection.

2. The method of claim 1 , the Media Independent Handover Function further comprising:

a local Media Independent Handover Function; and

a remote Media Independent Handover Function,

wherein the local Media Independent Handover Function and the remote Media Independent Handover Function have a communication relationship.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein suspending the network connection comprises storing a context of the network connection for a predetermined time or time interval.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

detecting a trigger event for suspending the network connection; and

initiating sending the suspend command, when the trigger event is detected.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the trigger event for suspending the network connection is joining a mobile network.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

suspending the network connection for a predetermined time duration.

7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:

deleting the stored context, if the connection is not resumed within the predetermined time duration.

8. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving a resume command in the Media Independent Handover Function;

detecting the resume command in the Media Independent Handover Function;

resuming the suspended network connection.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein resuming the suspended network connection comprises loading a context of the suspended network connection.

10. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

detecting a trigger event for resuming the suspended network connection.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the trigger event for resuming the suspended network connection is leaving a mobile network.

12. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising a computer program product, which, when being executed by a processor, is configured to carry out a method, the method comprising:

receiving a suspend command in a Media Independent Handover Function, the suspend command relating to a network connection that is using the Media Independent Handover Function;

detecting the suspend command in the Media Independent Handover Function; and

suspending the network connection temporarily in response to the detecting,

wherein the network connection is a Media Independent Handover connection.

13. An apparatus, comprising:

a Media Independent Handover Function device;

the Media Independent Handover Function device comprising:

a receiving device;

a suspend command detecting device connected to the receiving device;

a suspension device connected to the Media Independent Handover Function device;

wherein the receiving device is configured to receive a suspend command relating to a network connection that is using a Media Independent Handover Function;

wherein the suspend command detecting device is configured to detect the suspend command as a suspend command;

wherein the suspension device is configured to suspend the network connection temporarily, if a suspend command is received;

wherein the network connection is a Media Independent Handover connection.

14. The apparatus of claim 13 , the Media Independent Handover Function device comprising:

a local Media Independent Handover Function device; and

a remote Media Independent Handover Function device;

wherein the local Media Independent Handover Function device and the remote Media Independent Handover Function device have a communication relationship,

wherein the local Media Independent Handover Function device and the remote Media Independent Handover Function device are located on different apparatus.

15. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the suspension device is configured to store a context of the network connection.

16. The apparatus of claim 13 further comprising:

a trigger device,

wherein the trigger device is configured to detect a trigger event for suspending the network connection.

17. The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the trigger device is configured to detect joining a mobile network.

18. The apparatus of claim 13 further comprising:

a timer device,

wherein the timer device is configured to suspend the network connection for a predetermined time duration.

19. The apparatus of claim 13 , the Media Independent Handover Function device further comprising:

a resume command detecting device, connected to the receiving device;

the apparatus further comprising:

a resume device, connected to the Media Independent Handover Function device,

wherein the receiving device is configured to receive a resume command,

wherein the resume command detecting device is configured to detect the resume command as a resume command, and

wherein the resume device is configured to resume the suspended network connection.

20. The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the trigger device is configured to detect a trigger event for resuming the suspended network connection.

21. The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the trigger device is configured to detect leaving a mobile network.

22. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the apparatus is one of a mobile device or a network node of a telecommunication network.

Assignments (12)