Simplified carrier migration using alias access point identification
AssigneeVerizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
InventorJames Mathison
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Abstract
A mobility management node, in a first wireless carrier network, receives a connection request that includes a first Access Point Name (APN) that is invalid in the first wireless carrier network, wherein the connection request originated from a wireless device. The mobility management node obtains a set of first APNs that map the first APN, and other APNs, that are invalid in the first wireless carrier network, and translates the first APN to a second APN corresponding to the first wireless carrier network using the set of first APNs. The mobility management node uses the second APN in signaling associated with a connection, between the wireless device and the first wireless carrier network.
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A method, comprising:
- receiving, at a mobility management node in a first wireless carrier network, a connection request that includes a first Access Point Name (APN) that is invalid in the first wireless carrier network, wherein the connection request originated from a wireless device;
- obtaining, by the mobility management node, a set of first APNs that map the first APN, and other APNs, that are invalid in the first wireless carrier network, to APNs that are valid in the first wireless carrier network;
- translating, by the mobility management node using the set of first APNs, the first APN to a second APN corresponding to the first wireless carrier network;
- and
- using, by the mobility management node, the second APN in signaling associated with a connection, between the wireless device and the first wireless carrier network.
A network device, comprising:
- a communication interface configured to receive, via a first wireless carrier network, a connection request that includes a first Access Point Name (APN) that is invalid in the first wireless carrier network, wherein the connection request originates from a wireless device;
- and
- a processor configured to:
- obtain a set of first APNs that map the first APN, and other APNs, that are invalid in the first wireless carrier network to APNs that are valid in the first wireless carrier network;
- translate, using the set of first APNs, the first APN to a second APN corresponding to the first wireless carrier network;
- and
- using the second APN in signaling associated with a connection, between the wireless device and the first wireless carrier network.
A non-transitory storage medium storing instructions executable by a network device, wherein the instructions comprise instructions to cause the network device to:
- receive, via a first wireless carrier network, a connection request that includes a first Access Point Name (APN) that is invalid in the first wireless carrier network, wherein the connection request originated from a wireless device;
- obtain a set of first APNs that map the first APN, and other APNs, that are invalid in the first wireless carrier network to APNs that are valid in the first wireless carrier network;
- translate, using the set of first APNs, the first APN to a second APN corresponding to the first wireless carrier network;
- and
- use the second APN in signaling associated with a connection, between the wireless device and the first wireless carrier network.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.