Internet access indication in private LTE networks and neutral host networks
AssigneeCisco Technology, Inc.
InventorsVimal Srivastava, Indermeet Singh Gandhi, Sudhir Kumar Jain, Srinath Gundavelli
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Abstract
A Radio Access Network (RAN) element provides an internet indication to a User Equipment (UE) to enable the UE to quickly obtain internet access. The RAN element determines that the RAN element is connected to at least one gateway that provides public internet access, and broadcasts an internet indication. The RAN element determines that the UE has requested public internet access via the RAN element and provides the UE with public internet access.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- at a User Equipment (UE), receiving a broadcast from a Radio Access Network (RAN) element that is connected to one or more gateways associated with one or more corresponding service providers, the broadcast including an internet indication indicating that the RAN element is connected to at least one gateway associated with a corresponding service provider that provides public internet access;
- sending an attach request to the RAN element to obtain public internet access;
- receiving an attach accept message from the RAN element, the attach accept message including configuration settings for the UE to connect to a particular gateway among the at least one gateway associated with a corresponding service provider that provides internet access;
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- configuring a connection between the UE and the RAN element based on the configuration settings.
An apparatus comprising:
- a wireless interface configured to wirelessly communicate with a Radio Access Network (RAN) element that is connected to one or more gateways associated with one or more corresponding service providers;
- and
- a processor coupled to the wireless interface, the processor configured to:
- receive a broadcast via the wireless interface, the broadcast including an internet indication indicating that the RAN element is connected to at least one gateway associated with a corresponding service provider that provides public internet access;
- cause the wireless interface to send an attach request to the RAN element to obtain public internet access;
- receive an attach accept message from the RAN element via the wireless interface, the attach accept message including configuration settings for the apparatus to connect to a particular gateway among the at least one gateway associated with a corresponding service provider that provides internet access;
- and
- configure a connection between the apparatus and the RAN element based on the configuration settings.
One or more non-transitory computer readable storage media encoded with instructions that, when executed by a processor of a User Equipment (UE), cause the processor to:
- receive a broadcast from a Radio Access Network (RAN) element that is connected to one or more gateways associated with one or more corresponding service providers, the broadcast including an internet indication indicating that the RAN element is connected to at least one gateway associated with a corresponding service provider that provides public internet access;
- send an attach request to the RAN element to obtain public internet access;
- receive an attach accept message from the RAN element, the attach accept message including configuration settings for the UE to connect to a particular gateway among the at least one gateway associated with a corresponding service provider that provides internet access;
- and
- configure a connection between the UE and the RAN element based on the configuration settings.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.