Connection identifier system and method
AssigneeNEC Corporation
InventorFrancesca Serravalle
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Abstract
A method and system are proposed for establishing a requested connection between a source node and a destination node in a telecommunications network. The system and method are described in relation to a 3GPP network, but are applicable to other types of networks. The method includes generating a source application identifier for the connection within the source node, retrieving a source node identifier for the source node and transmitting the source application identifier and the source node identifier to the destination to provide a source connection identifier for the requested connection between the source node and the destination node.
Claims53
A method for establishing a requested connection between a source node and a destination node in a telecommunications network comprising:
- generating a source application identifier for the connection within the source node;
- retrieving a source node identifier for the source node;
- and
- transmitting the source application identifier and the source node identifier to the destination node to provide a source connection identifier for the requested connection between the source node and the destination node.
An apparatus comprising a telecommunications network, the network comprising a plurality of nodes, wherein a connection may be established between two nodes in the telecommunications network using a connection request message, the network comprising:
- a source node for initiating a connection to a destination node in the telecommunications network, the source node comprising:
- means for generating a source application identifier;
- means for storing a source node identifier;
- and
- means for transmitting the source application identifier and the source node identifier to the destination node to provide a source connection identifier for the requested connection between the source node and the destination node;
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- the network further comprising a destination node comprising:
- means for receiving the source application identifier and the source node identifier from the source node to form a source connection identifier for the requested connection between the source node and the destination node;
- means for generating a connection reply message;
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- means for transmitting the connection reply message to the source node via the telecommunications network.
An apparatus comprising a source node for originating a connection to a destination node of a telecommunications network, the source node comprising:
- means for generating a source application identifier;
- means for storing a source node identifier;
- and
- means for transmitting the source application identifier and the source node identifier to the destination node to provide a source connection identifier for the requested connection between the source node and the destination node.
An apparatus comprising a destination node for terminating a connection from a source node of a telecommunications network, the destination node comprising:
- means for receiving a source application identifier and a source node identifier to form a source connection identifier for the requested connection between the source node and the destination node;
- means for generating a connection reply message;
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- means for transmitting the connection reply message to the source node.
An apparatus comprising a telecommunications network, the network comprising a plurality of nodes, wherein a connection may be established between two nodes in the telecommunications network using a connection request message, the network comprising:
- a source node for initiating a connection to a destination node in the telecommunications network, the source node being operable under program control to:
- generate a source application identifier;
- store a source node identifier;
- and
- transmit the source application identifier and the source node identifier to the destination node to provide a source connection identifier for the requested connection between the source node and the destination node;
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- the network further comprising a destination node, the destination node being operable under program control to:
- receive the source application identifier and the source node identifier from the source node to form a source connection identifier for the requested connection between the source node and the destination node;
- generate a connection reply message;
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- transmit the connection reply message to the source node via the telecommunications network.
An apparatus comprising a source node for originating a connection to a destination node of a telecommunications network, the source node being operable under program control to:
- generate a source application identifier;
- store a source node identifier;
- and
- transmit the source application identifier and the source node identifier to the destination node to provide a source connection identifier for the requested connection between the source node and the destination node.
An apparatus comprising a destination node for terminating a connection from a source node of a telecommunications network, the destination node being operable under program control to:
- receive a source application identifier and a source node identifier to form a source connection identifier for the requested connection between the source node and the destination node;
- generate a connection reply message;
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- transmit the connection reply message to the source node.
A method of configuring a telecommunications network comprising:
- defining a range of application identifiers for identifying connections in the telecommunications network;
- telecommunications network;
- dividing the range of application identifiers into a plurality of sub-ranges of application identifiers;
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- allocating a sub-range of application identifiers to each of a plurality of nodes in the network;
- wherein each sub-range of identifiers is allocated so that each node in the network has a plurality of application identifiers that is distinct within the network.
A method of establishing a connection between a source node and a destination node in a telecommunications network, wherein a connection request message is used to establish a connection and wherein the connection request message comprises an application identifier selected from a range of application identifiers used in the network, the method comprising:
- storing a sub-range of application identifiers for identifying connections in the telecommunications network;
- retrieving an application identifier selected from the sub-range of application identifiers;
- generating a connection establishment request message incorporating the selected application identifier;
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- transmitting the connection establishment request message to the destination node.
A method of establishing a connection from a source node at a destination node in a telecommunications network comprising:
- receiving a connection request message from the source node, the connection request message including an application identifier selected from a range of application identifiers used in the network;
- storing a source node identifier for identifying a connection in the telecommunications network;
- generating a connection establishment reply message incorporating the selected application identifier;
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- transmitting the connection establishment reply message to the source node.
A method for establishing a connection between a source node and a destination node in a telecommunications network by transmitting a connection request message, the message having a source application identifier for the connection within the source node;
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- wherein the message further comprises a source node identifier for the source node.
A method for establishing a connection at a destination node from a source node in a telecommunications network by receiving a connection request message, the message having a source application identifier for the connection within the source node;
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- wherein the message further comprises a source node identifier for the source node.
A system for establishing a connection between a source node and a destination node in a telecommunications network by transmitting a connection request message, the message having a source application identifier for the connection within the source node;
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- wherein the message further comprises a source node identifier for the source node.
A system for establishing a connection at a destination node from a source node in a telecommunications network by receiving a connection request message, the message having a source application identifier for the connection within the source node;
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- wherein the message further comprises a source node identifier for the source node.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.