Relay Architectures For Mobile Wireless Networks
AssigneeBroadcom Corporation
InventorsDutt KALAPATAPU, Ahmad Rahmati, Florin Baboescu, Kamesh Medapalli
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Abstract
A communication device configured to route communications between one or more out-of-coverage communication devices using one or more proximity services (ProSe). For example, the communication device can be configured as a mobile device-to network relay. The communication device can be configured to route communications associated with one more out-of-coverage communication devices that are serviced by the communication device. The communication device can be configured to utilize Layer 3 routing.
Claims20
A communication device, comprising:
- a transceiver configured to communicate with a base station and a mobile device;
- and
- processor circuitry communicatively coupled to the transceiver, the processor circuitry configured to:
- determine temporary identification information associated with the mobile device;
- generate a communication tunnel using the temporary identification information;
- request identification information via the communication tunnel based on the temporary identification information;
- and
- receive a communication from the mobile device using the transceiver and route the communication to the base station based on the identification information.
A communication device, comprising:
- a transceiver configured to communicate with a mobile device;
- and
- processor circuitry communicatively coupled to the transceiver, the processor circuitry configured to:
- receive, using the transceiver, temporary identification information associated with the communication device from the mobile device;
- generate a communication tunnel based on the temporary identification information;
- generate a request for identification information based on the temporary identification information;
- transmit the request to a base station via the mobile device using the communication tunnel;
- receive, using the transceiver, the identification information using the communication tunnel.
A communication device, comprising:
- a transceiver configured to communicate with a base station and a mobile device;
- and
- processor circuitry communicatively coupled to the transceiver, the processor circuitry configured to:
- determine temporary identification information associated with the mobile device;
- generate a communication tunnel using the temporary identification information;
- generate a Proxy Binding Update (PBU) message based on the temporary identification information;
- transmit, using the transceiver and via the communication tunnel, the PBU message to the base station to request identification information;
- receive, using the transceiver and from the base station, a Proxy Binding Acknowledgment (PBA) message generated based on the PBU message.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.