Communication via dedicated network nodes
AssigneeIntel IP Corporation
InventorsSangeetha L. Bangolae, Marta Martinez Tarradell, Puneet K. Jain, Ana Lucia A. Pinheiro, Hyung-Nam Choi, Mo-Han Fong, Umesh Phuyal
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Abstract
Briefly, in accordance with one or more embodiments, methods to establish and control communication of a dedicated device such as a dedicated user equipment (UE) with dedicated nodes of a network are provided.
Claims18
A mobility management entity (MME) to redirect a dedicated user equipment (UE) to a dedicated enhanced Node B (eNB), comprising:
- a processor and memory coupled to the processor, wherein instructions in the memory configure the processor to:
- receive an inactivity notification from the dedicated UE while the UE is connected to a present eNB;
- and
- send a release command to the present eNB in response to the inactivity notification, the release command to cause the present eNB to send a connection release message to the dedicated UE, wherein the connection release message includes a carrier redirect message to redirect the dedicated UE to the dedicated eNB.
An enhanced Node B (eNB) to redirect a dedicated user equipment (UE) to a dedicated enhanced Node B (eNB), comprising:
- a processor and memory coupled to the processor, wherein instructions in the memory configure the processor to:
- receive a message from the dedicated UE, wherein the message includes an indication of dedicated services to be used by the dedicated UE;
- perform a handover decision based at least in part on the message to determine if a dedicated eNB is more suitable for the dedicated UE;
- and
- send a radio resource control (RRC) message to the UE to indicate to handover the dedicated UE to the dedicated eNB if the dedicated eNB is more suitable for the dedicated UE.
An enhanced Node B (eNB) to redirect a dedicated user equipment (UE) to a dedicated core network (CN), comprising:
- a processor and memory coupled to the processor, wherein instructions in the memory configure the processor to:
- receive a request by the dedicated UE to access the dedicated core network (CN) via a present radio access network (RAN);
- and
- send a message to the dedicated UE indicating which types of services are supported by the present RAN or which types of services are not supported by the present RAN, or a combination thereof, wherein the UE connects with the present RAN or connects with another RAN based on the message and a type of serviced desired by the dedicated UE.
A non-transitory medium having instructions stored thereon that, if executed, result in redirecting an enhanced node B (eNB) to connect to a dedicated mobility management entity (MME), comprising:
- receiving an S1 setup message from the eNB;
- and
- sending a setup failure message to the eNB to indicate that the eNB should be redirected to the dedicated MME.
A non-transitory medium having instructions stored thereon that, if executed, result in redirecting an enhanced node B (eNB) to connect to a dedicated mobility management entity (MME), by:
- receiving a configuration update message from a present MME to redirect the eNB to connect with the dedicated MME;
- and
- sending an MME configuration update acknowledgment to the MME in response to the configuration update message.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.