# US 2017/0289945 A1 · Control device, network device and methods thereof > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2017/0289945 A1 - Document ID: US20170289945A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/624,007 - Filed: 2017-06-15 - Published: 2017-10-05 - Earliest claimed: 2014-12-16 - Assignees: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Kari Juhani Leppanen; George Koudouridis; Henrik Lundqvist - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20170289945A1 ## CPC - H04W 60/04: using triggered events - H04W 8/26: Network addressing or numbering for mobility support - H04W 24/02: Arrangements for optimising operational condition - H04W 88/08: Access point devices - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract The control device (100) comprises a processor (101) and a transceiver (103); wherein the transceiver (103) is configured to receive a network address signal comprising an assigned network address for the control device (100) in a radio access network (500); wherein the processor (101) is configured to generate a registration message indicating the assigned network address for the control device (100) and one or more network identities for a user device (600) connected to the radio access network (500); wherein the transceiver (103) further is configured to transmit a registration signal comprising the registration message to a network device (300), receive a user information signal at the assigned network address, the user information signal comprising network operation information for the user device (600); and wherein the processor (101) further is configured to determine a network control decision for the user device (600) based on the network operation information. ## Claims ### Claim 1 Control device for a wireless communication system (700), the control device (100) comprising a processor (101) and a transceiver (103); wherein the transceiver (103) is configured to receive a network address signal S1 comprising an assigned network address for the control device (100) in a radio access network (500); wherein the processor (101) is configured to generate a registration message indicating the assigned network address for the control device (100) and one or more network identities for a user device (600) connected to the radio access network (500); wherein the transceiver (103) further is configured to transmit a registration signal S2 comprising the registration message to a network device (300), receive a user information signal S3 at the assigned network address, the user information signal S3 comprising network operation information for the user device (600); and wherein the processor (101) further is configured to determine a network control decision for the user device (600) based on the network operation information. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) Control device according to claim 1, wherein the processor (101) further is configured to determine the network control decision by executing a control algorithm. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) Control device (100) according to claim 2, wherein the transceiver (103) further is configured to receive a first control signal from a service provisioning device (505), wherein the first control signal comprises control instructions for the execution of the control algorithm. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) Control device (100) according to claim 1, wherein the control decision is a mobility decision for the user device (600). ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) Control device (100) according to claim 1, wherein the transceiver (103) further is configured to transmit a second control signal to a network controller (501) of the radio access network (500) or to the user device (600), the second control signal comprising the control decision for the user device (600). ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) Control device (100) according to claim 1, wherein the network operation information for the user device (600) is one or more in the group comprising: network location information, positioning information for the user device (600), radio channel measurement information, channel quality information, battery state information of the user device (600), quality of service information for the user device (600), charging information, encryption information, authentication information, and network mobility policy information. ### Claim 7 Network device for a wireless communication system (700), the network device (300) comprising a processor (301), a transceiver (303) and a database (305); wherein the transceiver (303) is configured to receive a registration signal S2 comprising a registration message indicating a network address of a control device (100) for a user device (600) and one or more network identities of the user device (600); and wherein the processor (301) is configured to update a database object for the user device (600) in the database (305) with the registration message. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) Network device (300) according to claim 7, wherein the processor (301) further is configured to use the one or more network identities of the user device (600) as lookup indices in the database (305). ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) Network device (300) according to claim 7, wherein the database object in the database (305) further comprises a first database entry indicating the network address of the control device (100), and a second database entry indicating a mobility anchor point of the user device (600). ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) Network device (300) according to claim 9, wherein the database object further comprises a third database entry indicating an identity associated with a control plane of the user device (600), and a fourth database entry indicating an identity associated with a data plane of the user device (600). ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) Network device (300) according to claim 10, wherein the fourth database entry is an encrypted identity of the user device (600). ### Claim 12 (depends on 7) Network device (300) according to claim 7, wherein the network address of the control device (100) comprises an IP-address and a transport layer port number. ### Claim 13 Method for a wireless communication system (700), the method (200) comprising: receiving (201) a network address signal S1 comprising an assigned network address for the control device (100) in a radio access network (500); generating (203) a registration message indicating the assigned network address for the control device (100) and one or more network identities for a user device (600) connected to the radio access network (500); transmitting (205) a registration signal S2 comprising the registration message to a network device (300), receiving (207) a user information signal S3 at the assigned network address, the user information signal S3 comprising network operation information for the user device (600); determining (209) a network control decision for the user device (600) based on the network operation information. ### Claim 14 Method for a wireless communication system (700); the method (400) comprising receiving (401) a registration signal S2 comprising a registration message indicating a network address of a control device (100) for a user device (600) and one or more network identities of the user device (600); and updating (403) a database object for the user device (600) in the database (305) with the registration message. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) Computer program with a program code for performing a method according to claim 13 when the computer program runs on a computer.