Core network selection function in a radio access network for machine-to-machine (m2m) communications
AssigneesAT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P., AT&T Mobility II LLC
InventorsRajendra Prasad Kodaypak, Ye Chen
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Abstract
Control plane devices are selected by an access point for establishment of end-to-end control plane for a user equipment (UE) coupled to (or requesting to couple to) the access point. In one aspect, the selection is based on data extracted during the setup and/or registration messages communicated between the access point and UE during attachment of the UE to the access point and/or an internal derived mapping of the control pane devices to the access point. In one example, a control plane device pool is segregated to and different sets of control plane devices are selected and utilized to handle traffic associated with different services to improve scaling and flexibility.
Claims20
An access point device, comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
- based on information received during an establishment of a radio bearer connection between a user equipment and the access point device to initiate a data session, determining service-related data that is indicative of a cause of the data session being initiated, and
- based on the service-related data, selecting a control plane device from control plane devices of a communication network that serve the access point device and that are deployed in a pooled configuration to facilitate control plane establishment for the data session between the user equipment and a network device of the communication network.
A method, comprising:
- based on information received during an establishment of a radio bearer connection between a user equipment and an access point device of a communication network to initiate a data session between the user equipment and a network device of the communication network, determining, by a system comprising a processor, service-related data that has triggered the data session being initiated, and
- based on the service-related data, selecting, by the system, a control plane device from control plane devices of the communication network to facilitate control plane establishment for the data session, wherein the control plane devices serve the access point device and are deployed in a pooled configuration.
A machine-readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor of an access point device, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
- based on information received during an establishment of a radio bearer connection between a user equipment and an access point device of a communication network that initiates a data session between the user equipment and a network device of the communication network, determining that the data session has been triggered by an emergency service, and
- in response to the determining, selecting a control plane device that is dedicated to process traffic associated with the emergency service, wherein the control plane device is employable to establish a control plane for the data session, and wherein the control plane device is selected from control plane devices of the communication network that serve the access point device and that are deployed in a pooled configuration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.