Enabling permissionless cellular roaming connections between user equipment and radio access networks
AssigneeDISH Wireless L.L.C.
InventorJennings ORCUTT
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Abstract
A radio access network (“RAN”) includes a transceiver for receiving a request from user equipment (“UE”) to join the RAN. The RAN also includes a processor that is configured for: responding to the UE request by sending a message directly from the RAN to the UE to offer a set of first terms for the UE to use a cellular network of the RAN; receiving a response from the UE agreeing to the set of first terms; and in response to the UE agreeing to the set of first terms, connecting the UE to use a cellular network of the RAN.
Claims20
A radio access network (“RAN”) comprising:
- a transceiver for receiving a request from user equipment (“UE”) to join the RAN, the request comprising information identifying the UE;
- and
- a processor configured for:
- responding to the UE request by sending a message directly from the RAN to the UE to offer a set of first terms for the UE to use a cellular network of the RAN;
- receiving a response from the UE agreeing to the set of first terms;
- and
- in response to the UE agreeing to the set of first terms, connecting the UE to use a cellular network of the RAN.
A method of user equipment (“UE”) connecting to a radio access network (“RAN”), the method comprising:
- receiving, at the RAN, a request from user equipment (“UE”) to join the RAN, the request comprising information identifying the UE;
- responding, from the RAN, to the UE request by sending a message from the RAN directly to the UE to offer a set of first terms for the UE to use a cellular network of the RAN;
- receiving, directly from the UE, a response from the UE agreeing to the set of first terms;
- and
- in response to the UE agreeing to the set of first terms, connecting the UE to use a cellular network of the RAN.
A system comprising:
- a radio access network (“RAN”) comprising a RAN transmitter and a RAN processor;
- and
- user equipment (“UE”) comprising a UE transceiver configured to identify in response to the RAN being within range of the UE,
- wherein the processor is configured for:
- sending a message directly from the RAN to the UE to offer a set of first terms for the UE to use a cellular network of the RAN;
- receiving a response directly from the UE agreeing to the set of first terms;
- and
- in response to the UE agreeing to the set of first terms, connecting the UE to use a cellular network of the RAN.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.