US 2023/0422146 A1Published application

Dynamic cellular subscriber management

AssigneeBeamlink, Inc.

InventorsArpad KOVESDY, Mateo ABASCAL

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Abstract

Techniques for network subscriber management. These techniques include establishing a first virtual private network (VPN) connection between a first base station and a VPN host and a second VPN connection between a second base station and the VPN host. The techniques further include receiving a request at the first base station from a first mobile device and determining, using the first VPN connection, that the first mobile device does not have a recognized associated identifier, and in response assigning a mobile subscriber identifier. The techniques further include routing a first cellular communication from the first base station to the first mobile device using the identifier, receiving a second cellular communication at the first base station from the first mobile device, and routing the second cellular communication to at least one of: (i) the second base station using the second VPN connection or (ii) an external communication network.

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Dependent claims

A system, comprising:

a first base station;
a second base station;
one or more processors;
and
one or more memories storing a program, which, when executed on any combination of the one or more processors, performs an operation, the operation comprising:
establishing a first virtual private network (VPN) connection between the first base station and a VPN host;
establishing a second VPN connection between the second base station and the VPN host;
receiving a request at the first base station from a first mobile device;
determining, based on a communication from the first base station using the first VPN connection, that the first mobile device does not have a recognized associated identifier, and in response assigning an identifier for the first mobile device, wherein the identifier comprises a mobile subscriber identifier;
routing a first cellular communication from the first base station to the first mobile device using the identifier;
receiving a second cellular communication at the first base station from the first mobile device, the second cellular communication relating to a second mobile device;
and
routing the second cellular communication to at least one of:
(i) the second base station using the second VPN connection or (ii) an external communication network.

11 more elements

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code embodied therewith, the computer-readable program code executable by any combination of one or more computer processors to perform an operation, the operation comprising:

establishing a first virtual private network (VPN) connection between a first base station and a VPN host;
establishing a second VPN connection between a second base station and the VPN host;
receiving a request at the first base station from a first mobile device;
determining, based on a communication from the first base station using the first VPN connection, that the first mobile device does not have a recognized associated identifier, and in response assigning an identifier for the first mobile device, wherein the identifier comprises a mobile subscriber identifier;
routing a first cellular communication from the first base station to the first mobile device using the identifier;
receiving a second cellular communication at the first base station from the first mobile device, the second cellular communication relating to a second mobile device;
and
routing the second cellular communication to at least one of:
(i) the second base station using the second VPN connection or (ii) an external communication network.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 18/466,621Filed 13 Sep 2023
Priority: 17 Mar 2020
Published: 28 Dec 2023
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification14 codes

H04W 40/248
Connectivity information management, e.g. connectivity discovery or connectivity update: connectivity information update
H04L 63/0272
For separating internal from external traffic, e.g. firewalls: virtual private networks
H04W 4/50
Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor: service provisioning or reconfiguring
H04W 8/18
Network data management: processing of user or subscriber data, e.g. subscribed services, user preferences or user profiles; Transfer of user or…

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Application62/990,907Us provisional application · filed 17 Mar 2020
Application17/204,540Continuation · filed 17 Mar 2021
Application18/466,621Continuation
US 11,785,527 B2Related patent
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