Controlling access nodes with network transport devices within wireless mobile networks

A method comprising:

• receiving, with an access node of an access network, wireless signals from a subscriber device;
• monitoring, with the access node device, the wireless signals to detect a change in wireless communication between the access node and the subscriber device;
• generating, with the access node, an update message in response to detecting the change in the wireless communication between the access node and the subscriber device;
• and forwarding, with the access node, the update message to a network device of a transport network so as to facilitate delivery of packets by the network device for a service associated with the subscriber device.

A network system comprising:

• a transport network that includes a router;
• and
• an access network that includes a base station for wirelessly communicating with a mobile subscriber device,
• wherein the router comprises:
• a first interface card that receives a request to provide a service to the mobile subscriber device via the base station of the access network;
• and
• a first control unit that accesses a subscriber context associated with the mobile subscriber device in response to receiving the request, wherein the subscriber context defines information for providing the service to the subscriber device, and generates a control message based on the information defined within the subscriber context,
• wherein the first interface card forwards the control message to the base station, and
• wherein the base station comprises:
• a second interface card that receives the control message from the router;
• a second control unit that stores a control object and, in response to receiving the control message, dynamically configures the control object in accordance with the subscriber context to facilitate packet transmission for the service associated with the subscriber device between the subscriber device and the router through the base station;
• and
• at least one wireless interface that receives wireless signals from the subscriber device that define packets,
• wherein the second interface card forwards the packets in accordance with the dynamically configured control object to the router.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that cause a programmable processor to:

• receive, with a network layer device of a packet-based transport network, a request to provide a service to a subscriber device via an access node of an access network, wherein the subscriber device communicates wirelessly with the access node;
• access, with the network device, a subscriber context associated with the subscriber device in response to receiving the request, wherein the subscriber context defines information for providing the service to the subscriber device;
• generate, with the network device, a control message based on the information defined within the subscriber context;
• and forward, with the network device, the control message to the access node to dynamically configure a control object maintained by the access node in accordance with the subscriber context to facilitate packet transmission between the subscriber device and the network device through the access node.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that cause a programmable processor to:

• receive, with an access node of an access network, wireless signals from a subscriber device;
• monitor, with the access node, the wireless signals to detect a change in wireless communication between the access node and the subscriber device;
• generate, with the access node, an update message in response to detecting the change in the wireless communication between the access node and the subscriber device;
• and forward, with the access node, the update message to a network device of a transport network so as to facilitate delivery of packets by the network device for a service associated with the subscriber device.