US 8,787,254 B2Granted

Method for operating a mobile wireless network

AssigneeIPCom GmbH & Co. KG

InventorsMartin Hans, Mark Beckmann

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Abstract

A method of operating a mobile wireless network is described to ensure proper function of protocol entities during the transmission of data units between two wireless stations of the mobile wireless network. In this case, user data is assembled by a first convergence protocol layer of the first wireless station into at least one first data unit, particularly a packet data unit, before transmission to a second convergence protocol layer of a second wireless station, particularly on the same protocol level, with the user data being supplied to the first convergence protocol layer by at least one user in a network layer. At least one protocol entity of the first convergence protocol layer is configured as a function of a configuration request received by the second wireless station, in order to form the at least one first data unit from the data received from the at least one user and to transmit it through a carrier to a link control layer.

Claims15

Dependent claims

A method for establishing a protocol entity in a convergence protocol layer of a first wireless station, comprising:

receiving a radio bearer setup message from a second wireless station, wherein the radio bearer setup message includes an identifier for a compression algorithm, a compression parameter, and a protocol entity ID;
in response to receiving the radio bearer setup message, configuring the protocol entity having the protocol entity ID in the convergence protocol layer of the first wireless station according to the following:
configuring the protocol entity to include the compression algorithm configured to use the compression parameter and to communicate with at least one packet data protocol context in a network layer, wherein the protocol entity ID identifies the protocol entity from any other protocol entity that may be configured in the convergence protocol layer, and
providing a radio bearer to allow communication between the protocol entity and an entity in an RLC (radio link control) layer, wherein there is a one to one relationship between the protocol entity and the radio bearer;
and
transmitting a radio bearer setup complete message confirming the establishment of the protocol entity to the second wireless station, wherein the radio bearer setup complete message includes the protocol entity ID.

3 more elements

A first wireless station, comprising:

a computing device;
and
a mobile wireless communication device connected to the computing device, the mobile wireless communication device configured to transmit and receive communications via a mobile wireless network;
wherein the mobile wireless communication device is configured to receive a radio bearer setup message from a second wireless station, wherein the radio bearer setup message includes an identifier for a compression algorithm, a compression parameter, and a protocol entity ID;
wherein the computing device is configured to configure a protocol entity having the protocol entity ID in a convergence protocol layer of the first wireless station in response to the mobile wireless communication device receiving the radio bearer setup message according to the following:
configuring the protocol entity to include the compression algorithm configured to use the compression parameter and to communicate with at least one packet data protocol context in a network layer, wherein the protocol entity ID identifies the protocol entity from any other protocol entity that may be configured in the convergence protocol layer, and;
providing a radio bearer to allow communication between the protocol entity and an entity in an RLC (radio link control) layer, wherein there is a one to one relationship between the protocol entity and the radio bearer;
and
wherein the mobile wireless communication device is configured to transmit a radio bearer setup complete message confirming the establishment of the protocol entity in the first wireless station to the second wireless station, wherein the radio bearer setup complete message includes the protocol entity ID.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 12/953,151Filed 23 Nov 2010 · continuation
Priority: DE 199 50 65321 Oct 1999
Published: US 2011/0292872 A11 Dec 2011
Granted: 22 Jul 2014
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification14 codes

H04L 69/04
Network arrangements, protocols or services independent of the application payload and not provided for in the other groups of this subclass:…
H04L 41/0803
Configuration management of networks or network elements: configuration setting
H04L 69/18
Network arrangements, protocols or services independent of the application payload and not provided for in the other groups of this subclass:…
H04L 69/24
Network arrangements, protocols or services independent of the application payload and not provided for in the other groups of this subclass:…

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PCT/DE00/03247Parent of this continuation · filed 19 Sep 2000
Application11/825,330Parent of this continuation · filed 6 Jul 2007
US 7,245,636 B1Parent of this continuation · filed 17 Jul 2007
Application12/589,136Parent of this continuation · filed 19 Oct 2009
US 7,609,726 B2Parent of this continuation · filed 27 Oct 2009
US 2011/0292872 A1Pre-grant publication · published 1 Dec 2011
US 8,208,428 B2Parent of this continuation
Application10/111,511Parent of this continuation
US 2008/0020757 A1Published application
US 2010/0039995 A1Published application
US 8,787,254 B2This patent

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