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US 9,319,865 B2Granted
Apparatus and method of providing end-to-end call services
AssigneeNokia Solutions and Networks Oy
InventorsVinh Van Phan, Ling Yu, Olli Juhani Piirainen, Markku Juha Vainikka, Matti Tapani Kiiski, Seppo Ilmari Vesterinen
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Abstract
An apparatus and a method are provided. The provided solution includes an apparatus including a transceiver to be in wireless connection with one or more sets of user equipment and a controller configured to connect to the Internet, set up a virtual point-to-point connection to a second apparatus, set up and provide end-to-end call services using the virtual point-to-point connection between user equipment which are connected to and served by the apparatuses.
Claims29
A first apparatus comprising:
- a transceiver configured to be in wireless connection with a first set of user equipments comprising at least a first user equipment;
- and
- a controller configured to:
- connect to the Internet,
- set up a virtual point-to-point connection to a second apparatus,
- set up and provide end-to-end call services using the virtual point-to-point connection between the first user equipment which is connected to and served by the first apparatus, and a second user equipment of a second set of user equipments, said second user equipment connected to and served by the second apparatus,
- receive from the second apparatus information on user equipments of the second set allowed to be in wireless connection with the second apparatus and on user equipments of the second set currently connected to the second apparatus, and
- control the transceiver to transmit information on the second user equipment currently connected to the first apparatus and the second apparatus to the first user equipment currently connected to the first apparatus.
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A method comprising:
- maintaining a wireless connection between a first network element and a first set of user equipments comprising at least a first user equipment;
- connecting the first network element to the Internet;
- setting up a point-to-point connection to a second network element;
- setting up and providing end-to-end call services using the virtual point-to-point connection between the first user equipment which is connected to and served by the first network element, and a second user equipment of a second set of user equipments, said second user equipment connected to and served by the second network element;
- receiving from the second network element information on user equipments of the second set allowed to be in wireless connection with the second network element and on user equipments of the second set currently connected to the second network element;
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- transmitting information on the second user equipment currently connected to the first network element and the second network element to the first user equipment currently connected to the first network element.
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A first apparatus comprising:
- means for being in wireless connection with a set of user equipments comprising at least a first user equipment;
- means for connecting to the Internet;
- means for setting up a virtual point-to-point connection to a second apparatus;
- means for setting up and providing end-to-end call services using the virtual point-to-point connection between the first user equipment which is connected to and served by the first apparatus and a second user equipment of a second set of user equipments, said second user equipment connected to and served by the second apparatus;
- means for receiving from the second apparatus information on user equipments of the second set allowed to be in wireless connection with the second apparatus and on user equipments of the second set currently connected to the second apparatus, and
- means for controlling the transceiver to transmit information on the second user equipment currently connected to the first apparatus and the second apparatus to the first user equipment currently connected to the first apparatus.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.