US 9,319,973 B2 · System and method for supporting GAN service request capability in a wireless user equipment (UE) device

Abstract

In one embodiment, a scheme is disclosed for supporting wireless access network service request capability in a user equipment (UE) device that is operable in wide area cellular network (WACN) bands as well as in wireless access network bands (e.g., GAN bands and/or UMA bands). The UE device includes capability for gaining Internet Protocol (IP) connectivity with a wireless access network node (e.g., a GAN controller (GANC) or UMA network controller (UNC)). Thereafter, the UE device is operable to initiate a registration request message towards the wireless access network node, wherein the registration request message includes at least one information element pertaining to wireless access network services required by the UE device.

Claims24

Dependent claims

A network messaging method operating on a user equipment (UE) device, the method comprising:

connecting with an Internet Protocol (IP) access point;
transmitting a registration request message by said UE device towards a default generic access network controller (GANC), said registration request including a request for one or more PLMN services provided through a GANC;
and
receiving a registration redirection message from the default GANC, the registration redirection message redirecting the UE device to another GANC, based on the information received from the UE device.

1 more element

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

11/287,637Filed 28 Nov 2005 · us provisional application

Priority

29 Nov 2004

Published

US 2006/0114870 A11 Jun 2006

Granted

19 Apr 2016

Term ends

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Classification19 codes

H04W 72/53
Allocation or scheduling criteria for wireless resources: based on regulatory allocation policies
G06F 9/44505
Program loading or initiating: configuring for program initiating, e.g. using registry, configuration files
H04L 61/4511
Using standardised directories; using standardised directory access protocols: using domain name system [DNS]
H04L 67/02
Protocols: based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]

System and method for supporting GAN service request capability in a wireless user equipment (UE) device

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System and method for supporting GAN service request capability in a wireless user equipment (UE) device

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Abstract

Claims24