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US 9,320,066 B2Granted
Method and apparatus for self configuration of LTE E-node Bs
AssigneeInterDigital Technology Corporation
InventorsJames M. Miller, Peter S. Wang, Ulises Olvera-Hernandez
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Abstract
The present invention is a procedure for a self configuring eNB/E-UTRAN. The eNB/E-UTRAN interacts with the Enhanced Packet Core (EPC) of the LTE network in order to complete the mutual authentication task between the eNB and the EPC and other operating procedures in the eNB self configuration phase.
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A method for self configuring an evolved Node B (eNB), comprising:
- sending, from the eNB, a first message including a fully qualified domain name to establish a connection to a first node;
- establishing the connection between the eNB and the first node using an Internet Protocol (IP) address of the first node;
- sending a second message from the eNB to the first node, wherein the second message includes location information of the eNB;
- and
- on condition of successful verification of the eNB by the first node using the location information, receiving, by the eNB from the first node, a third message including operating parameters associated with a second node.
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An evolved Node B (eNB), comprising:
- a transmitter;
- a receiver;
- and
- a processor in communication with the transmitter and the receiver, wherein the processor is configured to:
- send a first message including a fully qualified domain name to establish a connection to a first node;
- establish the connection between the eNB and the first node using an Internet Protocol (IP) address of the first node;
- send a second message to the first node, wherein the second message includes location information of the eNB;
- and
- on condition of successful verification of the eNB by the first node using the location information, receive, from the first node, a third message including operating parameters associated with a second node.
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A method for self configuring an evolved Node B (eNB), comprising:
- establishing a connection with the eNB by a first node responsive to a first message from the eNB;
- receiving a second message from the eNB by the first node, wherein the second message includes location information of the eNB;
- performing verification of the eNB by the first node using the location information;
- and
- on condition of successful verification of the eNB by the first node using the location information, sending, to the eNB by the first node, a third message including operating parameters associated with a second node.
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A network, comprising:
- a first node;
- and
- a second node,
- wherein the first node is configured to:
- establish a connection with an evolved Node B (eNB) responsive to a first message from the eNB;
- receive a second message from the eNB, wherein the second message includes location information of the eNB;
- perform verification of the eNB using the location information;
- and
- on condition of successful verification of the eNB using the location information, send, to the eNB, a third message including operating parameters associated with the second node.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.