Handovers with simplified network topology

    公开(公告)号:US11026136B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-01

    申请号:US15721728

    申请日:2017-09-29

    Abstract: Systems and methods for handovers with simplified network topology are disclosed. In a first embodiment, a method is disclosed, comprising: at a coordinating gateway during a handover of a mobile device from a first base station to a second base station, receiving a first handover request from the first base station; discarding a first shared security key received in the first handover request; sending a tunnel switching request to a core network node; obtaining precursors for a second shared security key from the core network node in a response to the switching request; sending a second handover request to the second base station with the precursors to calculate the second shared security key for securing a data connection for the mobile device following the handover; deriving the second shared security key from the obtained precursors at the first base station; and deriving the second shared security key from the obtained precursors at the coordinating gateway.

    Federated X2 Gateway
    3.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220116834A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-14

    申请号:US17555772

    申请日:2021-12-20

    Abstract: A gateway for X2 interface communication is provided, including: an X2 internal interface for communicating with, and coupled to, a plurality of radio access networks (RANs); and an X2 external interface for communicating with, and coupled to, a destination outside of the plurality of RANs, the X2 external interface further including a single X2 endpoint for the plurality of radio access networks, such that the X2 external interface provides a single interface for an external macro cell or core network to interact with the plurality of radio access networks. The gateway may further include a handover module for maintaining X2 signaling associations and transactions for incoming and outbound handovers, including X2 to S1 and S1 to X2 translation.

    X2 brokering with aggregation optimization

    公开(公告)号:US11240879B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-02-01

    申请号:US15961719

    申请日:2018-04-24

    Abstract: A method for providing stateful proxying is disclosed, comprising: associating a first base station with a first base station identifier at a signaling protocol gateway, and with a first Internet Protocol (IP) address of the signaling protocol gateway; associating a second base station with a second base station identifier at the signaling protocol gateway, and with a second IP address of the signaling protocol gateway; establishing a first signaling protocol connection between a third base station and the first base station via the signaling protocol gateway with the first base station using the first IP address of the signaling protocol gateway; and establishing a signaling protocol connection between the third base station and the second base station with the second base station using the second IP address of the signaling protocol gateway.

    Federated X2 Gateway
    5.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200245202A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-07-30

    申请号:US16774186

    申请日:2020-01-28

    Abstract: A gateway for X2 interface communication is provided, including: an X2 internal interface for communicating with, and coupled to, a plurality of radio access networks (RANs); and an X2 external interface for communicating with, and coupled to, a destination outside of the plurality of RANs, the X2 external interface further including a single X2 endpoint for the plurality of radio access networks, such that the X2 external interface provides a single interface for an external macro cell or core network to interact with the plurality of radio access networks. The gateway may further include a handover module for maintaining X2 signaling associations and transactions for incoming and outbound handovers, including X2 to S1 and S1 to X2 translation.

    X2 Brokering with Aggregation Optimization

    公开(公告)号:US20210212143A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-08

    申请号:US17208335

    申请日:2021-03-22

    Abstract: A method for providing stateful proxying is disclosed, comprising: associating a first base station with a first base station identifier at a signaling protocol gateway, and with a first Internet Protocol (IP) address of the signaling protocol gateway; associating a second base station with a second base station identifier at the signaling protocol gateway, and with a second IP address of the signaling protocol gateway; establishing a first signaling protocol connection between a third base station and the first base station via the signaling protocol gateway with the first base station using the first IP address of the signaling protocol gateway; and establishing a signaling protocol connection between the third base station and the second base station with the second base station using the second IP address of the signaling protocol gateway.

    X2 Brokering Between Inter-3GPP Release eNodeB's

    公开(公告)号:US20200374760A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-11-26

    申请号:US16990947

    申请日:2020-08-11

    Abstract: An interworking gateway for X2 interface communication is disclosed, comprising: an X2 internal interface for communicating with, and coupled to, a plurality of radio access networks (RANs) using a X2AP protocol; a database for associating each of the plurality of RANs with support status for an X2AP protocol version; an X2AP interworking broker for determining, based on communications with each of the plurality of RANs via the X2 internal interface, the support status for an X2AP protocol version for each of the plurality of RANs, the communications further comprising an observed response to a X2AP message of a first X2AP protocol version; and an X2 external interface for communicating with, and coupled to, a destination outside of the plurality of RANs.

    X2 Brokering with Aggregation Optimization
    10.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180242396A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-08-23

    申请号:US15961719

    申请日:2018-04-24

    Abstract: A method for providing stateful proxying is disclosed, comprising: associating a first base station with a first base station identifier at a signaling protocol gateway, and with a first Internet Protocol (IP) address of the signaling protocol gateway; associating a second base station with a second base station identifier at the signaling protocol gateway, and with a second IP address of the signaling protocol gateway; establishing a first signaling protocol connection between a third base station and the first base station via the signaling protocol gateway with the first base station using the first IP address of the signaling protocol gateway; and establishing a signaling protocol connection between the third base station and the second base station with the second base station using the second IP address of the signaling protocol gateway.

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