公开(公告)号：US08134952B2

公开(公告)日：2012-03-13

申请号：US11759883

申请日：2007-06-07

申请人： Rajat Prakash ,  Fatih Ulupinar ,  Gavin Horn ,  Paul E. Bender

发明人： Rajat Prakash ,  Fatih Ulupinar ,  Gavin Horn ,  Paul E. Bender

IPC分类号： H04W4/00 ,  H04J3/24 ,  H04L12/28 ,  G06F9/34

CPC分类号： H04L61/6004 ,  H04L29/12028 ,  H04L29/12801 ,  H04L29/12943 ,  H04L61/103 ,  H04L61/6072 ,  H04W36/023 ,  H04W88/08

摘要： Methods and apparatus for communicating between an access terminal (AT) and an Access Point (AP) are described. For communications over the air link, between an AP and an AT a PN (Pseudo-random Noise) code based address is used as an AP identifier, e.g., address. The PN code based address may be based on Pilot PN code based signals received from an AP. Thus, the PN based AP address may be determined from pilot signals received from an AP. The PN based AP address may be a shortened version of a PN code corresponding to an AP, a full PN code corresponding to an AP, or a value which can be derived in a known manner from a PN code corresponding to an AP.

摘要翻译： 描述了接入终端（AT）和接入点（AP）之间进行通信的方法和装置。 对于通过空中链路的通信，在AP和AT之间，使用基于PN（伪随机噪声）码的地址作为AP标识符，例如地址。 基于PN码的地址可以基于从AP接收的基于导频PN码的信号。 因此，可以从从AP接收的导频信号确定基于PN的AP地址。 基于PN的AP地址可以是对应于AP的PN码的缩短版本，对应于AP的全PN码，或者可以从对应于AP的PN码以已知方式导出的值。

公开(公告)号：US20070286112A1

公开(公告)日：2007-12-13

申请号：US11759922

申请日：2007-06-07

申请人： Rajat Prakash ,  Fatih Ulupinar ,  Gavin Horn ,  Paul E. Bender ,  Parag Agashe

发明人： Rajat Prakash ,  Fatih Ulupinar ,  Gavin Horn ,  Paul E. Bender ,  Parag Agashe

IPC分类号： H04B7/204

CPC分类号： H04W36/18

摘要： Methods and apparatus related to management of active connections between an access terminal and access points are described. An access terminal maintains and manages active set information. The active set information identifies a set of access points with which the access terminal has an active connection. In some embodiments, the active set information includes allocated resources assigned to the access terminal corresponding to the different access points in the active set. Layer 2 Transport Tunneling is used, in various embodiments, to communicate connection request and/or connection response information, between access points. In some embodiments, the access terminal optionally assists in coordinating MAC resources allocated to the access terminal by different access points.

摘要翻译： 描述与接入终端和接入点之间的活动连接的管理有关的方法和装置。 接入终端维护和管理活动集信息。 活动集信息识别访问终端具有活动连接的一组接入点。 在一些实施例中，活动集信息包括分配给接入终端的已分配资源对应于活动集中的不同接入点。 在各种实施例中，在接入点之间传送连接请求和/或连接响应信息的二层传输隧道。 在一些实施例中，接入终端可选地​​辅助协调由不同接入点分配给接入终端的MAC资源。

公开(公告)号：US08259702B2

公开(公告)日：2012-09-04

申请号：US11759910

申请日：2007-06-07

申请人： Rajat Prakash ,  Paul E. Bender ,  Gavin Horn ,  Fatih Ulupinar

发明人： Rajat Prakash ,  Paul E. Bender ,  Gavin Horn ,  Fatih Ulupinar

IPC分类号： H04L12/28

CPC分类号： H04L61/6004 ,  H04L29/12028 ,  H04L29/12801 ,  H04L29/12943 ,  H04L61/103 ,  H04L61/6072 ,  H04W36/023 ,  H04W88/08

摘要： Addressing methods and apparatus which use airlink resources in an efficient manner are described. In order to use airlink resources efficiently, a variety of address types are supported. The number of bits in the address may vary depending on the type. In order to support a variety of different address types, of different lengths, in one embodiment, an address used for communications over an airlink is constructed by including in the address an address type field used to communicate an address type indicator and, optionally, an address field used to communicate an address value. The address field is variable in length and may be null, requiring the communication of no bits in this field, for certain types of addresses. Four types of addresses which may be supported include: i) an Access Terminal assisted address, ii) a Network assisted address, 3) a Pilot PN based address; and 4) a reserved address.

摘要翻译： 描述了以有效的方式使用空中链路资源的寻址方法和装置。 为了有效地使用空中链路资源，支持各种地址类型。 地址中的位数可能会根据类型而有所不同。 为了支持不同长度的不同地址类型，在一个实施例中，通过在地址中包括用于通信地址类型指示符的地址类型字段，并且可选地， 地址字段用于传达地址值。 地址字段的长度是可变的，并且可以是空的，对于某些类型的地址，需要在该字段中的任何位的通信。 可以支持的四种类型的地址包括：i）接入终端辅助地址，ii）网络辅助地址，3）基于PN的导频地址; 和4）保留地址。

公开(公告)号：US08098662B2

公开(公告)日：2012-01-17

申请号：US11759858

申请日：2007-06-07

申请人： Rajat Prakash ,  Fatih Ulupinar ,  Gavin Horn ,  Paul E. Bender

发明人： Rajat Prakash ,  Fatih Ulupinar ,  Gavin Horn ,  Paul E. Bender

IPC分类号： H04L12/28 ,  H04L12/56

CPC分类号： H04L61/6004 ,  H04L29/12028 ,  H04L29/12801 ,  H04L29/12943 ,  H04L61/103 ,  H04L61/6072 ,  H04W36/023 ,  H04W88/08

摘要： Methods and apparatus for communicating between an access terminal (AT) and remote device via an access point (AP) are described. For communications over the air link, between an AP and an AT, a short address corresponding to the remote device is used for routing packets to/from the remote device. This conserves air link resources. However, for communicating between the AP and the remote device a longer address, e.g., a full IP address corresponding to the remote device, is used. The AT converts between the long and short addresses as information, e.g., packets, is communicated between the remote device and the AT. The long address may be, for example, an IP address corresponding to the remote device used to route packets through a Layer 2 tunnel between the remote device and the AP. In some embodiments the remote device is a remote access point.

摘要翻译： 描述了通过接入点（AP）在接入终端（AT）和远程设备之间进行通信的方法和装置。 对于通过空中链路的通信，在AP和AT之间，与远程设备相对应的短地址用于将数据包路由到/从远程设备进行路由。 这节省了空中链路资源。 然而，为了在AP和远程设备之间进行通信，使用较长的地址，例如对应于远程设备的完整IP地址。 在远程设备和AT之间传送信息（例如，分组）时，AT在长地址和短地址之间进行转换。 长地址可以是例如与用于通过远程设备和AP之间的二层隧道路由分组的远程设备相对应的IP地址。 在一些实施例中，远程设备是远程接入点。

公开(公告)号：US08416751B2

公开(公告)日：2013-04-09

申请号：US11759887

申请日：2007-06-07

申请人： Rajat Prakash ,  Fatih Ulupinar ,  Gavin Horn ,  Paul E. Bender

发明人： Rajat Prakash ,  Fatih Ulupinar ,  Gavin Horn ,  Paul E. Bender

IPC分类号： H04J3/24 ,  H04W4/00 ,  H04L12/56

CPC分类号： H04L61/6004 ,  H04L29/12028 ,  H04L29/12801 ,  H04L29/12943 ,  H04L61/103 ,  H04L61/6072 ,  H04W36/023 ,  H04W88/08

摘要： Methods and apparatus for communicating between an access terminal (AT) and a device serving the AT by way of an Access Point (AP) are described. In accordance with one feature serving devices may be assigned specific addresses which are interpreted based on the source of the communication, e.g., MAC packet, in which the address is used. Such addresses may be interpreted as being of a different type than other addresses which can be interpreted and/or used without taking into account the identity of the sender. In some embodiments Session Controllers and/or Internet Attachment Points (IAPs) are identified with such addresses. The address value is the same for one or more ATs but is interpreted at an AP receiving such the IAP address based on information corresponding to the AT which sent the packet including the IAP or Session Controller address.

摘要翻译： 描述了通过接入点（AP）在接入终端（AT）和服务于AT的设备之间进行通信的方法和装置。 根据一个特征，服务设备可以被分配特定的地址，这些地址是基于使用该地址的通信源，例如MAC包解释的。 这样的地址可以被解释为与可以被解释和/或使用的其他地址不同的类型，而不考虑发送者的身份。 在一些实施例中，会话控制器和/或因特网附件点（IAP）被识别为具有这样的地址。 地址值对于一个或多个AT是相同的，但是在接收到这样的IAP地址的AP处解释，该AP基于与发送包括IAP或会话控制器地址的分组相对应的AT。

公开(公告)号：US08099096B2

公开(公告)日：2012-01-17

申请号：US11759922

申请日：2007-06-07

申请人： Rajat Prakash ,  Fatih Ulupinar ,  Gavin Horn ,  Paul E. Bender ,  Parag Agashe

发明人： Rajat Prakash ,  Fatih Ulupinar ,  Gavin Horn ,  Paul E. Bender ,  Parag Agashe

IPC分类号： H04M3/00 ,  H04W4/00 ,  H04W36/00

CPC分类号： H04W36/18

摘要： Methods and apparatus related to management of active connections between an access terminal and access points are described. An access terminal maintains and manages active set information. The active set information identifies a set of access points with which the access terminal has an active connection. In some embodiments, the active set information includes allocated resources assigned to the access terminal corresponding to the different access points in the active set. Layer 2 Transport Tunneling is used, in various embodiments, to communicate connection request and/or connection response information, between access points. In some embodiments, the access terminal optionally assists in coordinating MAC resources allocated to the access terminal by different access points.

摘要翻译： 描述与接入终端和接入点之间的活动连接的管理有关的方法和装置。 接入终端维护和管理活动集信息。 活动集信息识别访问终端具有活动连接的一组接入点。 在一些实施例中，活动集信息包括分配给接入终端的已分配资源对应于活动集中的不同接入点。 在各种实施例中，在接入点之间传送连接请求和/或连接响应信息的二层传输隧道。 在一些实施例中，接入终端可选地​​辅助协调由不同接入点分配给接入终端的MAC资源。

公开(公告)号：US20070286142A1

公开(公告)日：2007-12-13

申请号：US11759883

申请日：2007-06-07

申请人： Rajat Prakash ,  Fatih Ulupinar ,  Gavin Horn ,  Paul E. Bender

发明人： Rajat Prakash ,  Fatih Ulupinar ,  Gavin Horn ,  Paul E. Bender

IPC分类号： H04Q7/24

CPC分类号： H04L61/6004 ,  H04L29/12028 ,  H04L29/12801 ,  H04L29/12943 ,  H04L61/103 ,  H04L61/6072 ,  H04W36/023 ,  H04W88/08

摘要： Methods and apparatus for communicating between an access terminal (AT) and an Access Point (AP) are described. For communications over the air link, between an AP and an AT a PN (Pseudo-random Noise) code based address is used as an AP identifier, e.g., address. The PN code based address may be based on Pilot PN code based signals received from an AP. Thus, the PN based AP address may be determined from pilot signals received from an AP. The PN based AP address may be a shortened version of a PN code corresponding to an AP, a full PN code corresponding to an AP, or a value which can be derived in a known manner from a PN code corresponding to an AP.

摘要翻译： 描述了接入终端（AT）和接入点（AP）之间进行通信的方法和装置。 对于通过空中链路的通信，在AP和AT之间，使用基于PN（伪随机噪声）码的地址作为AP标识符，例如地址。 基于PN码的地址可以基于从AP接收的基于导频PN码的信号。 因此，可以从从AP接收的导频信号确定基于PN的AP地址。 基于PN的AP地址可以是对应于AP的PN码的缩短版本，对应于AP的全PN码，或者可以从对应于AP的PN码以已知方式导出的值。

公开(公告)号：US08601130B2

公开(公告)日：2013-12-03

申请号：US11759915

申请日：2007-06-07

申请人： Gavin Horn ,  Fatih Ulupinar ,  Paul E. Bender ,  Rajat Prakash

发明人： Gavin Horn ,  Fatih Ulupinar ,  Paul E. Bender ,  Rajat Prakash

IPC分类号： H04L12/56

CPC分类号： H04W36/0055 ,  H04W28/26

摘要： A network function is configured to maintain a copy of a session state for an access terminal. The network function is further configured to query a session master to determine whether the session state has changed. The session master is configured to generate a response to the query that enables the network function to update the copy of the session state if the session state has changed. The access terminal may be configured to change the session state at a first network function and send a message to a second network function to indicate that the session state has been changed.

摘要翻译： 网络功能被配置为维护接入终端的会话状态的副本。 网络功能还被配置为查询会话主机以确定会话状态是否已经改变。 会话主机被配置为生成对查询的响应，使得网络功能可以在会话状态已更改时更新会话状态的副本。 接入终端可以被配置为以第一网络功能改变会话状态，并向第二网络功能发送消息以指示会话状态已经改变。

公开(公告)号：US07978677B2

公开(公告)日：2011-07-12

申请号：US11759918

申请日：2007-06-07

申请人： Rajat Prakash ,  Fatih Ulupinar ,  Gavin Horn ,  Paul E. Bender

发明人： Rajat Prakash ,  Fatih Ulupinar ,  Gavin Horn ,  Paul E. Bender

IPC分类号： H04L12/26 ,  H04W4/00 ,  H04B7/212

CPC分类号： H04W28/06 ,  H04L69/22 ,  H04W80/02 ,  H04W92/20

摘要： Methods and apparatus for tunneling packets between remote and serving Access points for delivery to an access terminal (AT) are described. Methods and apparatus for communicating control values and/or information in addition to information to be delivered to an AT over an airlink are also described. An AT uses the received control information to recover communicated packets. Some features support the use of various headers and/or indicators in the headers, e.g., RLP and/or Packet Correlation Protocol (PCP) headers, which may be used to control routing of communicated payloads to an RLP processing module corresponding to an AP which was the source of the communicated payload.

摘要翻译： 描述用于在远程和服务之间隧道化分组的方法和装置，用于传送到接入终端（AT）的接入点。 还描述了除了要通过空中链路传送给AT的信息之外还传送控制值和/或信息的方法和装置。 AT使用接收到的控制信息来恢复所传送的分组。 一些特征支持在报头中使用各种报头和/或指示符，例如RLP和/或分组相关协议（PCP）报头，其可以用于控制所传送的有效载荷到对应于AP的RLP处理模块的路由 是通信有效载荷的来源。

公开(公告)号：US20070286151A1

公开(公告)日：2007-12-13

申请号：US11759887

申请日：2007-06-07

申请人： Rajat Prakash ,  Fatih Ulupinar ,  Gavin Horn ,  Paul E. Bender

发明人： Rajat Prakash ,  Fatih Ulupinar ,  Gavin Horn ,  Paul E. Bender

IPC分类号： H04J3/24 ,  H04L12/56

CPC分类号： H04L61/6004 ,  H04L29/12028 ,  H04L29/12801 ,  H04L29/12943 ,  H04L61/103 ,  H04L61/6072 ,  H04W36/023 ,  H04W88/08

摘要： Methods and apparatus for communicating between an access terminal (AT) and a device serving the AT by way of an Access Point (AP) are described. In accordance with one feature serving devices may be assigned specific addresses which are interpreted based on the source of the communication, e.g., MAC packet, in which the address is used. Such addresses may be interpreted as being of a different type than other addresses which can be interpreted and/or used without taking into account the identity of the sender. In some embodiments Session Controllers and/or Internet Attachment Points (IAPs) are identified with such addresses. The address value is the same for one or more ATs but is interpreted at an AP receiving such the IAP address based on information corresponding to the AT which sent the packet including the IAP or Session Controller address.

摘要翻译： 描述了通过接入点（AP）在接入终端（AT）和服务于AT的设备之间进行通信的方法和装置。 根据一个特征，服务设备可以被分配特定的地址，这些地址是基于使用该地址的通信源，例如MAC包解释的。 这样的地址可以被解释为与可以被解释和/或使用的其他地址不同的类型，而不考虑发送者的身份。 在一些实施例中，会话控制器和/或因特网附件点（IAP）被识别为具有这样的地址。 地址值对于一个或多个AT是相同的，但是在接收到这样的IAP地址的AP处解释，该AP基于与发送包括IAP或会话控制器地址的分组相对应的AT。