Abstract:
Methods and home agent for building a plurality of individual binding updates in the home agent on behalf of a mobile node. One of the methods and the home agent is directed to receiving an Aggregated Binding Update (ABU) at the home agent from the mobile node, building the plurality of individual binding updates from the ABU and sending from the home agent each of the plurality of individual binding updates toward each of the different destination addresses. Each of the plurality of individual binding updates has a different destination address, which is specified in the ABU. Another of the methods and the home agent is directed to intercepting a plurality of binding acknowledgments destined to the mobile node, building an Aggregated Binding Acknowledgment (ABA) from the plurality of binding acknowledgments and sending the ABA toward the mobile node.
Abstract:
Methods, systems, and computer program products for security context escrowing are provided herein. According to one aspect, a method of operation of a network node for a telecommunications network comprises storing security context information associated with a small data, fast path connection between a wireless device and a first gateway that is serving the wireless device, determining a change in the gateway that is serving the wireless device from the first gateway to a second gateway, and, in response to determining the change, providing the stored security context information to the second gateway for use with the wireless device.
Abstract:
In one aspect of the teachings herein, a radio node provides a local loopback mode of operation in at least some operational instances, in which it loops “local” traffic between wireless devices operating within a local radio cell or cells, rather than forwarding such traffic along to a controlling gateway for handling. The wireless devices operating within the cell(s) and involved in the loopback operation switch over from symmetric encryption that involves the controlling gateway as a secure endpoint for their traffic, to asymmetric or public-private key pair encryption. The radio node uses a correspondingly derived loopback encryption key to enable security on the loopback traffic flow between the involved local devices. Use of the loopback encryption key means that the radio node need not know or otherwise have access to the symmetric encryption keys used by the involved devices and the controlling gateway for “normal” non-loopback operation.
Abstract:
The present disclosure describes methods and apparatus for differentiating subscriber devices of a subscriber hidden by a network address translation device and enables traffic flow steering on a per device basis rather than a per subscriber basis. Identification of subscriber devices is achieved by assigning a reserved set of external ports to each subscriber device. Different service paths can be defined for different subscriber devices to provide a subscriber with a different experience for each subscriber device of the subscriber.
Abstract:
A MN, a method and a VMAP for increasing efficiency of handover of the MN from a AR1 to a AR2. The VMAP is hierarchically below a MAP and above the AR1. The MN has a RCoA valid under the MAP and a LCoA valid under the AR1. The VMAP comprises an OMM Function capable of receiving a PathUM thereby informing the VMAP that the MN 412 is handing over to the AR2, computing a LCoA2 valid under the AR2 and forwarding traffic received on the LCoA to the LCoA2. A VMAP Binding Cache Entry for the MN comprises at least the MN's RCoA, the MN's LCoA and a unique value associated with the MN. The VMAP, therewith, computes the LCoA2 using a same function as in the MN. Prior to receiving the PathUM, the VMAP could receive an E-LBA issued from the MAP and addressed to the LCoA comprising the MN's RCoA and the unique value associated with the MN and thereafter, creating or updating the VBCE for the MN using information included therein.
Abstract:
Systems and methods are described which delegate reachability testing for mobility signaling in communication networks. A mobile node transmits a mobility signaling package to other network nodes, which can use the information contained therein to perform the delegated reachability testing.
Abstract:
Methods and home agent for building a plurality of individual binding updates in the home agent on behalf of a mobile node. One of the methods and the home agent is directed to receiving an Aggregated Binding Update (ABU) at the home agent from the mobile node, building the plurality of individual binding updates from the ABU and sending from the home agent each of the plurality of individual binding updates toward each of the different destination addresses. Each of the plurality of individual binding updates has a different destination address, which is specified in the ABU. Another of the methods and the home agent is directed to intercepting a plurality of binding acknowledgments destined to the mobile node, building an Aggregated Binding Acknowledgment (ABA) from the plurality of binding acknowledgments and sending the ABA toward the mobile node.
Abstract:
A MN, a method and a VMAP for increasing efficiency of handover of the MN from a AR1 to a AR2. The VMAP is hierarchically below a MAP and above the AR1. The MN has a RCoA valid under the MAP and a LCoA valid under the AR1. The VMAP comprises an OMM Function capable of receiving a PathUM thereby informing the VMAP that the MN 412 is handing over to the AR2, computing a LCoA2 valid under the AR2 and forwarding traffic received on the LCoA to the LCoA2. A VMAP Binding Cache Entry for the MN comprises at least the MN's RCoA, the MN's LCoA and a unique value associated with the MN. The VMAP, therewith, computes the LCoA2 using a same function as in the MN. Prior to receiving the PathUM, the VMAP could receive an E-LBA issued from the MAP and addressed to the LCoA comprising the MN's RCoA and the unique value associated with the MN and thereafter, creating or updating the VBCE for the MN using information included therein.
Abstract:
Systems and methods are described which delegate reachability testing for mobility signaling in communication networks. A mobile node transmits a mobility signaling package to other network nodes, which can use the information contained therein to perform the delegated reachability testing.
Abstract:
The present disclosure describes methods and apparatus for differentiating subscriber devices of a subscriber hidden by a network address translation device and enables traffic flow steering on a per device basis rather than a per subscriber basis. Identification of subscriber devices is achieved by assigning a reserved set of external ports to each subscriber device. Different service paths can be defined for different subscriber devices to provide a subscriber with a different experience for each subscriber device of the subscriber.