Method and apparatus for encapsulating / decapsulating data packets at a radio access node

    公开(公告)号:US10374947B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-06

    申请号:US15715454

    申请日:2017-09-26

    摘要: A method and apparatus for handling a packet. The packet handling may include receiving the packet, associating the packet with configuration information, and performing packet handling operations on the packet according to packet handling instructions defined by the configuration information. A method and apparatus for encapsulating packets, decapsulating packets, or both, at a radio access node. The encapsulation and/or decapsulation operations are performed based on updateable configuration information specifying the operations to be performed without having to process the packet using the protocol with which it has been encoded.

    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROL LAYER COMMUNICATION BETWEEN NETWORK NODES HAVING MULTIPLE INTERFACES

    公开(公告)号:US20190104508A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-04

    申请号:US15724724

    申请日:2017-10-04

    IPC分类号: H04W72/04 H04W72/10

    摘要: A method, apparatus and system for transmitting control plane messages in a communication network. Messaging is between two logical nodes, e.g. gNBs. Logical nodes include multiple networked sub-entities. Multiple sub-interfaces couple a pair of logical nodes. One sub-interface is selected based on keys associated with content of a message. Key-to-sub-interface associations are stored in memory. The keys may be identifiers included in the control plane message, such as UE IDs, Cell IDs, etc. Packets carrying the control plane message are configured and transmitted using the selected sub-interface. A key-to-sub-interface association may be established or updated when a control plane message is received via the sub-interface and includes the key, or in response to a rejection message specifying the correct sub-interface to use. A middle box entity may be provided in a logical node for each sub-interface and configured to act at least initially to forward messages to appropriate sub-entities.

    Systems and methods for buffer management

    公开(公告)号:US10171369B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-01-01

    申请号:US15388657

    申请日:2016-12-22

    摘要: A buffer node and method of buffering packet data units are provided. The buffer node comprises a receive interface configured to receive a complex queue configuration and to receive packet data units, a buffer configured to implement a queue graph configuration associated with the complex queue configuration to buffer incoming packets into queues, and a send interface configured to send the dequeued incoming packets to a destination node. The queue graph configuration comprises at least one classifier configured to determine a classification type for an incoming packet, at least two queues configured to store incoming packets, and at least one dequeuer configured to select a queue from the at least two queues to be dequeued and to apply a dequeueing function on that selected queue. The method comprises a buffer node receiving a complex queue configuration from a configuration entity, receiving a plurality of packet data units from at least one the packet source node, and sending each incoming packet to one of the at least two queues based on the queue graph configuration. The complex queue configuration is associated with a queue graph configuration for buffering packet data units.

    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PAGING AN APPLICATION ON A USER EQUIPMENT

    公开(公告)号:US20180077681A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-03-15

    申请号:US15617695

    申请日:2017-06-08

    IPC分类号: H04W68/02 H04W4/14

    CPC分类号: H04W68/02 H04W4/14 H04W88/02

    摘要: A method and apparatus for paging an application on a User Equipment, UE are disclosed. When an application server is to push a notification or other data to an application operating on the UE, the application server transmits a paging notification for transmission to the UE. Prior to the transmission of a paging notification by the application server, the application provides an identifier to the application server, wherein the identifier includes at least some details relating to the application and the associated UE. The identifier can be used by communication mechanisms intermediate between the application server and the UE to direct the paging notification to the UE with which the intended application is associated. According to embodiments, the paging notification can be configured such that a locator function, which may operate in a manner similar to a Domain Name Service (DNS) server, can determine the operator network which provides communication connectivity to the UE. The operator network can subsequently be instructed to transmit a suitable paging notification to the UE. In some embodiments, the paging notification is configured as a Short Message Service (SMS) which is directed to the UE.

    System and method for punctured pilot transmission in a wireless network

    公开(公告)号:US09660775B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-05-23

    申请号:US12815865

    申请日:2010-06-15

    IPC分类号: G06F15/173 H04L5/00 H04W28/06

    摘要: In accordance with an embodiment, a method of operating a base station configured to communicate with at least one user device includes transmitting a first group of resource elements that include a time and a frequency. At least one of the first group's resource elements includes a reference element. It is determined if the at least one user device will decode a further resource element using the reference element of the at least one of the resource elements of the first group of resource elements. Based on the determining, if the user device will decode the further resource element, a second group of resource elements is transmitted, where at least one of the resource elements of the second group of resource elements corresponding with the at least one of the resource elements of the first group does not include a reference element.