公开(公告)号：US09107114B2

公开(公告)日：2015-08-11

申请号：US13061534

申请日：2009-09-01

申请人： Frank Zdarsky ,  Patrick Stupar ,  Stefan Schmid

发明人： Frank Zdarsky ,  Patrick Stupar ,  Stefan Schmid

IPC分类号： H04W36/00 ,  H04W36/18 ,  H04W36/22 ,  H04W36/08 ,  H04W36/38 ,  H04W28/26 ,  H04W36/26 ,  H04W88/18

CPC分类号： H04W36/0033 ,  H04W28/26 ,  H04W36/0044 ,  H04W36/08 ,  H04W36/18 ,  H04W36/22 ,  H04W36/26 ,  H04W36/38 ,  H04W88/182

摘要： A method for supporting quality of service (QoS) mechanisms during a handover process or in preparation of a handover process, wherein a user equipment (UE) attaches to an access network (AN) via points of attachment (PoA), wherein the handover process supports changing connection of the UE from one of the points of attachment—current PoA—to another one of the points of attachment—target PoA—while maintaining all ongoing connections of the UE, wherein signalling messages are exchanged between the current PoA and a second PoA during or in preparation of the handover process, the second PoA including the target PoA or a candidate for the target PoA, and wherein the AN supports inner QoS mechanisms on a communication path within the AN, the communication path being used for communication between one of the PoA and a core network (CN) or between one of the PoA and a network entity within the AN, is characterized in that a triggering message is sent to the second PoA by the current PoA, the triggering message being received by an UE proxy located on the second PoA, wherein the UE proxy, in reaction to the triggering message, controls the inner QoS mechanisms to ensure QoS on the communication path.

摘要翻译： 一种用于在切换过程或准备切换过程期间支持服务质量（QoS）机制的方法，其中用户设备（UE）经由附接点（PoA）附接到接入网络（AN），其中所述切换过程 支持将UE的连接当前PoA中的一个连接改变为附加目标PoA中的另一个点，同时保持UE的所有正在进行的连接，其中信令消息在当前PoA和第二个 PoA在切换过程中或在准备切换过程中，第二PoA包括目标PoA或目标PoA的候选，并且其中AN支持在AN内的通信路径上的内部QoS机制，所述通信路径用于一个 的PoA和核心网络（CN）之间，或者在AN内的一个PoA和网络实体之间，其特征在于，通过当前的消息将触发消息发送到第二PoA PoA，触发消息由位于第二PoA上的UE代理接收，其中响应于触发消息的UE代理控制内部QoS机制以确保通信路径上的QoS。

公开(公告)号：US20110237256A1

公开(公告)日：2011-09-29

申请号：US13061534

申请日：2009-09-01

申请人： Frank Zdarsky ,  Patrick Stupar ,  Stefan Schmid

发明人： Frank Zdarsky ,  Patrick Stupar ,  Stefan Schmid

IPC分类号： H04W36/08

CPC分类号： H04W36/0033 ,  H04W28/26 ,  H04W36/0044 ,  H04W36/08 ,  H04W36/18 ,  H04W36/22 ,  H04W36/26 ,  H04W36/38 ,  H04W88/182

摘要： A method for supporting quality of service (QoS) mechanisms during a handover process or in preparation of a handover process, wherein a user equipment (UE) attaches to an access network (AN) via points of attachment (PoA), wherein the handover process supports changing connection of the UE from one of the points of attachment—current PoA—to another one of the points of attachment—target PoA—while maintaining all ongoing connections of the UE, wherein signalling messages are exchanged between the current PoA and a second PoA during or in preparation of the handover process, the second PoA including the target PoA or a candidate for the target PoA, and wherein the AN supports inner QoS mechanisms on a communication path within the AN, the communication path being used for communication between one of the PoA and a core network (CN) or between one of the PoA and a network entity within the AN, is characterized in that a triggering message is sent to the second PoA by the current PoA, the triggering message being received by an UE proxy located on the second PoA, wherein the UE proxy, in reaction to the triggering message, controls the inner QoS mechanisms to ensure QoS on the communication path.

摘要翻译： 一种用于在切换过程或准备切换过程期间支持服务质量（QoS）机制的方法，其中用户设备（UE）经由附接点（PoA）附接到接入网络（AN），其中所述切换过程 支持将UE的连接当前PoA中的一个连接改变为附加目标PoA中的另一个点，同时保持UE的所有正在进行的连接，其中信令消息在当前PoA和第二个 PoA在切换过程中或在准备切换过程中，第二PoA包括目标PoA或目标PoA的候选，并且其中AN支持在AN内的通信路径上的内部QoS机制，所述通信路径用于一个 的PoA和核心网络（CN）之间，或者在AN内的一个PoA和网络实体之间，其特征在于，通过当前的消息将触发消息发送到第二PoA PoA，触发消息由位于第二PoA上的UE代理接收，其中响应于触发消息的UE代理控制内部QoS机制以确保通信路径上的QoS。

公开(公告)号：US20110216742A1

公开(公告)日：2011-09-08

申请号：US13061531

申请日：2009-04-20

申请人： Frank Zdarsky ,  Patrick Stupar

发明人： Frank Zdarsky ,  Patrick Stupar

IPC分类号： H04W4/00

CPC分类号： H04W36/005

摘要： A method for supporting handover mechanisms, in particular Media Independent Handover (MIH) mechanism according to the IEEE 802.21 standard, wherein a user equipment (UE) attaches to an access network (AN) via points of attachment (PoAs), wherein signalling messages are exchanged between the entities participating in the handover process, in particular between the user equipment and the points of attachment, and wherein the handover mechanism supports changing the network connection of the user equipment from one of the points of attachment—current point of attachment (PoA)—to another one of the points of attachment—target point of attachment—while maintaining all ongoing communication of the user equipment, is characterized in that information about the user equipment's ongoing communication is added to the signalling messages exchanged in the handover process, wherein the information is employed to treat individual traffic flows of the user equipment's ongoing communication selectively during the handover process.

摘要翻译： 一种用于支持切换机制的方法，特别是根据IEEE 802.21标准的媒体独立切换（MIH）机制，其中用户设备（UE）经由附接点（PoA）附接到接入网络（AN），其中信令消息是 在参与切换过程的实体之间，特别是在用户设备和附属点之间进行交换，并且其中切换机制支持从附件点（PoA）中的一个点改变用户设备的网络连接 ）到另一个附件点 - 目标附着点 - 同时保持用户设备的所有正在进行的通信，其特征在于将关于用户设备正在进行的通信的信息添加到在切换过程中交换的信令消息中，其中 该信息被用于处理用户设备正在进行的通信的个人业务流 选择在交接过程中。

公开(公告)号：US08908514B2

公开(公告)日：2014-12-09

申请号：US13061531

申请日：2009-04-20

申请人： Frank Zdarsky ,  Patrick Stupar

发明人： Frank Zdarsky ,  Patrick Stupar

IPC分类号： G01R31/08 ,  H04W36/00

CPC分类号： H04W36/005

摘要： A method for supporting handover mechanisms, in particular Media Independent Handover (MIH) mechanism according to the IEEE 802.21 standard, wherein a user equipment (UE) attaches to an access network (AN) via points of attachment (PoAs), wherein signalling messages are exchanged between the entities participating in the handover process, in particular between the user equipment and the points of attachment, and wherein the handover mechanism supports changing the network connection of the user equipment from one of the points of attachment—current point of attachment (PoA)—to another one of the points of attachment—target point of attachment—while maintaining all ongoing communication of the user equipment, is characterized in that information about the user equipment's ongoing communication is added to the signalling messages exchanged in the handover process, wherein the information is employed to treat individual traffic flows of the user equipment's ongoing communication selectively during the handover process.

摘要翻译： 一种用于支持切换机制的方法，特别是根据IEEE 802.21标准的媒体独立切换（MIH）机制，其中用户设备（UE）经由附接点（PoA）附接到接入网络（AN），其中信令消息是 在参与切换过程的实体之间，特别是在用户设备和附属点之间进行交换，并且其中切换机制支持从附件点（PoA）中的一个点改变用户设备的网络连接 ）到另一个附件点 - 目标附着点 - 同时保持用户设备的所有正在进行的通信，其特征在于将关于用户设备正在进行的通信的信息添加到在切换过程中交换的信令消息中，其中 该信息被用于处理用户设备正在进行的通信的个人业务流 选择在交接过程中。

公开(公告)号：US20130122911A1

公开(公告)日：2013-05-16

申请号：US13811765

申请日：2010-08-09

申请人： Frank Zdarsky ,  Andreas Maeder ,  Sabah Al Sabea ,  Stefan Schmid

发明人： Frank Zdarsky ,  Andreas Maeder ,  Sabah Al Sabea ,  Stefan Schmid

IPC分类号： H04W36/00

CPC分类号： H04W36/0005 ,  H04W8/082 ,  H04W36/00 ,  H04W88/182

摘要： A clustered femtocell network including a plurality of femtocell access points that are connected via a logical interface to a mobile network in order to provide user equipments with radio access to the mobile network, wherein the mobile network includes a Mobility Management Function—MMF—, is characterized in that a logical function—Proxy Mobility Management Function P-MMF—is provided that localizes mobility management of the user equipments in the clustered femtocell network, wherein the P-MMF intercepts and interprets mobility-related signaling between the MMF and the femtocell access points in such a way that it emulates towards the femtocell access points the behavior of the mobile network's MMF and towards the mobile network's MMF the behavior of the femtocell access points. Furthermore, a method for operating a clustered femtocell network is disclosed.

摘要翻译： 一种集群的毫微微小区网络，包括经由逻辑接口连接到移动网络的多个毫微微小区接入点，以便向用户设备提供对移动网络的无线接入，其中移动网络包括移动性管理功能MMF- 其特征在于提供了一种逻辑功能 - 代理移动性管理功能P-MMF，其定位了集群毫微微蜂窝网络中的用户设备的移动性管理，其中P-MMF截取并解释MMF与毫微微小区接入之间的移动性相关信令 以这样的方式，其模拟毫微微小区接入点移动网络的MMF的行为并且向移动网络的MMF模拟毫微微小区接入点的行为。 此外，公开了一种用于操作集群毫微微蜂窝网络的方法。

公开(公告)号：US09107110B2

公开(公告)日：2015-08-11

申请号：US13811765

申请日：2010-08-09

申请人： Frank Zdarsky ,  Andreas Maeder ,  Sabah Al Sabea ,  Stefan Schmid

发明人： Frank Zdarsky ,  Andreas Maeder ,  Sabah Al Sabea ,  Stefan Schmid

IPC分类号： H04W36/00 ,  H04W8/08 ,  H04W88/18

CPC分类号： H04W36/0005 ,  H04W8/082 ,  H04W36/00 ,  H04W88/182

摘要： A clustered femtocell network including a plurality of femtocell access points that are connected via a logical interface to a mobile network in order to provide user equipments with radio access to the mobile network, wherein the mobile network includes a Mobility Management Function—MMF—, is characterized in that a logical function—Proxy Mobility Management Function P-MMF—is provided that localizes mobility management of the user equipments in the clustered femtocell network, wherein the P-MMF intercepts and interprets mobility-related signaling between the MMF and the femtocell access points in such a way that it emulates towards the femtocell access points the behavior of the mobile network's MMF and towards the mobile network's MMF the behavior of the femtocell access points. Furthermore, a method for operating a clustered femtocell network is disclosed.

摘要翻译： 一种集群的毫微微小区网络，包括经由逻辑接口连接到移动网络的多个毫微微小区接入点，以便向用户设备提供对移动网络的无线接入，其中移动网络包括移动性管理功能MMF- 其特征在于提供了一种逻辑功能 - 代理移动性管理功能P-MMF，其定位了集群毫微微蜂窝网络中的用户设备的移动性管理，其中P-MMF截取并解释MMF与毫微微小区接入之间的移动性相关信令 以这样的方式，其模拟毫微微小区接入点移动网络的MMF的行为并且向移动网络的MMF模拟毫微微小区接入点的行为。 此外，公开了一种用于操作集群毫微微蜂窝网络的方法。

公开(公告)号：US20120170457A1

公开(公告)日：2012-07-05

申请号：US13384450

申请日：2010-07-15

申请人： Frank Zdarsky ,  Xavier Perez Costa ,  Roberto De Marca ,  Albert Banchs ,  Antonio De La Oliva

发明人： Frank Zdarsky ,  Xavier Perez Costa ,  Roberto De Marca ,  Albert Banchs ,  Antonio De La Oliva

IPC分类号： H04W24/00

CPC分类号： H04W28/16 ,  H04L12/5692 ,  H04L45/00 ,  H04L47/781 ,  H04L47/822 ,  H04L47/824 ,  H04L47/828 ,  H04W28/18 ,  H04W84/042

摘要： A method for supporting admission control and/or path selection in a communication network, the network including a plurality of wireless communication links, possibly of different link technologies, established between a plurality of network nodes, includes the steps of partitioning the communication links of the network into groups of communication links—link groups—, assigning each link group an associated link group controller that is configured to observe and/or measure the performance and/or quality of the link group, based on the observations and/or measurements, computing estimates of metrics for the capacity of the respective link group and the costs for using each of the communication links of the respective link group, and transmitting the estimates to at least one resource management entity being configured to take admission control and/or path selection decisions on the basis of the estimates. A communication network with admission control and/or path selection supporting functionality is described.

摘要翻译： 一种用于在通信网络中支持接纳控制和/或路径选择的方法，所述网络包括在多个网络节点之间建立的可能具有不同链路技术的多个无线通信链路，包括以下步骤： 网络组成通信链路组 - 链路组 - 为每个链路组分配一个相关联的链路组控制器，其被配置为基于观察和/或测量观察和/或测量链路组的性能和/或质量，计算 对相应链路组的容量的度量的估计和用于使用各个链路组的每个通信链路的成本，以及将估计发送到被配置为接收准入控制和/或路径选择决定的至少一个资源管理实体 在估计的基础上。 描述具有准入控制和/或路径选择支持功能的通信网络。

公开(公告)号：US20120008527A1

公开(公告)日：2012-01-12

申请号：US13257985

申请日：2009-05-22

申请人： Long Le ,  Frank Zdarsky

发明人： Long Le ,  Frank Zdarsky

IPC分类号： H04W40/24

CPC分类号： H04W48/08 ,  H04W8/005 ,  H04W40/246 ,  H04W48/16 ,  H04W76/10 ,  H04W88/16

摘要： A method for supporting routing decisions in a wireless mesh network, wherein the network (1) includes a multitude of wireless mesh nodes (2) and wherein at least two of the multitude of wireless mesh nodes (2) function as wireless mesh gateways (3) being connected to a wired infrastructure network (5) via wired and/or wireless links. With respect to an efficient routing of intra-mesh traffic that avoids congestions at the mesh gateways (3) as far as possible, the method includes the steps of performing a discovery mechanism for the wireless mesh gateways (3) to find and/or identify each other, establishing virtual wireless mesh links between the wireless mesh gateways (3) via the wired infrastructure network (5), determining the characteristics of the virtual wireless mesh links, and announcing the characteristics to the wireless mesh nodes (2). Further, a corresponding wireless mesh network with routing decision support is disclosed.

摘要翻译： 一种用于在无线网状网络中支持路由决策的方法，其中所述网络（1）包括多个无线网状节点（2），并且其中所述多个无线网状节点（2）中的至少两个用作无线网格网关（3） ）通过有线和/或无线链路连接到有线基础设施网络（5）。 关于尽可能避免网格网关（3）的拥塞​​的网内流量的有效路由，该方法包括以下步骤：为无线网格网关（3）执行发现机制以发现和/或识别 通过有线基础设施网络（5）在无线网状网关（3）之间建立虚拟无线网状链路，确定虚拟无线网状链路的特性，并向无线网状节点（2）通知特征。 此外，公开了具有路由决策支持的相应无线网状网络。

公开(公告)号：US20120044887A1

公开(公告)日：2012-02-23

申请号：US13201531

申请日：2010-02-15

申请人： Frank Zdarsky ,  Marco Liebsch

发明人： Frank Zdarsky ,  Marco Liebsch

IPC分类号： H04W48/18 ,  H04W28/08

CPC分类号： H04L67/02 ,  H04L51/38 ,  H04L67/28 ,  H04L67/322 ,  Y02D30/40

摘要： A communication network, includes at least one mobile terminal (2) attached to a radio access network (3), the mobile terminal being enabled to run one or more applications (6), wherein the applications at least partly employ message-oriented application protocols. The network further includes a message delegation agent (5) configured to perform the steps of receiving request messages sent by the mobile terminal in order to request application related information and/or data, performing the necessary sequence of network protocol operations and associated exchanges with other network components on behalf of the mobile terminal, and for each of the request messages sending a single response message back to the mobile terminal, wherein the response message contains at least the application related information and/or data requested by the mobile terminal. Furthermore, a method for operating a communication network with improved energy efficiency for mobile terminals is also disclosed.

摘要翻译： 通信网络包括附接到无线接入网络（3）的至少一个移动终端（2），所述移动终端能够运行一个或多个应用（6），其中所述应用至少部分地采用面向消息的应用协议 。 网络还包括消息委托代理（5），被配置为执行接收由移动终端发送的请求消息以便请求应用相关信息和/或数据，执行必要的网络协议操作序列和与其他的相关交换的步骤 代表移动终端的网络组件，以及发送单个响应消息的每个请求消息返回到移动终端，其中响应消息至少包含与移动终端请求的应用相关信息和/或数据。 此外，还公开了一种用于操作具有改善的用于移动终端的能量效率的通信网络的方法。

公开(公告)号：US09439104B2

公开(公告)日：2016-09-06

申请号：US13384450

申请日：2010-07-15

申请人： Frank Zdarsky ,  Xavier Pèrez Costa ,  Roberto De Marca ,  Albert Banchs ,  Antonio De La Oliva

发明人： Frank Zdarsky ,  Xavier Pèrez Costa ,  Roberto De Marca ,  Albert Banchs ,  Antonio De La Oliva

IPC分类号： H04W28/16 ,  H04L12/54 ,  H04L12/701 ,  H04L12/911 ,  H04W28/18 ,  H04W84/04

CPC分类号： H04W28/16 ,  H04L12/5692 ,  H04L45/00 ,  H04L47/781 ,  H04L47/822 ,  H04L47/824 ,  H04L47/828 ,  H04W28/18 ,  H04W84/042

摘要： A method for supporting admission control and/or path selection in a communication network, the network including a plurality of wireless communication links, possibly of different link technologies, established between a plurality of network nodes, includes the steps of partitioning the communication links of the network into groups of communication links—link groups—, assigning each link group an associated link group controller that is configured to observe and/or measure the performance and/or quality of the link group, based on the observations and/or measurements, computing estimates of metrics for the capacity of the respective link group and the costs for using each of the communication links of the respective link group, and transmitting the estimates to at least one resource management entity being configured to take admission control and/or path selection decisions on the basis of the estimates. A communication network with admission control and/or path selection supporting functionality is described.

摘要翻译： 一种用于在通信网络中支持接纳控制和/或路径选择的方法，所述网络包括在多个网络节点之间建立的可能具有不同链路技术的多个无线通信链路，包括以下步骤： 网络组成通信链路组 - 链路组 - 为每个链路组分配一个相关联的链路组控制器，其被配置为基于观察和/或测量观察和/或测量链路组的性能和/或质量，计算 对相应链路组的容量的度量的估计和用于使用各个链路组的每个通信链路的成本，以及将估计发送到被配置为接收准入控制和/或路径选择决定的至少一个资源管理实体 在估计的基础上。 描述具有准入控制和/或路径选择支持功能的通信网络。