Patents by Inventor John Stenfelt

John Stenfelt has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20230276235
    Abstract: The embodiments herein relate to a method in a policy node for handling a UEs access to a mobile communications network. The policy node comprises policy information for the UEs access rights to the mobile communications network. The policy node obtains, from a subscriber database, subscription information for a subscriber associated with the UE. Based on the subscription information and the policy information, the policy node determines which geographical areas comprised in the mobile communications network the UE is allowed or denied access to. The policy node transmits, to a mobility node, access information indicating which geographical areas comprised in the mobile communications network the UE is allowed or denied access to.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: John Stenfelt, Ramtin Balaghi
  • Patent number: 11671831
    Abstract: The embodiments herein relate to a method in a policy node for handling a UEs access to a mobile communications network. The policy node comprises policy information for the UEs access rights to the mobile communications network. The policy node obtains, from a subscriber database, subscription information for a subscriber associated with the UE. Based on the subscription information and the policy information, the policy node determines which geographical areas comprised in the mobile communications network the UE is allowed or denied access to. The policy node transmits, to a mobility node, access information indicating which geographical areas comprised in the mobile communications network the UE is allowed or denied access to.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: John Stenfelt, Ramtin Balaghi
  • Publication number: 20220312209
    Abstract: The embodiments herein relate to a method in a policy node for handling a UEs access to a mobile communications network. The policy node comprises policy information for the UEs access rights to the mobile communications network. The policy node obtains, from a subscriber database, subscription information for a subscriber associated with the UE. Based on the subscription information and the policy information, the policy node determines which geographical areas comprised in the mobile communications network the UE is allowed or denied access to. The policy node transmits, to a mobility node, access information indicating which geographical areas comprised in the mobile communications network the UE is allowed or denied access to.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: John Stenfelt, Ramtin Balaghi
  • Patent number: 11375372
    Abstract: The embodiments herein relate to a method in a policy node for handling a UEs access to a mobile communications network. The policy node comprises policy information for the UEs access rights to the mobile communications network. The policy node obtains, from a subscriber database, subscription information for a subscriber associated with the UE. Based on the subscription information and the policy information, the policy node determines which geographical areas comprised in the mobile communications network the UE is allowed or denied access to. The policy node transmits, to a mobility node, access information indicating which geographical areas comprised in the mobile communications network the UE is allowed or denied access to.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: John Stenfelt, Ramtin Balaghi
  • Patent number: 10492237
    Abstract: There is provided mobile gateway selection performed by a PCRF node in communication with an MME node or an S4-SGSN. The mobile gateway selection is based on a direct MME/S4-SGSN-PCRF interface. A request message for a Packet Data Network Gateway Internet Protocol address to be used for establishing a session for a first user equipment is transmitted from the MME/S4-SGSN to a Policy and Charging Rules Function node through a direct MME/S4-SGSN-PCRF interface. The Policy and Charging Rules Function node determines a PDN GW IP address to be used for establishing the session based on policies for the first user equipment and transmits the PDN GW IP address through the direct MME/S4-SGSN-PCRF interface to the MME/S4-SGSN.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Fabian Castro Castro, John Stenfelt
  • Patent number: 10039154
    Abstract: Example embodiments presented herein are directed towards a policy control node, and corresponding method therein, for determining an inactivity timer for a wireless device. Example embodiments are also directed towards a mobility management node, and corresponding method therein, for determining the inactivity timer for a wireless device. The example embodiments allow inactivity timers to be provided in a dynamic manner based on network conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Lasse Olsson, John Stenfelt
  • Patent number: 9980181
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a solution for handling handover of connections for a user equipment from a packet switch network to a circuit switched network. This is provided as a method implemented in a node and system. The method is provided in a telecommunications network connecting user equipment, i.e. UE, communicating wirelessly with the network. The method comprising steps of detecting that handover is required from a packet switched, i.e. PS, based network to a circuit switched, i.e. CS, based network, initiating in a source mobility management node, a single radio voice call continuity, i.e. SRVCC, initiating a PS to CS handover for non-voice components with information about voice related parameters and a PS to CS handover indicator, executing hand over, sending an update request to a serving gateway, i.e.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: John Stenfelt, Peter Hedman
  • Patent number: 9930599
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for moving at least one service or an IP session from a first access to a second access, comprising the following steps: —a Gateway, GW, routes (25) a data packet flow between a Packet Data Network, PDN, and a User Equipment, UE, for said service or IP session over the first access, —the GW monitors (26) the data packet flow between the PDN and the UE to detect the network performance of the first access, —the GW—moves (27) the routing of the data packet flow to the second access when the network performance goes below a threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: John Stenfelt, Dirk Kopplin, Stefan Rommer, Hans Bertil Ronneke
  • Publication number: 20170374604
    Abstract: The embodiments herein relate to a method in a policy node for handling a UEs access to a mobile communications network. The policy node comprises policy information for the UEs access rights to the mobile communications network. The policy node obtains, from a subscriber database, subscription information for a subscriber associated with the UE. Based on the subscription information and the policy information, the policy node determines which geographical areas comprised in the mobile communications network the UE is allowed or denied access to. The policy node transmits, to a mobility node, access information indicating which geographical areas comprised in the mobile communications network the UE is allowed or denied access to.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2015
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: John Stenfelt, Ramtin Balaghi
  • Patent number: 9807655
    Abstract: The embodiments herein relate to a method in a Policy and Charging Rules Function, PCRF, node (208) for handling Access Point Names, APNs. The PCRF node receives, from a Core Network, CN, node (205), a request message comprising information indicating a first APN associated with a packet data connection. The request message is a request for a second APN being configured for a wireless device (203) arranged to communicate via the packet data connection. The PCRF node selects a configuration for the wireless device (203), and selects the second APN adapted to the selected configuration from a plurality of candidate second APNs. Each candidate second APN in the plurality comprises different configurations for the same packet data connection. The PCRF node transmits a response message to the CN node (205). The response message comprises information indicating the selected second APN.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: John Stenfelt, Hans Mattsson
  • Publication number: 20170289859
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a solution for handling handover of connections for a user equipment from a packet switch network to a circuit switched network. This is provided as a method implemented in a node and system. The method is provided in a telecommunications network connecting user equipment, i.e. UE, communicating wirelessly with the network. The method comprising steps of detecting that handover is required from a packet switched, i.e. PS, based network to a circuit switched, i.e. CS, based network, initiating in a source mobility management node a single radio voice call continuity, i.e. SRVCC, initiating a PC to CS handover for non-voice components with information about voice related parameters and a PS to CS handover indicator, executing hand over, sending an update request to a serving gateway, i.e.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: John Stenfelt, Peter Hedman
  • Patent number: 9749909
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a solution for handling handover of connections for a user equipment from a packet switch network to a circuit switched network. This is provided as a method implemented in a node and system. The method is provided in a telecommunications network connecting user equipment, i.e. UE, communicating wirelessly with the network. The method comprising steps of detecting that handover is required from a packet switched, i.e. PS, based network to a circuit switched, i.e. CS, based network, initiating in a source mobility management node a single radio voice call continuity, i.e. SVRCC, initiating a PC to CS handover for non-voice components with information about voice related parameters and a PS to CS handover indicator, executing hand over, sending an update request to a serving gateway, i.e.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: John Stenfelt, Peter Hedman
  • Patent number: 9699797
    Abstract: A method for providing access feedback when a User Equipment, UE, with an established a connection over multiple accesses towards a Gateway, GW, initiates a set-up of a new service for a service session. The method comprises a step where the GW or a Policy and Charging Rules Function, PCRF, initiates a Quality of Service, QoS, resource reservation as a response of the set-up of the new service initiated by the UE. The GW or the PCRF in the QoS resource reservation selects a first access as present access. The method is particularly characterized in a step where the UE rejects said first access as present access and sends a reject message to the GW, wherein the GW or the PCRF as a result of the reject message initiates a new QoS resource reservation selecting a second access as present access.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: Stefan Rommer, Dirk Kopplin, Hans Rönneke, John Stenfelt
  • Patent number: 9674096
    Abstract: The present solution relates a method in a first communication node (301) for rate adaptation of communication between the first communication node (301) and at least one second communication node (302). The first communication node (301) and the at least one second communication node (302) being comprised in a communication network (300). The first communication node (301) receives a message from the second communication node (302). The message comprises a communication window size of the second communication node (302). The communication window size of the second communication node (302) is stored. Then, the first communication node (301) obtains the communication window size of the first communication node (301), i.e. its own communication window size. The first communication node (301) transmits a message to the second communication node (302). The message comprises the obtained communication window size of the first communication node (301).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET L M ERICSSON
    Inventor: John Stenfelt
  • Publication number: 20170150549
    Abstract: Example embodiments presented herein are directed towards a policy control node, and corresponding method therein, for determining an inactivity timer for a wireless device. Example embodiments are also directed towards a mobility management node, and corresponding method therein, for determining the inactivity timer for a wireless device. The example embodiments allow inactivity timers to be provided in a dynamic manner based on network conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2014
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Lasse Olsson, John Stenfelt
  • Patent number: 9578557
    Abstract: In a mobile network comprising a plurality of base stations and a gateway, a user equipment may perform a handover from a source base station to a target base station. By control signalling, the handover may be notified from the target base station to a control node of the mobile network and then to the gateway so that the gateway may switch to a data path which connects the target base station and the gateway. The notification of the handover may be delayed at the target base station or at the control node, by starting a timer and sending the control signalling for initiating the path switching after expiry of the timer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: György Miklós, János Harmatos, John Stenfelt, Yong Yang
  • Publication number: 20170034747
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a solution for handling handover of connections for a user equipment from a packet switch network to a circuit switched network. This is provided as a method implemented in a node and system. The method is provided in a telecommunications network connecting user equipment, i.e. UE, communicating wirelessly with the network. The method comprising steps of detecting that handover is required from a packet switched, i.e. PS, based network to a circuit switched, i.e. CS, based network, initiating in a source mobility management node a single radio voice call continuity, i.e. SVRCC, initiating a PC to CS handover for non-voice components with information about voice related parameters and a PS to CS handover indicator, executing hand over, sending an update request to a serving gateway, i.e.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2016
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventors: John Stenfelt, Peter Hedman
  • Patent number: 9560212
    Abstract: The embodiments herein relate to a method in a Policy and Charging Rules Function, PCRF, node (320), for handling User Equipment-Aggregated Maximum Bit Rate, UE-AMBR, for a wireless device (305) in a communications network (300). The PCRF node (320) comprises a direct interface (317) with a Mobility Management Entity/Serving General packet radio service Support Node, MME/SGSN (308). The PCRF node (320) receives a subscribed UE-AMBR from the MME/SGSN (308) using the direct interface (317). The subscribed UE-AMBR is associated with a wireless device subscription. When triggered, the PCRF node (320) calculates a UE-AMBR based on the subscribed UE-AMBR and based policies associated with the wireless device (305). The PCRF node (320) transmits the calculated UE-AMBR to the MME/SGSN (308) using the direct interface (317).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (publ)
    Inventors: John Stenfelt, Fabian Castro Castro
  • Patent number: 9497668
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a solution for handling handover of connections for a user equipment from a packet switch network to a circuit switched network. This is provided as a method implemented in a node and system. The method is provided in a telecommunications network connecting user equipment, i.e. UE, communicating wirelessly with the network. The method comprising steps of detecting that handover is required from a packet switched, i.e. PS, based network to a circuit switched, i.e. CS, based network, initiating in a source mobility management node a single radio voice call continuity, i.e. SVRCC, initiating a PC to CS handover for non-voice components with information about voice related parameters and a PS to CS handover indicator, executing hand over, sending an update request to a serving gateway, i.e.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: John Stenfelt, Peter Hedman
  • Patent number: 9392488
    Abstract: A method, gateway apparatus, computer program, and computer program product for mitigating end user congestion in a wireless network is provided. The gateway apparatus is in a core network and receives from a radio access network (RAN) a message comprising cell congestion information indicating that a cell of the RAN is in a congested state. The gateway apparatus receives via a packet data network (PDN) a downlink (DL) network packet addressed to a wireless communication device, WCD, attached to the core network via said cell of the RAN. In response to receiving the DL network packet, the gateway apparatus determines a classification of the DL network packet. After determining the classification of the DL network packet, the gateway apparatus processes the DL network packet in accordance with the cell congestion information and the determined classification of the DL network packet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
    Inventors: John Stenfelt, Josefin Karlsson