Patents by Inventor Matti Einari Laitila
Matti Einari Laitila 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).
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Publication number: 20180115927Abstract: Improving user experience during handover. Transmitting by a source base station to a target base station a handover request message including a range of QoS profiles, receiving by the source bases station from the target base station a handover request acknowledge message indicating the radio resources or QoS profile selected from the range of QoS profiles, transmitting by the source base station station an identified resource gap between the selected QoS profile of the target base station and the currently used QoS profile in the source base station to an experience management entity.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2015Publication date: April 26, 2018Inventors: Seppo Ilmari VESTERINEN, Matti Einari LAITILA, Kaisu IISAKKILA, Devaki CHANDRAMOULI, Cinzia SARTORI
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Publication number: 20170367131Abstract: A second internet protocol network is logically connected to a packet data network connection provided between a user equipment and a first internet protocol network over a radio access network, the second internet protocol network located on a data path from the first internet protocol network to the user equipment. The first internet protocol network represents the highest level internet protocol point of attachment to the packet data network connection. Router advertisements are sent from the second internet protocol network to the user equipment over the radio access network via the packet data network connection.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 16, 2017Publication date: December 21, 2017Inventors: Seppo Ilmari VESTERINEN, Jouni KORHONEN, Matti Einari LAITILA
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Patent number: 9839056Abstract: A second internet protocol network is logically connected to a packet data network connection provided between a user equipment and a first internet protocol network over a radio access network, the second internet protocol network located on a data path from the first internet protocol network to the user equipment. The first internet protocol network represents the highest level internet protocol point of attachment to the packet data network connection. Router advertisements are sent from the second internet protocol network to the user equipment over the radio access network via the packet data network connection.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2011Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS OYInventors: Seppo Ilmari Vesterinen, Jouni Korhonen, Matti Einari Laitila
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Patent number: 9807012Abstract: There are provided measures for traffic flow mobility with a single host connection. Such measures exemplarily comprise the definition of a first binding between a set of home addresses of a host and an address of a first interface of a mobile access gateway to a local mobility anchor, the definition of at least one second binding between the same set of home addresses of the host and an address of at least one second interface of the mobile access gateway to the local mobility anchor, and the recording of a mapping between any one of the first and second bindings and traffic flows between the host and the local mobility anchor via a host connection to the mobile access gateway.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2012Date of Patent: October 31, 2017Assignee: NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS OYInventors: Matti Einari Laitila, Seppo Ilmari Vesterinen
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Patent number: 9794970Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and apparatuses for providing network access, wherein a connection to a core network is established via a wireless access device and a gateway device. Connectivity of the wireless access device is restricted to a pre-defined group of core network address of a pool of gateway devices with multi-node connectivity to the core network, and a single address is selected to establish the connection to a one of the gateway devices. The gateway device is provided with a relay function for mapping a single input address to a plurality of core network addresses based on a location information of the wireless access device and with at least one co-located decentralized core network functionality.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2016Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: Nokia Solutions and Networks OyInventors: Angelo Centonza, Alan Ford, Matti Tapani Kiiski, Matti Einari Laitila, Juergen Michel, Seppo Ilmari Vesterinen
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Publication number: 20170295105Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for sub-service flow based mapping in a cellular communication system. A sub-service flow User-plane interface between an Enforcement Point and a network control system (NCS) is defined. Relation and coordination of the sub-service flow User-plane interface associated with sub-service flow management actions on a Control-plane interface is defined. In-band packet marking is created to dynamically assist the identification of sub-service flow identities and receive corresponding quality of service (QoS)/quality of experience (QoE) treatments.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2017Publication date: October 12, 2017Inventors: Ling YU, Matti Einari LAITILA, Amit Kumar SHARMA, Peter SZILAGYI, Csaba VULKAN
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Publication number: 20170280474Abstract: According to an example embodiment, A method may include scheduling, by a base station, uplink wireless resources for a user device, receiving, from the user device via the scheduled wireless resources, data associated with at least a first application and a second application, monitoring whether the user device is meeting a first quality of service policy associated with the first application based on the received data associated with the first application, monitoring whether the user device is meeting a second quality of service policy associated with the second application based on the received data associated with the second application, and instructing the user device to adjust an uplink data rate of an application flow associated with the first application based on the monitoring whether the user device is meeting the quality of service policy for the first application.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2014Publication date: September 28, 2017Inventors: Seppo Ilmari Vesterinen, Matti Einari Laitila, Marko Pentti Mikael Saarinen
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Publication number: 20170104717Abstract: It is provided a method, comprising configuring a first internet protocol address and a second internet protocol address different from the first internet protocol address for a connection between an apparatus performing the method and a packet data network; assigning the first internet protocol address to a first data path for the connection and to assign the second internet protocol address to a second data path for the connection, wherein at least a part of the first data path belongs to a radio access technology; at least a part of the second data path belongs to the radio access technology; and the part of the first data path is different from the part of the second data path.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2014Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: Seppo Ilmari VESTERINEN, Mika Petri Olavi RINNE, Matti Einari LAITILA
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Publication number: 20170013652Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and apparatuses for providing network access, wherein a connection to a core network is established via a wireless access device and a gateway device. Connectivity of the wireless access device is restricted to a pre-defined group of core network address of a pool of gateway devices with multi-node connectivity to the core network, and a single address is selected to establish the connection to a one of the gateway devices. The gateway device is provided with a relay function for mapping a single input address to a plurality of core network addresses based on a location information of the wireless access device and with at least one co-located decentralized core network functionality.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2016Publication date: January 12, 2017Inventors: Angelo Centonza, Alan Ford, Matti Tapani Kiiski, Matti Einari Laitila, Juergen Michel, Seppo llmari Vesterinen
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Patent number: 9491789Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and apparatuses for providing network access, wherein a connection to a core network is established via a wireless access device (20) and a gateway device (42). Connectivity of the wireless access device (20) is restricted to a pre-defined group of core network address of a pool of gateway devices (42) with multi-node connectivity to the core network, and a single address is selected to establish the connection to a one of the gateway devices (42). The gateway device (42) is provided with a relay function for mapping a single input address to a plurality of core network addresses based on a location information of the wireless access device (10) and with at least one co-located decentralized core network functionality.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2013Date of Patent: November 8, 2016Assignee: Nokia Solutions and Networks OyInventors: Angelo Centonza, Alan Ford, Matti Tapani Kiiski, Matti Einari Laitila, Juergen Michel, Seppo Ilmari Vesterinen
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Patent number: 9433029Abstract: According to an exemplary embodiment of the invention a network device may be provided which may comprise a receiving unit, a sending unit and an evaluating unit. It may be foreseen that the receiving unit may be adapted to receive a trigger signal for preparing a breakout of a plurality of packets, wherein the plurality of packets may comprise at least one packet from a first source and at least one packet from a second source and wherein the evaluating unit may be adapted to evaluate the trigger signal. Moreover, the evaluation unit may be adapted to evaluate packets from a first source and packets from a second source and the evaluation unit may be adapted to distinguish packets from the first source from packets from the second source.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2014Date of Patent: August 30, 2016Assignee: NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS OYInventors: Wolfgang Hahn, Seppo Ilmari Vesterinen, Matti Einari Laitila
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Patent number: 9312946Abstract: A method includes controlling one or more radio access connections at a mobile gateway for at least one station associated with a mobile relay system, the mobile relay system providing a plurality of access technologies and being served by one or more donor cellular systems. The method further includes controlling address information of communication on the one or more radio access connections between at least one station and one or more core network elements associated with the one or more donor cellular systems.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2011Date of Patent: April 12, 2016Assignee: Nokia Solutions and Networks OyInventors: Vinh Van Phan, Kari Veikko Horneman, Simone Redana, Bernhard Raaf, Hanns Juergen Schwarzbauer, Matti Einari Laitila, Seppo Vesterinen, Alexander Vesely
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Patent number: 9241255Abstract: The present invention relates to methods, apparatuses, and computer program products at interrelated entities of a network system for providing access via a cellular access network to a packet data network, wherein a simple local IP access or local breakout (LBO) feature is provided, which uses a bridging function between a packet data network interface and a radio interface in an access device (e.g. base station device or HNB) that can be controlled by a single control plane interface.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2009Date of Patent: January 19, 2016Assignee: NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS OYInventors: Seppo Ilmari Vesterinen, Wolfgang Hahn, Matti Einari Laitila
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Publication number: 20150296428Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus including: at least one processor and at least one memory including a computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to: receive a handover indication including a terminal identifier, allocate resources to a terminal identified by the terminal identifier, and send a message indicating releasing the terminal identifier for reuse.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2012Publication date: October 15, 2015Inventors: Juergen Michel, Bernhard Raaf, Seppo Ilmari Vesterinen, Matti Einari Laitila
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Publication number: 20150236956Abstract: There are provided measures for traffic flow mobility with a single host connection. Such measures exemplarily comprise the definition of a first binding between a set of home addresses of a host and an address of a first interface of a mobile access gateway to a local mobility anchor, the definition of at least one second binding between the same set of home addresses of the host and an address of at least one second interface of the mobile access gateway to the local mobility anchor, and the recording of a mapping between any one of the first and second bindings and traffic flows between the host and the local mobility anchor via a host connection to the mobile access gateway.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2012Publication date: August 20, 2015Applicant: NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS OYInventors: Matti Einari Laitila, Seppo Ilmari Vesterinen
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Patent number: 9019923Abstract: A method for supporting downlink paging for LIPA or SIPTO while a first UE has been moved to an idle mode may include monitoring UE traffic while the first UE is in the active state and storing a UE IP address for a default EPS bearer of the first UE in a node and in a gateway for LIPA or SIPTO service. A downlink datagram for paging activation is sent towards the first UE over an existing tunnel, wherein the tunnel was established for a second UE being in an active state, wherein the tunnel may be established for the second UE or any other UE served by the same node and the same gateway, and activating a paging procedure by receiving the downlink datagram via the tunnel in a gateway, which gateway is serving the first UE for the default EPS bearer service of the first UE.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2010Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Assignee: Nokia Solutions and Networks OyInventors: Matti Einari Laitila, Seppo Ilmari Vesterinen
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Publication number: 20150055571Abstract: A second internet protocol network is logically connected to a packet data network connection provided between a user equipment and a first internet protocol network over a radio access network, the second internet protocol network located on a data path from the first internet protocol network to the user equipment. The first internet protocol network represents the highest level internet protocol point of attachment to the packet data network connection. Router advertisements are sent from the second internet protocol network to the user equipment over the radio access network via the packet data network connection.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2011Publication date: February 26, 2015Applicant: NOKIA SOLUTIONS AND NETWORKS OYInventors: Seppo Ilmarà Vesterinen, Jouni Korhonen, Matti Einari Laitila
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Publication number: 20150029973Abstract: A method is disclosed, including supporting, in a communication apparatus (UE), a stand-alone operation mode for using, without a core network (EPC) involvement, bearer services provided by a local network (LTE-LAN). The method further includes supporting, in the communication apparatus (UE), flexible single radio/dual radio modes for offloading resources of a macro network (LTE) in order to use bearer services provided by the macro network (LTE) either in the single radio mode or in the dual radio mode, wherein said offloading is controlled by an associated macro network apparatus (eNB).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2012Publication date: January 29, 2015Inventors: Seppo Ilmari Vesterinen, Matti Einari Laitila, Alexander Vesely, Yang Liu, Yixue Lei
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Publication number: 20150023254Abstract: According to an exemplary embodiment of the invention a network device may be provided which may comprise a receiving unit, a sending unit and an evaluating unit. It may be foreseen that the receiving unit may be adapted to receive a trigger signal for preparing a breakout of a plurality of packets, wherein the plurality of packets may comprise at least one packet from a first source and at least one packet from a second source and wherein the evaluating unit may be adapted to evaluate the trigger signal. Moreover, the evaluation unit may be adapted to evaluate packets from a first source and packets from a second source and the evaluation unit may be adapted to distinguish packets from the first source from packets from the second source.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 6, 2014Publication date: January 22, 2015Inventors: Wolfgang HAHN, Seppo Ilmari VESTERINEN, Matti Einari LAITILA
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Publication number: 20140307617Abstract: A method for providing a bearer service in a communications system is disclosed. The method includes establishing a radio bearer service between a network apparatus and a user terminal, for transmitting messages over an air interface, such that a point-to-point radio bearer is to be used for transmitting unicast messages and its associated shared point-to-multipoint broadcast radio bearer in downlink is to be used for transmitting one or more of broadcast and multicast messages from a local IP network via the network apparatus to user terminals. Messages received from the point-to-point radio bearer and its associated point-to-multipoint broadcast radio bearer in downlink are combinable in the user terminal to a single connection emulating one or more of a broadcast and multicast capable media respectively over the air interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2011Publication date: October 16, 2014Applicant: Nokia Solutions and Networks OyInventors: Matti Einari Laitila, Seppo Ilmari Vesterinen