Patents by Inventor Roland Gustafsson
Roland Gustafsson 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: 20230354140Abstract: A method performed by a RAN node (12) for handling a communication in a communication network. The RAN node detects an upcoming event based on 5 whether a condition is fulfilled or not. The condition is related to a connection between the RAN node and a UE (10) served by the RAN node. The RAN node further provides to the UE or an application associated with the UE, an indication of the detected upcoming event.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2020Publication date: November 2, 2023Applicant: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)Inventors: Tomas NYLANDER, Daniel MCGILLIVRAY, Roland GUSTAFSSON
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Patent number: 11665607Abstract: A method is disclosed for handling connections between a wireless device (120, 130) and a first wireless network node (110), of a serving network (150) in a wireless communications network (100). The wireless device (120, 130) is connected to the first WNN (110). The wireless communications network (100) further comprises a neighbor network (160) comprising a second WNN (140). The method comprises obtaining (202) a roaming priority indication, RPI, associated with the wireless device (120, 130), indicating that the wireless device (120, 130) has a higher priority for transfer of its network connection than another WD without priority.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2018Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)Inventors: Roland Gustafsson, Tomas Nylander
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Patent number: 11533708Abstract: Embodiments of a method performed by a radio access node for network scheduled User Equipment (UE) transition to connected mode and corresponding embodiments of a radio access node are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method performed by a radio access node comprises receiving: (a) a notification request from an Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF) to retrieve reachability information for a UE or (b) downlink data to be communicated to the UE. The method further comprises, upon receiving either (a) or (b), determining that the UE is in an inactive state and is currently unreachable. The method further comprises sending information to the AMF that notifies the AMF that the UE is currently unreachable. The information comprises information that indicates that RAN paging of the UE is scheduled or scheduling assistance information. Embodiments of method performed by an AMF and corresponding embodiments of an AMF are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2019Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)Inventors: Qian Chen, Paul Schliwa-Bertling, Hans Bertil Rönneke, Roland Gustafsson
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Patent number: 11463935Abstract: The embodiments herein relate to a method performed by a SMF, for handling local breakout of traffic. The SMF receives, from a PCF, policy information indicating traffic that should be routed via a second UPF to a second DN. The SMF provides, to a first UPF, a first traffic detection filter for detecting the traffic indicated in the received policy information. The SMF detects that there is traffic matching the first traffic detection filter. The SMF sets up, according to the policy information, a local breakout to the second UPF when the matching traffic has been detected. The setting-up comprises setting-up the second UPF.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2018Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)Inventors: Patrik Dannebro, Roland Gustafsson, Antonio Iniesta Gonzalez, Angel Navas Cornejo
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Patent number: 11419035Abstract: The embodiments herein relate to a method performed by a SMF (108) for handling traffic for an application (201). The SMF (108) receives, from an AF (135), a plurality of candidate locations (200a, 200b) for the application (201) and traffic routing information for the application (201) for each of the plurality of locations (200a, 200b). The SMF (108) determines that the SMF (108) is allowed to steer traffic for the application (201) to a selected one of the plurality of locations. The SMF (108) selects one of the candidate locations (200a, 200b) among the plurality (200a, 200b) received from the AF (135), and steers the traffic for the application (201) to the selected candidate location (200a, 200b).Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2017Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)Inventors: Patrik Dannebro, Roland Gustafsson
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Patent number: 11290982Abstract: Embodiments herein related to notifications concerning UE unreachability. Especially, the embodiments herein provide methods performed by an Access and Mobility Management Function, AMF, as well as a corresponding Access and Mobility Management Function, AMF, relating to notifications concerning UE unreachability.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2019Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)Inventors: Qian Chen, Roland Gustafsson, Stefan Rommer, Hans Rönneke, Paul Schliwa-Bertling
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Patent number: 11258831Abstract: This invention is related to S8 Home Routing (S8HR), under specification by the Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) Association (GSMA) and 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP). In a first aspect of the invention, a method is provided for enabling Lawful Interception (LI) when a wireless communication terminal performs S8HR roaming. The method comprises receiving, at a first LMISF from a first SGW serving the wireless communication terminal, IMS-related information of the wireless communication terminal required for performing LI, and providing, from the first LMISF upon the wireless communication terminal relocating to a second SGW serving the wireless communication terminal, the received IMS-related information of the wireless communication terminal required for performing LI, to a second LMISF associated with the second SGW.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2016Date of Patent: February 22, 2022Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)Inventors: Roland Gustafsson, Maurizio Iovieno, Ralf Keller, Patrik Dannebro
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Patent number: 11196776Abstract: Method and system comprising a remote UE being connected to a relay UE, the system moreover comprising a HSS of the remote UE, an ADMF, a MME serving the relay UE and a GW. The relay UE is transmitting in a message (12) an identity of the remote UE (IMSI_1) and an IP address of the remote UE to the MME serving the remote UE. The MME transmitting in an update record message (14) for the remote UE (IM-SI_1); the identity of a relay UE and the identity of the MME serving the relay UE, to the HSS of the remote UE.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2016Date of Patent: December 7, 2021Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)Inventors: Roland Gustafsson, Gunnar Rydnell, Shabnam Sultana
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Publication number: 20210266806Abstract: A method is disclosed for handling connections between a wireless device (120, 130) and a first wireless network node (110), of a serving network (150) in a wireless communications network (100). The wireless device (120, 130) is connected to the first WNN (110). The wireless communications network (100) further comprises a neighbor network (160) comprising a second WNN (140). The method comprises obtaining (202) a roaming priority indication, RPI, associated with the wireless device (120, 130), indicating that the wireless device (120, 130) has a higher priority for transfer of its network connection than another WD without priority.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2018Publication date: August 26, 2021Inventors: Roland Gustafsson, Tomas Nylander
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Patent number: 11096038Abstract: The embodiments herein relate to a method in a first mobility management node (108a) for handling updated subscriber data associated with a UE (101). The UE (101) is currently unreachable by the first mobility management node (108a). The first mobility management node (108a) receives, from a subscriber database (128), updated subscriber data associated with the UE (101). At least part of the updated subscriber data is modified. The first mobility management node (108a) determines that transmission of the updated subscriber data to a gateway node (110) should be postponed until the UE (101) has become reachable.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2020Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ)Inventors: Yong Yang, Roland Gustafsson, Gunnar Rydnell
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Publication number: 20210219264Abstract: Embodiments of a method performed by a radio access node for network scheduled User Equipment (UE) transition to connected mode and corresponding embodiments of a radio access node are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method performed by a radio access node comprises receiving: (a) a notification request from an Access and Mobility Management Function (AMF) to retrieve reachability information for a UE or (b) downlink data to be communicated to the UE. The method further comprises, upon receiving either (a) or (b), determining that the UE is in an inactive state and is currently unreachable. The method further comprises sending information to the AMF that notifies the AMF that the UE is currently unreachable. The information comprises information that indicates that RAN paging of the UE is scheduled or scheduling assistance information. Embodiments of method performed by an AMF and corresponding embodiments of an AMF are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2019Publication date: July 15, 2021Inventors: Qian Chen, Paul Schliwa-Bertling, Hans Bertil Rönneke, Roland Gustafsson
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Publication number: 20210112478Abstract: The embodiments herein relate to a method performed by a SMF, for handling local breakout of traffic. The SMF receives, from a PCF, policy information indicating traffic that should be routed via a second UPF to a second DN. The SMF provides, to a first UPF, a first traffic detection filter for detecting the traffic indicated in the received policy information. The SMF detects that there is traffic matching the first traffic detection filter. The SMF sets up, according to the policy information, a local breakout to the second UPF when the matching traffic has been detected. The setting-up comprises setting-up the second UPF.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2018Publication date: April 15, 2021Inventors: Patrik DANNEBRO, Roland GUSTAFSSON, Antonio INIESTA GONZALEZ, Angel NAVAS CORNEJO
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Publication number: 20210099943Abstract: The embodiments herein relate to a method performed by a SMF (108) for handling traffic for an application (201). The SMF (108) receives, from an AF (135), a plurality of candidate locations (200a, 200b) for the application (201) and traffic routing information for the application (201) for each of the plurality of locations (200a, 200b). The SMF (108) determines that the SMF (108) is allowed to steer traffic for the application (201) to a selected one of the plurality of locations. The SMF (108) selects one of the candidate locations (200a, 200b) among the plurality (200a, 200b) received from the AF (135), and steers the traffic for the application (201) to the selected candidate location (200a, 200b).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2017Publication date: April 1, 2021Inventors: Patrik Dannebro, Roland Gustafsson
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Publication number: 20210076352Abstract: Embodiments herein related to notifications concerning UE unreachability. Especially, the embodiments herein provide methods performed by an Access and Mobility Management Function, AMF, as well as a corresponding Access and Mobility Management Function, AMF, relating to notifications concerning UE unreachability.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2019Publication date: March 11, 2021Applicant: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)Inventors: Qian CHEN, Roland GUSTAFSSON, Stefan ROMMER, Hans RÖNNEKE, Paul SCHLIWA-BERTLING
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Publication number: 20200344592Abstract: The embodiments herein relate to a method in a first mobility management node (108a) for handling updated subscriber data associated with a UE (101). The UE (101) is currently unreachable by the first mobility management node (108a). The first mobility management node (108a) receives, from a subscriber database (128), updated subscriber data associated with the UE (101). At least part of the updated subscriber data is modified. The first mobility management node (108a) determines that transmission of the updated subscriber data to a gateway node (110) should be postponed until the UE (101) has become reachable.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2020Publication date: October 29, 2020Inventors: Yong Yang, Roland Gustafsson, Gunnar Rydnell
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Patent number: 10764741Abstract: The embodiments herein relate to a method in a first mobility management node (108a) for handling updated subscriber data associated with a UE (101). The UE (101) is currently unreachable by the first mobility management node (108a). The first mobility management node (108a) receives, from a subscriber database (128), updated subscriber data associated with the UE (101). At least part of the updated subscriber data is modified. The first mobility management node (108a) determines that transmission of the updated subscriber data to a gateway node (110) should be postponed until the UE (101) has become reachable.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2019Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)Inventors: Yong Yang, Roland Gustafsson, Gunnar Rydnell
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Patent number: 10542461Abstract: Embodiments herein relate to apparatuses and methods for relaying a data session of a first wireless device via a second radio access node in a radio communications network, wherein said data session is ongoing towards the first gateway node via a first radio access node in the radio communications network. Embodiments herein also relate to a first and a second wireless device, a ProSe function node, a MME, a gateway node and methods therein.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2014Date of Patent: January 21, 2020Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)Inventors: Gunnar Rydnell, Stefan Karl Toth, Roland Gustafsson
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Patent number: 10455382Abstract: Handling a plurality of Presence Reporting Areas, PRAs, may currently present inconsistencies between the PRAs active in a policy controller and those PRAs active in a network node handling UE mobility, e.g. MME/SGSN. To overcome these and other drawbacks, there are provided enhanced policy controller, network node and method of handling a plurality of PRAs. This method comprises selecting, at the policy controller, a plurality of applicable PRAs; transmitting from the policy controller, and receiving at the network node, the plurality of applicable PRAs; selecting, at the network node from the plurality of applicable PRAs, a number of PRAs to be active at the network node; and transmitting from the network node, and receiving at the policy controller, at least one of: an indication on whether a UE is inside or outside a PRA, and an indication on whether a PRA is or is not accepted to be active by the network node.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2016Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)Inventors: Maria Belen Pancorbo Marcos, Roland Gustafsson, Josefin Karlsson, Åsa Larsen, Irene Martin Cabello, Ulf Mattsson
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Publication number: 20190306696Abstract: The embodiments herein relate to a method in a first mobility management node (108a) for handling updated subscriber data associated with a UE (101). The UE (101) is currently unreachable by the first mobility management node (108a). The first mobility management node (108a) receives, from a subscriber database (128), updated subscriber data associated with the UE (101). At least part of the updated subscriber data is modified. The first mobility management node (108a) determines that transmission of the updated subscriber data to a gateway node (110) should be postponed until the UE (101) has become reachable.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2019Publication date: October 3, 2019Inventors: Yong Yang, Roland Gustafsson, Gunnar Rydnell
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Patent number: 10375566Abstract: The embodiments herein relate to a method in a first mobility management node (108a) for handling updated subscriber data associated with a UE (101). The UE (101) is currently unreachable by the first mobility management node (108a). The first mobility management node (108a) receives, from a subscriber database (128), updated subscriber data associated with the UE (101). At least part of the updated subscriber data is modified. The first mobility management node (108a) determines that transmission of the updated subscriber data to a gateway node (110) should be postponed until the UE (101) has become reachable.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2018Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ)Inventors: Yong Yang, Roland Gustafsson, Gunnar Rydnell