Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for localized routing. In some example embodiments, there is provided a method. The method may include receiving, by a target base station, localized routing context information for a user equipment, wherein the localized routing context is received from at least one of a user gateway or a controlling mobility gateway; and sending, by the target base station, updated localized routing context information to at least one other base station, wherein the updated localized routing context information is sent via a local interface between the target base station and the at least one other base station. Related apparatus, systems, methods, and articles are also described.

Abstract: There is provided a method comprising receiving information, at a node of a core network, said information comprising an indication of a first local gateway suitable for providing connectivity to a user equipment, wherein the first local gateway is collocated with a first secondary access point, receiving a request from the user equipment for a packet data network connection, upon the request, using said information to select the first local gateway for providing connectivity to the user equipment and providing an indication of the first local gateway to a master access point.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for localized routing. In some example embodiments, there is provided a method. The method may include receiving, by a target base station, localized routing context information for a user equipment, wherein the localized routing context is received from at least one of a user gateway or a controlling mobility gateway; and sending, by the target base station, updated localized routing context information to at least one other base station, wherein the updated localized routing context information is sent via a local interface between the target base station and the at least one other base station. Related apparatus, systems, methods, and articles are also described.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for a protocol interface for a heterogeneous network. In one aspect there is provided a method. The method may include detecting, by a user equipment, a local area radio network; and establishing, at the user equipment, a first entity configured to manage a first radio resource of a local area radio network, wherein the first entity includes an interface to a second entity, at the user equipment, configured to manage a second radio resource of a cellular radio network. Related apparatus, systems, methods, and articles are also described.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: In one exemplary embodiment of the invention, an apparatus includes: a transmitter configured to send an advertisement message having communication information for an access point; and a receiver configured to receive a flexible use message indicative of how the access point may utilize at least a portion of a shared communication resource. In another exemplary embodiment of the invention, an apparatus includes: a receiver configured to receive an advertisement message having communication information for an access point; and a transmitter configured to transmit to the access point a flexible use message indicative of how the access point may utilize at least a portion of a shared communication resource.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for a protocol interface for a heterogeneous network. In one aspect there is provided a method. The method may include detecting, by a user equipment, a local area radio network; and establishing, at the user equipment, a first entity configured to manage a first radio resource of a local area radio network, wherein the first entity includes an interface to a second entity, at the user equipment, configured to manage a second radio resource of a cellular radio network. Related apparatus, systems, methods, and articles are also described.

Abstract: An auxiliary handover message is sent from a target eNB to a UE being handed over from a source eNB. The auxiliary handover message includes a context identifier that is established between the source eNB and the UE, which the source eNB provides to the target eNB during context data exchange when preparing for the handover. The UE uses the context identifier to verify that the auxiliary handover message is valid. Various approaches are detailed for minimizing signaling overhead and minimizing the time the UE must monitor the separate channel for the auxiliary handover message in the event the UE does not properly receive the original handover message from the source eNB. The context identifier may be a random number, a C-RNTI, an eNB-ID, or a token. The auxiliary handover command sent from the target eNB may be the context identifier with or without a copy of the handover command.

Abstract: A method, apparatus and system are provided for acquiring an access point name for an application employing a local Internet protocol breakout service. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a user management subsystem (820) configured to initiate an Internet protocol application. The apparatus also includes a local breakout service monitoring subsystem (810) configured to monitor availability of a local Internet protocol local breakout service and to obtain an access point name from the local Internet protocol local breakout service when the local Internet protocol local breakout service is available. The apparatus also includes an access point name selection control subsystem (830) configured to bind the access point name to the Internet protocol application.

Abstract: A method and system for establishing a connection via an access network (30) communicating with at least one user terminal, and at least one backbone network (100) comprising at least one user terminal authentication and authorization means (50) and at least one user data processing node (60, 62), wherein the connection of a user terminal (10) is authenticated to the access network (30) and one of the at least one user data processing nodes (60, 62) is selected based on selection information transferred in the authentication signaling. Then, a tunnel parameter information of the selected user data processing node is signaled to the access network (30) and a tunnel connection is created between the access network (30) and the selected user data processing node (60) based on the tunnel parameter information.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for configuring addresses in a packet switched data communication system. The method comprises providing a logical network with at least two network elements, a network element comprising at least one sub-element. The method further comprises configuring a temporary address for an interface of a sub-element, retrieving an identifier of the network element and defining an address for the interface of the sub-element by including the identifier of the network element to the temporary address.

Abstract: The present invention is a method for performing a mobile user terminal route update in a telecommunication network operated based on the Internet Protocol, the network comprising at least two network transceiver device gateways each communicating with at least one mobile user terminal, at least one routing element providing a route for a communication connection between a mobile first user terminal and a second user terminal, the second user terminal communicating via a border gateway and the at least one routing element with mobile first user terminal, and wherein each user terminal is identified by an Internet Protocol address, the method comprising the steps of detecting an occurrence of a handoff condition for the mobile first user terminal for a handoff from a first one to a second one of the at least two network transceiver device gateways, initiating a handoff procedure at the mobile first user terminal, the first and the second network transceiver device gateways and the border gateway, and the trans

Abstract: A method includes receiving on an uplink communication path one or more packets from a user equipment, and determining radio link resources to be allocated on the uplink communication path for the user equipment. The determination is based at least in part on an information content of the one or more packets. The determined radio link resources are allocated. Another method is disclosed including receiving at a network access element on a first uplink communication path a bandwidth request from a user equipment. The bandwidth request is for a second uplink communication path used for packet traffic from the user equipment to the network access element. Radio link resources to be allocated on the second uplink communication path for the user equipment are determined, the determination is based at least in part on the bandwidth request. The determined radio link resources are allocated on the second uplink communication path.

Abstract: In one exemplary embodiment of the invention, an apparatus includes: a transmitter configured to send an advertisement message having communication information for an access point; and a receiver configured to receive a flexible use message indicative of how the access point may utilize at least a portion of a shared communication resource. In another exemplary embodiment of the invention, an apparatus includes: a receiver configured to receive an advertisement message having communication information for an access point; and a transmitter configured to transmit to the access point a flexible use message indicative of how the access point may utilize at least a portion of a shared communication resource.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are apparatus, method, and computer program whereby a cellular network base station operates with closed subscriber group indicator indicating off. The cellular network base station transmits information to a user equipment indicating the availability of a local service area network at a location in which the user equipment is currently located.

Abstract: The present invention describes a method and system for local mobility management in which the mobility management taking place inside the mobile agent (MA) domain is hidden from the home agent (HA) and correspondent node (CN). In the method the mobile agent (MA) prefix information is broadcast over the air interface. An access router is implemented in the cellular access node (CAN). The cellular access node (CAN) also comprises a cellular access point (CAP). Proxy functionality is arranged to the cellular access point (CAP). Binding entries are created to the mobile agent (MA) so that only basic mobile IPv6 needs to be supported in the mobile node (MN).

Abstract: A method, apparatus and system are provided for acquiring an access point name for an application employing a local Internet protocol breakout service. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a user management subsystem (820) configured to initiate an Internet protocol application. The apparatus also includes a local breakout service monitoring subsystem (810) configured to monitor availability of a local Internet protocol local breakout service and to obtain an access point name from the local Internet protocol local breakout service when the local Internet protocol local breakout service is available. The apparatus also includes an access point name selection control subsystem (830) configured to bind the access point name to the Internet protocol application.

Abstract: An auxiliary handover message is sent from a target eNB to a UE being handed over from a source eNB. The auxiliary handover message includes a context identifier that is established between the source eNB and the UE, which the source eNB provides to the target eNB during context data exchange when preparing for the handover. The UE uses the context identifier to verify that the auxiliary handover message is valid. Various approaches are detailed for minimizing signaling overhead and minimizing the time the UE must monitor the separate channel for the auxiliary handover message in the event the UE does not properly receive the original handover message from the source eNB. The context identifier may be a random number, a C-RNTI, an eNB-ID, or a token. The auxiliary handover command sent from the target eNB may be the context identifier with or without a copy of the handover command.

Abstract: This invention relates to a method for paging a mobile station (6-1 . . . 6-3) in a mobile radio system (1a; 1b) that comprises a plurality of base stations (3a-1, 3a-2; 3b-1, 3b-2; 3-1 . . . 3-3) each serving at least one cell (80-1 . . . 80-3) of said mobile radio system, said method comprising receiving (100) a data packet destined for said mobile station at one of said base stations during a dormant period of said mobile station, wherein it is unknown in which cell of said mobile radio system said mobile station is located during said dormant period; and taking action (103, 105) at said base station that received said data packet to page said mobile station in response to said received data packet in order to determine said cell in which said mobile station is located. The invention further relates to a corresponding computer program, computer program product, base station, mobile radio system and mobile station.

Abstract: A method, a system and a network element for performing a handover of a mobile equipment from a source network to a target network in a mobile telecommunication system, wherein data, which may be transferred via the source network to the mobile equipment when it is linked to the source network, are going to be buffered in a network element in case a need for a handover arises, and the data buffered in the network element are forwarded from the network element to the target network for transferring them to the mobile equipment after it has been linked to the target network.