CN101422009A - Automatic selection of a home agent - Google Patents

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CN101422009A
CN101422009A CNA2007800126440A CN200780012644A CN101422009A CN 101422009 A CN101422009 A CN 101422009A CN A2007800126440 A CNA2007800126440 A CN A2007800126440A CN 200780012644 A CN200780012644 A CN 200780012644A CN 101422009 A CN101422009 A CN 101422009A
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乔治·德希尔西斯
马修·斯科特·科森
文森特·帕克
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The claimed subject matter relates to assigning a home agent to a wireless terminal during authentication, authorization, and/or accounting with respect to the wireless terminal. The wireless terminal can provide identifying indicia which can be relayed to a AAA server by way of a base station. The AAA server can then determine one or more home agents that can be associated with the wireless terminal. If more than one home agent can be assigned to the wireless terminal, the base station can resolve which home agent to utilize during registration of the wireless terminal. Such determination can be important with respect to MVNOs.

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The automatic selection of home agent
The cross reference of related application
The application's case is advocated the rights and interests of the title of application on April 14th, 2006 for the 60/792nd, No. 017 U.S. Provisional Patent Application case of " being used to support the method and apparatus (METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING MOBILE VIRTUAL NETWORK) of mobile virtual network ".The full text of described application case is incorporated herein by reference.
Technical field
Below describe and relate generally to communication system, and more particularly, relate to the home agent of selecting the combining wireless endpoint registration to use.
Background technology
The wireless network connected system has become and the worldwide universal way that other people communicate by letter.For example the radio communication device of cell phone, personal digital assistant and analog thereof becomes more and more littler and from strength to strength to satisfy consumer wants and to improve portability and convenience.Consumer become the size of the reliability services, expanded areas of coverage, extra-service (for example, web page browsing ability) and the described device that depend on described device, requirement and the continuous minimizing of cost.
Exemplary wireless communication network (for example, using frequency division, time-division and sign indicating number branch technology) comprises mobile (for example, the wireless) device that one or more base stations of overlay area is provided and can transmits and receive data in the overlay area to the subscriber.Exemplary base station can be transferred to a plurality of data flow multiple arrangement simultaneously to be used for broadcasting, multicast and/or unicast services, and wherein data flow is for having the interested independent data flow that receives of user's set.User's set in the overlay area of described base station can to receive by combined-flow carried one, more than one or all data flow interested.Similarly, user's set can be with transfer of data to base station or another user's set.
For wireless device can be communicated in wireless network, the main frame that must dispose described device or be associated with it comprises described wireless device to the registers entities that helps mobile management.In conventional cellular system, use Public Switched Data NetWork network (PSDN) to determine which entity will be associated with described wireless device.This situation can be important when having the network infrastructure of renting at one or more MVNOs (MVNO), because each MVNO can desirably be associated with the mobile management server.Therefore, described wireless terminal will be associated with the mobile management server of being rented or use subscriber's the MVNO of described wireless device relevant with " having ".In addition, conventionally, this finishes at the PSDN place, and PSDN is first tie point of IP in the general networks.Yet, owing to network adapts in time so that IP connects the place, periphery that can come across network, so determine that the new mode which mobile management server is associated with wireless terminal will be for essential.
Summary of the invention
Hereinafter present and simplify general introduction so that basic comprehension to some aspects of the subject matter of being advocated is provided.This general introduction is not an extensive overview, and is not intended to discern main/key element or the scope of the subject matter of describing to be advocated.Its sole purpose is to present some notions in simplified form as the preorder in greater detail that is presented after a while.
The subject matter of being advocated relates to and about the checking of wireless terminal, mandate and/or during chargeing home agent is being assigned to described wireless terminal.Described wireless terminal can provide the distinguishing mark that can be relayed to aaa server by the base station.Described aaa server can then be determined one or more home agents that can be associated with described wireless terminal.If more than one home agent can be assigned to described wireless terminal, which home agent the period of registration that then described base station can be resolved at described wireless terminal uses.This determines to can be with respect to MVNO important.
On the one hand, a kind of being used for wireless terminal to the home agent process registration described in this article, wherein said method comprises: receive the distinguishing mark from described wireless terminal when described wireless terminal requests access network, and described distinguishing mark is provided to aaa server.Described method also can comprise: receive the identification code (identity) from least one home agent of described aaa server, and will be routed to the home agent through identification from the log-on message of wireless terminal.
Also disclose a kind of base station hereinafter, wherein said base station comprises memory, and described memory is kept for when the wireless terminal requests access network receiving from the distinguishing mark of described wireless terminal and described distinguishing mark is provided to the instruction of aaa server.Described memory can further comprise and be used to receive from the identification code of at least one home agent of described aaa server and will be routed to instruction through the home agent of identification from the log-on message of wireless terminal.Described base station can comprise the processor of carrying out described instruction in addition.
In aspect another, a kind of communication equipment can comprise: be used to receive the device from the profile that is associated with the subscriber of aaa server, described profile comprises the identification code of the home agent that is assigned to the MVNO that is associated with described subscriber; And be used to set up device with the mobile IP tunnel of described home agent through identification.In addition, machine-readable medium can store machine-executable instruction thereon, and described machine-executable instruction is used for: receive the distinguishing mark that is associated with the subscriber; Described distinguishing mark is provided to aaa server; And receiving the profile that is assigned to described subscriber, described profile comprises one or more home agents that are assigned to the MVNO that is associated with described subscriber.Described machine-readable medium can be kept for selecting home agent and will being routed to the instruction of selected home agent from described subscriber's log-on message from described one or more home agents in addition.
In aspect another, a kind of processor can be configured to carry out the instruction that is used to receive from the profile that is associated with the subscriber of aaa server, and wherein said profile comprises the identification code of the home agent that is assigned to the MVNO that is associated with described subscriber.Described processor also can be configured to carry out the instruction that is used to set up with the mobile IP tunnel of described home agent through identification.
In addition, describe a kind of method that is used for definite one or more home agents that are associated with wireless terminal hereinafter, wherein said method comprises: receive the distinguishing mark that is associated with described wireless terminal; Determine at least one home agent that can be associated based on described distinguishing mark at least in part with described wireless terminal; The identification code that reaches described at least one home agent is provided to the base station of being coupled to described wireless terminal with communication mode.In addition, describe a kind of aaa server in this article, wherein said server comprises memory, and described memory comprises the instruction that is used for following operation: receive the distinguishing mark that is associated with wireless terminal; Determine at least one home agent that can be associated based on described distinguishing mark at least in part with described wireless terminal; The identification code that reaches described at least one home agent is provided to the base station of being coupled to described wireless terminal with communication mode.Described aaa server also can comprise the processor of carrying out described instruction.
According on the other hand, a kind of aaa server can comprise: be used to receive the device from the distinguishing mark relevant with described subscriber of the base station of being coupled to the subscriber with communication mode; And be used for distinguishing based on described distinguishing mark at least in part the device of the network that is associated with described subscriber.In addition, described aaa server can comprise: the device that is used to determine be assigned at least one home agent of described network; And be used for described at least one home agent is assigned to the device of described subscriber with the registration of the wireless terminal that is used for being used by described subscriber.
According to another aspect, describe a kind of machine-readable medium in this article, wherein said machine-readable medium stores the instruction that is used for following operation thereon: receive from the distinguishing mark relevant with described subscriber of the base station of being coupled to the subscriber with communication mode and distinguish the MVNO that is associated with described subscriber based on described distinguishing mark at least in part.Instruction in the described machine-readable medium also can comprise to be determined to be assigned at least one home agent of described MVNO and described at least one home agent is assigned to described subscriber to be used for the registration by the wireless terminal of described subscriber's use.In addition, expect a kind of processor, wherein said processor is configured to carry out the instruction that is used for following operation: the request of reception inserts the subscriber's of IP-based wireless network NAI; Determine the network that is associated with described subscriber based on the NAI that is received at least in part; Determine to be assigned at least one home agent of described network, described subscriber is associated with described at least one home agent; And described association is relayed to the base station.
In order to address relevant purpose before realizing, in conjunction with following description and accompanying drawing some illustrative aspect is described in this article.Yet some in the variety of way of the principle that wherein can use the subject matter of being advocated are only indicated in described aspect, and the subject matter of being advocated is intended to comprise all described aspect and equipollents thereof.Other advantage and novel feature can be from becoming apparent together with the following execution mode of graphic consideration.
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Fig. 1 is for through providing so that the high level block diagram of the system that determines the home agent be associated with wireless terminal to be described.
Fig. 2 is for through providing so that the high level block diagram of the system that determines the home agent be associated with wireless terminal to be described.
Fig. 3 is used to discern the representative flow diagram of the method for the home agent that is associated with wireless terminal for explanation.
Fig. 4 is used to carry out the representative flow diagram of wireless terminal to the home agent process registration through discerning for explanation.
Fig. 5 is an example configuration diagram.
Fig. 6 is an example configuration diagram.
Fig. 7 is the block diagram that is used to discern the system of the home agent that is associated with wireless terminal.
Fig. 8 is used to carry out the block diagram of wireless terminal to the system of the registration of the home agent through discerning.
Fig. 9 illustrated example Wireless Telecom Equipment.
Figure 10 illustrated example communication system.
Figure 11 illustrated example end node.
Figure 12 illustrated example access node.
Figure 13 illustrated example aaa server.
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Now referring to the graphic subject matter of being advocated of describing, wherein same reference numbers is used in reference to similar elements all the time.In the following description, be in the purpose of explanation, state that many specific detail are to provide the thorough understanding to the subject matter of being advocated.Yet, can be and be apparent that, under the situation of no described specific detail, can put into practice described subject matter.In other cases, show that with the block diagram form well-known structure and device are so that help to describe the subject matter of being advocated.
In addition, about terminal various aspects are described herein.Terminal also can be called as system, user's set, safe digital card (SD card), subscriber unit, subscriber station, travelling carriage, mobile device, distant station, remote terminal, accesses terminal, user terminal, user agent or subscriber's installation.User's set can be that cell phone, cordless telephone, conversation initialized protocol (SIP) phone, wireless local loop (WLL) are stood, the module in the PDA, the palmtop device with wireless connections ability, terminal or be connected to other processing unit of radio modem.
In addition, can use the standard program of making software, firmware, hardware or its any combination and/or engineering that the aspect of advocates subject matter is embodied as method, equipment or makes article, to control the various aspects of computer or computation module subject matter that enforcement is advocated.Term used herein " manufacturing article " is intended to comprise the computer program that can insert from any computer readable device, carrier or medium.For instance, computer-readable media (for example can include, but is not limited to magnetic storage device, hard disk, floppy disk, magnetic stripe etc.), CD (for example, closely dish (CD), digital versatile dish (DVD) etc.), smart card and flash memory device (for example, card, rod, key driving etc.).In addition, should be appreciated that carrier wave can be used for carrying and for example describedly is used to transmit and receiving voicemail or be used to insert for example computer-readable electronic of the network of cellular network.Certainly, those skilled in the art will realize that under the situation that does not depart from described scope or spirit herein and can carry out many modifications this configuration.
Now referring to Fig. 1, its display systems 100 makes described wireless terminal register to described home agent with description taken in conjunction to select one in several home agents to be associated with wireless terminal.In one example, system 100 can be honeycomb fashion IP system, for example can be in conjunction with the honeycomb fashion IP system of quickflashing OFDM use.System 100 comprises wireless terminal 102, and it can be mobile phone, pcmcia card, memory card, personal digital assistant and/or its analog.Wireless terminal 102 can be associated with base station 104, makes to transmit data between wireless terminal 102 and base station 104 via radio.For realizing described communication, need one or more links between foundation and configuration of wireless terminal 102 and the base station 104, wherein configuration comprises to host apparatus (not shown) provides IP the address, can be via making wireless terminal 102 obtain described IP address to the home agent registration.
In some cases, can (for example come by particular network to the subscriber, owner/the user of wireless terminal 102) provides service, for example MVNO (MVNO), VPN (virtual private network) (VPN) or other suitable networks, and therefore described subscriber should be to the home agent registration that is assigned to described particular network.For instance, MVNO rents network infrastructure usually and uses described infrastructure to provide service to the subscriber who is associated with described MVNO.When wireless terminal 102 is switched on or initially entered network (for example, in the scope of base station 104), before making the service that wireless terminal 102 can insert with network is associated, take checking/mandate/accounting routine.For this reason, wireless terminal 102 can be provided to distinguishing mark base station 104, and base station 104 can be relayed to this sign aaa server 106 again.In another example, base station 104 can be resolved subscriber's specific identification code and described identification code is transferred to aaa server 106 based on the distinguishing mark that is provided by wireless terminal 102.Any suitable mode that should be understood that the identification code that is used for resolving the subscriber all is that the present inventor is desired and be intended to belong to the scope of this paper appended claims.The distinguishing mark that is provided by wireless terminal can be (for example) network insertion identifier (NAI), international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI) or any distinguishing mark that other is fit to.
Based on described distinguishing mark, aaa server 106 can be determined the home agent that is associated with wireless terminal 102 at period of registration from a plurality of home agents.In one example, aaa server 106 can be passed " field " (for example, usernumber@realm.com) distinctive home agent address (for example, IP address) of user's NAI back.In another example, aaa server 106 can communication mode be coupled to through indexing database and can be based on this index that is given described distinguishing mark inspect to determine the home agent address.In a further example, base station 104 can comprise the home agent (and address of with described home agent being associated) of enough intelligence to determine to be assigned to wireless terminal.
In addition, the profile that is associated with wireless terminal 102 can reside in the aaa server 106, and described profile can comprise the address or the host name of suitable home agent.For example, aaa server 106 can be passed AAA-home agent host name back, and this host name can be resolved in base station 104 in name server (DNS) 108.In addition, described profile (for example can comprise network, MVNO)---can be provided to the home agent host name identifier of base station 104, and base station 104 can be one or more IP addresses via DNS108 or other database that is fit to this hostname resolution by this locality configuration.
System 100 can comprise N home agent 110-114, among the wherein said home agent 110-114 one or more can be associated from the network among a plurality of network 116-120, wherein network 116-120 can be and maybe can comprise MVNO, VPN and other suitable network, make each network can be independent of other network and operate (for example, different management domain, address space re-use etc.).Therefore, a plurality of home agents can be associated with single network and/or can be assigned to single network.For example, home agent 110 can be associated with network 116, and home agent 112 can be associated with network 118, and home agent 114 can be associated or the like with network 120.For instance, home agent passes through communication link (for example, T1, ATM, Ethernet etc.) and is directly connected to described network with the related home agent that means between the network.Additionally or alternati, described home agent can be directly connected to described network via use the tunnel of setting up (for example, MPLS, IPinIP, GRE etc.) between described home agent and described network.
Home agent can be used for carrying out the mobile management about one or more wireless terminals.More particularly, home agent can be and will wrap by current attachment point (for example, the base station 104) that tunnelling is transferred to wireless terminal 102 and from the router of wireless terminal 102 tunnelling transmission package.Based on the distinguishing mark that is provided by wireless terminal 102 during checking, mandate and/or charging, for example, the home agent address of one among the home agent 110-114 or host name can be discerned by aaa server 106, and are provided to base station 104.At the period of registration of wireless terminal 102, base station 104 can indicate wireless terminal 102 (or the main frame that is associated with it) should ask from the described IP configuration information of home agent through identification.Therefore, the tunnel (for example, mobile IP tunnel) with correct home agent can be set up in base station 104.
The suitable home agent that is associated with wireless terminal 102 can be determined via the whole bag of tricks/mechanism in aaa server 106 and/or base station 104.For example, use wireless terminal 102 the subscriber can with can be associated by the MVNO that some home agents insert, and aaa server 106 can be selected one in the described home agent.For instance, can make described selection (for example, on the geography near the home agent of wireless terminal 102) based on the geographical position.In another example, can make described selection based on ordered list, if make aaa server 106 make first wireless terminal with and first home agent that is associated of MVNO be associated, then aaa server will make second wireless terminal be associated with second home agent that is associated with described MVNO.Additionally or alternati, aaa server 106 can use weight list to select home agent about wireless terminal 106.For example, if first home agent is associated with the resource bigger than second home agent, then probably wireless terminal is assigned to the home agent that is associated with relatively large resource.
Particular instance is then described to describe selection better to particular home agent.Wireless terminal 102 can be associated with the user that the service that is provided by network 116 is provided.When wireless terminal 102 was connected to network, it stood the checking undertaken by aaa server 106.Aaa server 106 can receive the distinguishing mark that is associated with wireless terminal 102 and the address or the host name of home agent 110 (it is assigned to network 116) can be transferred back to base station 104.Therefore base station 104 knows that it should be provided with tunnel (for example, using mobile IP) with which home agent so that wireless terminal 102 is connected to network 116.For example, base station 104 can be via using DNS 108 with the IP address of hostname resolution as home agent 110.
Now referring to Fig. 2, its display systems 200, system 200 is used for description taken in conjunction and determines that home agent uses acting server (proxy), with in conjunction with the registration wireless terminal and use.System 200 comprises the wireless terminal 202 that enters network by base station 204.During verifying, wireless terminal 202 can provide for example distinguishing mark of NAI to base station 204.Described NAI can be relayed to aaa server 206, its network of determining to be associated (for example, MVNO) 208 with subscriber of use wireless terminal 202.For example, can determine via the analysis in the field in the NAI being made this.Can then be provided to network A AA server 210 (for example, network 208 distinctive aaa servers 210) with inserting request.Network A AA server 210 can then be verified wireless terminal 202 and the particular address or the host name of at least one home agent 212 that is associated with network 208 can be provided to base station 204.Described home agent address and/or host name directly or by aaa server 206 can be provided to base station 204.For example, if base station 204 receives host name, then it can be the IP address with this hostname resolution via using DNS (not shown).Being used for hostname resolution is that other mechanism of IP address and mode are that the present inventor is desired and be intended to belong to the scope of this paper appended claims.The mobile IP tunnel with home agent 212 can be set up in base station 204, and wherein home agent 212 can have the pre-configured tunnel with the gateway of network 208.In another embodiment, the distribution network home agent can be come by field parsing to the one group of home agent (for example, by DNS, local configuration and/or other database that is fit to) with network 208 in base station 204.
Aaa server 206 can some different modes transfers back to base station 204 with the address of home agent 212.For example, but the IP address that can provide former state to use to base station 204.In another example, this address can be the form that can resolve to the host name of one or more IP addresses (for load balance) by base station 204.In addition, the field of network 208 can be provided to base station 204, and the host name that can resolve via using DNS can automatically be constructed (for example, homeagent.mvno) in base station 204.
Referring to Fig. 3 and Fig. 4, the method that its explanation is relevant with configuration of wireless terminal and/or main frame.Though, for simplifying the purpose of explaining, method showed and be described as a succession of action, but should understand and understand the restriction that described method is not subjected to running order, because according to one or more embodiment, some actions can be different order take place and/or with from showing herein and other action of description person takes place simultaneously.For instance, those skilled in the art will appreciate that with the understanding method and alternately be expressed as a succession of relevant state or incident (for example in state diagram).In addition, be not that all illustrated actions can be used for implementing method according to the subject matter of being advocated.
Especially referring to Fig. 3, its explanation is a kind of to be used for home agent identification code/address is provided to method 300 with the wireless terminal associated base station.Method 300 starts from 302 places, and receives the distinguishing mark that is associated with wireless terminal at 304 places.More particularly, can be combined in checking/mandate/accounting routine of taking when described wireless terminal is attempted access of radio network and receive this distinguishing mark.In addition, described distinguishing mark can be NAI, and can (for example) receive at the aaa server place.At 306 places, determine that expectation is assigned to the home agent of described wireless terminal, wherein this determine can be at least in part based on described distinguishing mark.For example, can insert database to determine described home agent.In another example, can analyze the interior field of described NAI, and determine, can determine the home agent that is associated with described network based on this with definite for example particular network of MVNO.At 308 places, the home agent address/identity is provided to the base station of being coupled to described wireless terminal with communication mode.After this, described base station can be resolved described home agent address (if necessary) and can be set up mobile IP tunnel with correct home agent.For example, can be in aaa server implementation method 300, and can in IP-based cellular system, take described method 300.Then at 310 place's Method Of Accomplishments 300.
Now referring to Fig. 4, it illustrates a kind of being used for wireless terminal to home agent process registration 400.For example, can in the base station, take method 400.Method 400 starts from 402 places, and receives the network insertion request at 404 places from wireless terminal.For example, wireless terminal can enter the geographic area that is associated with network, can switch on or the like.The request of access can comprise to the base station provides the distinguishing mark that is associated with wireless terminal (making described wireless terminal can stand checking/mandate).At 406 places, the distinguishing mark that inserts in the request is provided to aaa server, wherein this server can be the specific aaa server of MVNO-, extensive aaa server (wholesale AAA server) or the like.As mentioned above, described distinguishing mark can be NAI, IMSI value, telephone number or can be used for identified wireless terminal or any other suitable data of the subscriber that is associated with it.
At 408 places, reception can be assigned to the identification of one or more home agents of described wireless terminal.For example, this identification can be determined and it is provided to the base station that wherein said identification can be IP address, host name or the like at the aaa server place.For example, if receive one or more host name, then can described hostname resolution be the IP address via using DNS.At 410 places, carry out to one registration in the home agent of identification.For example, described aaa server can provide the field or the tabulation of home agent to the base station, and can tabulate based on this and resolve suitable home agent in described base station.In another example, described aaa server can provide the weight list of home agent to the base station, but wherein position-based, capacity and/or its analog come home agent is weighted.The base station can then resolve which home agent of period of registration of wireless terminal therewith terminal be associated.Specifically, mobile IP (MIP) tunnel can be set up with selected home agent in the base station.Then at 412 place's Method Of Accomplishments 400.
Referring to Fig. 5, it illustrates allocation plan 500.Figure 50 0 relates to main frame 502 wireless terminals 504, base station 506, aaa server 508, home agent 510 and (depending on the circumstances) DNS 512.Main frame 502 can be computer or portable unit, and can comprise the IP storehouse.Wireless terminal 504 can be used for disposing physical layer and connects communicate by letter (for example, the setting up the radio communication with base station 506) that reaches with network.The access point of network service is served as in base station 506, and can use home agent 508 in conjunction with mobile management.For example, can be in conjunction with about the checking of wireless terminal 504, mandate and/or charge and use aaa server 508, and resolve the IP address can be combined in the host name that is given home agent the time and use DNS 512.
Wireless terminal 504 and base station 506 can take air interface to insert at 514 places, and wherein this action 514 relates to and sets up physical layer be connected between wireless terminal 504 and base station 506.At 516 places, wireless terminal 504 provides the network insertion request to base station 506, and wherein this request can comprise the distinguishing mark relevant with wireless terminal 504.This sign can comprise (for example) NAI (or other suitable identifier).At 518 places, can form AAA access request and it is provided to aaa server 508 in 506 places in the base station, wherein this request can comprise described NAI or other suitable identifier.At 519 places, can between wireless terminal 504, base station 506 and aaa server 508, carry out network insertion.For example, network insertion can relate to the mutual checking between wireless terminal 504 and the aaa server.At 520 places, aaa server 508 can be accepted to insert request and will indicate the message of accepting the request that inserts to be provided to base station 506.In addition, home agent IP address, host name (for example, MVNO-home agent host name) or other suitable identifier that message can comprise particular home agent (for example, home agent 510) accepted in described access.
If aaa server 508 provides host name to base station 506, then at 522 places, base station 506 can be provided to DNS 512 with the dns resolution request about this host name.At 524 places, DNS 512 is provided to base station 506 with resolution response, and wherein said resolution response can comprise the IP address (it is associated with host name) of home agent 510.
At 526 places, connection response message 506 is provided to wireless terminal 504 from the base station, wherein can use this message in conjunction with configuration of wireless terminal 504.For example, described connection response message can be included in the information (for example, the unique identifier at described network layer place) of network layer place identification base station 506.In one example, described information can be and can comprise that maybe the IP address that is associated with base station 506, IP address are about IP address of the ready indication of main frame 502, home agent 510 or the like.
After this, at 528 places, wireless terminal 504 can be provided to login request message base station 506, and wherein said login request message can meet MMP (based on mobile IP but use less protocol of messages).The action at 528 places is set up link as the primary link between wireless terminal 504 and the base station 506 (if enabling a plurality of links).In this example configuration diagram 500, MMP can move in wireless terminal 504 and base station 506.However, it should be understood that main frame 502 and/or home agent 510 can be configured to move MMP.In addition, as conventionally, can carry out MIP between wireless terminal 502 and base station 506, wherein this configuration request message comprises home agent identification code or access.Base station 506 is configured to receive the profile that described login request message and analysis and wireless terminal 504 (or the subscriber who is associated with it) are associated.Described profile can be received in access information and can comprise the home agent address 520 places (for example).It is through addressing statically or through dynamically addressing that the content of described profile can be indicated wireless terminal 504.At 530 places, base station 506 can form the MIP login request message and be relayed to the home agent 510 of identification during action 520.In addition, if be initial registration, then can provide the indication that does not have the IP address that is assigned to wireless terminal 504 (for example, by setting flag or in request, comprising particular value) at 530 places.
For instance, at 532 places, the suitable answer (MIP registration reply message) of home agent 510 in can MIP responds base station 506.This answer can comprise expectation be assigned to the address of IP address, home agent 510 of main frame 502 and/or registration will be before expiration effective time quantum.When receiving described MIP registration reply message, base station 506 can form the MMP registration reply message and at 534 places this message is provided to wireless terminal 504.This message can comprise the field in useful life corresponding to the time quantum in the described MIP registration reply message.For example, described useful life, field can comprise the time that is equal to or less than the time indicated in the described MIP registration reply message.Perhaps, can be in conjunction with configure host 502 and/or wireless terminal 504 and between home agent 510 and main frame 502, move MIP.
When receiving the MMP registration reply message, wireless terminal 504 can be set up the link of itself and base station 506 as primary link.Because this can be wireless terminal 504 and sets up primary link for the first time, so at 536 places, it is available that wireless terminal 504 can come to main frame 502 indication networks via wireless terminal interface.This triggering can be opened in main frame 502 and be started from moving layoutprocedure, and wherein said configuration is effectively to stop (down) up to wireless terminal 504 indication networks via wireless terminal interface.Usually, only need and to set up primary link once to main frame 502 notices.Concurrently, base station 506 can be known with the link of wireless terminal 504 and is the primary link about wireless terminal 504.
At 538 places, main frame 502 can produce dhcp discover message, and it can be transported to wireless terminal 504 and/or base station 506.If base station 506 receives described dhcp discover message, then at 540 places, the DHCP offer message that base station 506 can be suitable responds main frame 502.This message can comprise various parameters (deciding on the parameter in the described dhcp discover message).For example, described DHCP offer message can comprise IP address, rental period, the network post (netwrok mast) and the analog thereof of the gateway address of the IP address of being assigned, the IP address of being assigned.At 542 places, main frame 502 can respond by the DHCP request message, and at 544 places, base station 506 can respond with acknowledge message again.In other words, base station 506 can be configured to Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server.Therefore, main frame 502 is the network layer through connecting and being configured.
In another example, wireless terminal 504 can be configured to Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server.For example, wireless terminal 504 can receive described dhcp discover message, and wireless terminal 504 can be known the configuration information that is associated with main frame 502.After this, wireless terminal 504 can form the DHCP offer message and it is provided to main frame 502, and can receive the response form of DHCP request message (for example, with) of main frame 502.After this, wireless terminal 504 can provide DHCP to confirm to main frame 502.In addition, main frame 502 can be configured to move MMP, makes that (but not wireless terminal 504) main frame 502 can produce and receive MMP message.If main frame 502 is to dispose in this way, then it can not need wireless terminal 504 or base station 506 are configured to Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server, because can come directly configure host 502 via MMP.
Now referring to Fig. 6, it illustrates allocation plan 600.Allocation plan 600 relates to terminal installation 602, base station 604, aaa server 606, home agent 608 and (depending on the circumstances) DNS 610.For example, terminal installation 602 can be wireless terminal.In another case, terminal installation 602 can be the wireless terminal integrated with main frame (for example, computer, PDA(Personal Digital Assistant), game machine, camera etc.).Terminal installation 602 and base station 604 can take air interface to insert at 612 places, and wherein this action 612 relates to and sets up physical layer be connected between terminal installation 602 and base station 604.At 614 places, terminal installation 602 can form the network insertion request and be relayed to base station 604, and wherein said request can comprise NAI or other the suitable distinguishing mark that is associated with terminal installation 602.
At 616 places, base station 604 can provide AAA to insert request to aaa server 606.The request that provides at 616 places can comprise (for example) distinguishing mark.At 617 places, can between terminal installation 602 and aaa server 606, carry out network accessing program.For instance, aaa server can be determined the profile that is associated with terminal installation 602 during described network accessing program.At 618 places, aaa server 606 can produce to be accepted message and this message is provided to base station 604, wherein said access request message can comprise the address and/or the host name of home agent 608 (being selected from some available home agents), for example MVNO home agent host name.For example, can expect to assign the particular home agent that is associated with the MVNO that service is provided to terminal installation 602 to terminal installation 602.
At 620 places, if accepting message, described access comprises host name, then base station 604 can be provided to DNS 610 with the dns resolution request about this host name.At 622 places, DNS 610 produces resolution response message and it is transferred to base station 604, and wherein said response message can comprise the IP address of home agent 608.Then, at 624 places, base station 604 can be provided to configuration messages terminal installation 602, and wherein this message can comprise the address of home agent 608.At 626 places, terminal installation can form register requirement in mobile IP (MIP).For example, described register requirement can relate to the IP address of the main frame (not shown) that is associated with terminal installation 602 of request.At 628 places, base station 604 can be transferred to home agent 608 with described MIP register requirement, and at 630 places, home agent 608 can respond by the MIP registration reply message.At 632 places, described MIP registration reply message 604 is relayed to terminal installation 602 from the base station.In such cases, described MIP registration reply message can comprise additional configuration, for example, and home agent address, netmask, default router, dns server and generally include out of Memory (for example, as among Fig. 5) in dhcp message.
Now jointly referring to Fig. 7 and Fig. 8, it provides the system that relates to configure host.Described system can be expressed as a succession of interrelated functional blocks, and described functional block can be represented the function by processor, software, hardware, firmware or its any suitable combination enforcement.Specific for Fig. 7, its explanation helps the related system of portable terminal and home agent.System 700 comprises the logic module 702 that is used to receive from the profile of aaa server.For instance, receive the distinguishing mark that is associated with portable terminal, can receive described profile in response to aaa server.Logic module 702 can comprise antenna, receiver chain, the network port, and/or can help to receive any suitable hardware, software, firmware and analog thereof from the profile of aaa server.System 700 comprises the logic module 704 in MIP tunnel that is used to set up with through the home agent of identification in addition.For instance, can in the profile that is received, discern described home agent.Logic module 704 can comprise antenna, transmitter chain, processor, memory, hardware, software, firmware or the like.
Referring to Fig. 8, its description taken in conjunction is used system 800 from wireless terminal to selected home agent registration.System 800 comprises the logic module 802 that is used to receive from the distinguishing mark relevant with the subscriber of base station.For example, described distinguishing mark can be NAI or other recognition data that is fit to.Module 802 can comprise antenna, receiver chain, processor, memory and/or any suitable hardware, software and/or the firmware that can use in conjunction with receiving described distinguishing mark.System 800 also comprises the logic module 804 that is used to distinguish the network that is associated with the subscriber.For instance, can make described distinguishing based on described distinguishing mark at least in part.Described module 804 can comprise processor, database or the like.System 800 can further comprise the logic module 806 that is used to determine be assigned at least one home agent of described network, and wherein module 806 can comprise processor, memory, database, DNS or the like.System 800 can further comprise the logic module 808 that is used at least one home agent is assigned to description person (describer), and wherein module 808 can comprise antenna, transmitter, transmitter chain, the network port, processor, memory and analog thereof.
Now referring to Fig. 9, it illustrates Wireless Telecom Equipment 900.Wireless Telecom Equipment can be (for example) wireless terminal, base station and/or aaa server.Equipment 900 can comprise memory 902, and it can comprise the instruction that relates to the distinguishing mark that (for example) generation, encapsulation and/or reception be associated with the subscriber.In addition, memory 902 can comprise the instruction that is used for selecting based on the subscriber's identification code that is received at least in part home agent.In addition, memory 902 can comprise and is used for the instruction of setting up MIP tunnel or the like between base station and selected home agent.Equipment 900 also can comprise can carry out the processor 904 that remains in the instruction in the memory 902.
For the additional context of one or more embodiment described herein is provided, provide Figure 10 to comprise example communications system 1000 by a plurality of nodes of communication link interconnection with explanation.System 1000 can use Orthodoxy Frequency Division Multiplex (OFDM) signal to come transmission information via Radio Link.Yet, also expect the signal of other type, for example, code division multiple access (CDMA) signal or time division multiple access (TDMA) signal (together with the signal that in the network of land, uses).Node in the communication system 1000 uses signal (for example, message) to come exchange message based on communication protocol (for example, Internet Protocol (IP)).Can (for example) use lead, fiber optic cables and/or wireless communication technology to come the communication link of implementation system 1000.System 1000 comprises a plurality of end node 1002-1012, and it comes access communication system 1000 by a plurality of access node 1014-1018.End node 1002-1012 can be (for example) radio communication device or terminal, and access node 1014-1018 can be (for example) wireless access routers or base station.Communication system 1000 also comprises and is used to provide interconnectivity or provides special services or many other node 1020-1030 of function.
Communication system 1000 (for example describes to comprise access control node 1020 (it can be aaa server), the first mobility support node 1022, the second mobility support node 1024 and application server node 1026, can be dns server) network 1060, all nodes are connected to intermediate network node 1028 by the network link 1032-1038 of correspondence respectively.In certain embodiments, described access control node (for example, remote authentication dial-in user's service (RADIUS) or Diameter server) is supported checking, mandate and/or the charging of end node and/or the service that is associated with end node.In certain embodiments, mobility support node 1022 and 1024 (for example, mobile IP home agent and/or situation transfer service device) (for example) be to and from the business of end node and/or the mobility (for example, handover) that the end node associated state between transfer and the access node is supported the end node between the access node by changed course.In certain embodiments, application server node 1026 (for example, session initiation protocol server, streaming media server or other application layer services device) support end node can with the session signaling of service and/or service or the content that provides end node to use.In one example, different end nodes can be associated with different mobility support nodes according to the network under it.For example, the first mobility support node 1022 can be associated with first network, and the second mobility support node 1024 can be connected to second network.Described network can be (for example) MVNO, VPN and/or its combination.As an example, mobility support node 1022 and 1024 can be coupled to and make described node can be coupled to first and second network of network gateway module (not shown) respectively.
Intermediate network node 1028 in the network 1060 is provided to interconnectivity by network link 1034 network node in network 1060 outsides.Network link 1034 is connected to intermediate network node 1030, and intermediate network node 1030 is provided to access node 1014,1016 and 1018 by network link 1036-1040 with further connectivity respectively.Each access node 1014-1018 is depicted as respectively connectivity is provided to end node 1002-1012 respectively by corresponding access link 1042-1052.In communication system 1000, each access node 1014-1018 is depicted as use wireless technology (for example, wireless access links) access is provided.Yet, also can use cable technology in conjunction with providing to insert.Radio coverage area (for example, the communication cell 1054-1058 of each access node 1014-1018) is illustrated as the circle that centers on corresponding access node.
Communication system 1000 can be used as the basis of the description of various embodiment described herein.Alternate embodiment comprises various network topologies, and wherein the number of node (comprising network node, access node, end node and various control, support and server node) and type, quantity of links and type and the interconnectivity between various nodes can be different from the described situation of communication system 1000.In addition, can omit or make up in the functional entity that is depicted in the communication system 1000 some.Also can change the position or the placement of described functional entity.
Figure 11 provides the explanation of example end node 1100 (for example, wireless terminal, host apparatus or its combination).End node 1100 is for can be used as any one the expression of equipment among the end node 1002-1012 (Figure 10).End node 1100 comprises processor 1102, Wireless communication interface module 1104, user's input/output interface 1106 and the memory 1108 that is coupled by bus 1110.Therefore, by bus 1110, each assembly exchange information, signal and the data of end node 1100.The assembly 1102-1108 of end node 1100 can be positioned at shell 1112 inside.
Wireless communication interface module 1104 provides the intraware of end node 1100 can be in order to send signal to external device (ED) and network node (for example, access node) or from the mechanism of external device (ED) and network node (for example, access node) received signal.Wireless communication interface module 1104 comprises that (for example) is used for (for example) and end node 1100 is coupled to the receiver module 1114 of the corresponding reception antenna 1116 of having of other network node by radio communication channel and has the transmitter module 1118 of corresponding transmit antenna 1120.
End node 1100 also comprises user input apparatus 1122 (for example, keypad) and the user's output device 1124 (for example, display) that is coupled to bus 1110 via user's input/output interface 1106.Therefore, user's input/ output device 1122 and 1124 can be by user's input/output interface 1106 and bus 1110 other exchange information, signal and the data with end node 1100.User's input/output interface 1106 and the device 1122 and 1124 that is associated provide the user can be in order to operating side node 1100 to finish the mechanism of various tasks.Specifically, user input apparatus 1122 and user's output device 1124 provide the functional of the application program (for example, module, program, routine and/or function) that allows user's control end node 1100 and carry out in the memory 1108 of end node 1100.
The operation of control end node 1100 is to carry out various signalings and processing under the control of the various modules (for example, routine) of processor 1102 in being included in memory 1108.Carry out the module that is included in the memory 1108 during when starting or by other module invokes.Module is exchange data, information and signal when carrying out.Module is gone back shareable data and information when carrying out.The memory 1108 of end node 1100 comprises control signalling module 1126, application module 1128 and message control module 1130, and message control module 1130 further comprises configuration information 1132 and various additional modules.
1126 controls of control signalling module are with reception and (for example send signal, message) relevant processing, described signal are used for the operation and/or the configuration of various aspects that control comprises the end node 1100 of (for example) message control module 1130 and configuration information 1132 and various additional modules.In certain embodiments, control signalling module 1126 can comprise the state information relevant with the operation of end node 1100 (for example, parameter, state and/or out of Memory) and/or one or more signaling protocols of being supported by control signalling module 1126.Specifically, control signalling module 1126 can comprise configuration information (for example, end node identification information and/or parameter setting) and operation information (for example, about the information of current treatment state, state of unsettled message transaction or the like).
Application module 1128 controls and relevant processing and the communication of supporting by end node 1100 of one or more application.In certain embodiments, application module 1128 is handled the manipulation that can comprise with the I/O of the information of being undertaken by user's input/output interface 1106, the information that is associated with application, and/or receive or send signal (for example, the message) related task that is associated with application.In certain embodiments, application module 1128 comprises the relevant state information (for example, parameter, state and/or out of Memory) of operation with one or more application of being supported by application module 1128.Specifically, application module 1128 can comprise configuration information (for example, customer identification information and/or parameter setting) and operation information (for example, about the information of current treatment state, state of unsettled response or the like).The application of being supported by application module 1128 comprises (for example) ip voice (VoIP), network browsing, stream audio/video, instantaneous transmission of messages, file-sharing, recreation or the like.
Message control module 1130 is controlled and is received and send the relevant processing of data message (for example, message, bag and/or frame) via Wireless communication interface module 1104.The various additional modules that example message control module 1130 comprises configuration information 1132 and home agent can be selected from a plurality of home agents.In certain embodiments, comprise that various additional modules are to carry out specific function and the operation particular aspects with supporting business control when needed.The functional requirement of visual when needed professional control and omitting and/or composite module.Next each additional modules that is included in the message control module 1130 is described.
Air interface module 1134 helps to set up physical layer between the access node (not shown) of end node 1100 and for example base station and is connected.Can when (for example) end node 1100 receives power and/or enter network (for example, entering the geographic area that is associated with network), open beginning air interface module 1134.Configuration information 1132 can comprise the configuration information (for example, parameter setting) of the operation that influences air interface module 1134.
Network access module 1136 can help the request of the network insertion of (for example) aaa server is reached the reception of the response relevant with network insertion.For instance, can (for example, NAI) be provided to aaa server and use network access module 1136 in conjunction with the distinguishing mark that will be associated with end node 1100.Described distinguishing mark can remain in the module data 1146 that can read and/or write by network access module.Network access module 1136 also can be used for receiving the address of the home agent (for example, with the relevant home agent of MVNO that service is provided to end node 1100) that will be associated with end node 1100.
WTI module 1138 is used in Data transmission between wireless terminal and the main frame.This information can be configuration information, for example is assigned to the IP address (and other configuration information that is fit to) of main frame.MMP module 1140 makes end node 1100 can receive also decipher corresponding to the message (for example, from the base station) of MMP agreement.The MMP module allows end node 1100 to form MMP message (for example, configuration request message) in addition and it is transferred to the base station.MIP module 1142 provides the mode of a kind of reception in mobile IP (for example, mobile IPv 4 and/or mobile IP v 6), decipher, formation and transmission configuration message for end node 1100.DHCP module 1144 provides the ability of serving as Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server to end node 1100.For example, DHCP module 1144 can be configured to provide configuration information or the like in response to dhcp discover message to host apparatus.Module data 1146 can comprise can be by the data of one or more module 1132-1144 extractions or the data of being imported by one or more modules 1132-1144.For example, module data 1146 can comprise the network insertion data, can keep particular address (for example, address, base station, home agent address etc.), MMP or mobile IP data or the like.
Figure 12 provides the detailed description of example access node 1200.Access node 1200 is for can be used as any one the detailed expression of equipment among the access node 1014-1018 that is depicted among Figure 10.In the embodiment of Figure 12, access node 1200 comprises processor 1202, memory 1204, network/inter-network network interface module 1206 and the Wireless communication interface module 1208 that is coupled by bus 1210.Therefore, by bus 1210, each assembly exchange information, signal and the data of access node 1200.The assembly 1202-1210 of access node 1200 is positioned at shell 1212 inside.
Network/inter-network network interface module 1206 provides the intraware of access node 1200 can be in order to send signal to external device (ED) and network node or from the mechanism of external device (ED) and network node received signal.Network/inter-network network interface module 1206 comprises that (for example) is via copper cash or fibre circuit and node 1200 is coupled to the receiver module 1214 and the transmitter module 1216 of other network node.Wireless communication interface module 1208 also provides the intraware of access node 1200 can be in order to send signal to external device (ED) and network node (for example, end node) or from the mechanism of external device (ED) and network node (for example, end node) received signal.Wireless communication interface module 1208 comprises that (for example) has the receiver module 1218 of corresponding reception antenna 1220 and have the transmitter module 1222 of corresponding transmit antenna 1224.Wireless communication interface module 1208 is used for (for example) and by radio communication channel access node 1200 is coupled to other node.
The control of the various modules (for example, routine) of processor 1202 in being included in memory 1204 is controlled the operation of access node 1200 down to carry out various signalings and processing.Carry out the module that is included in the memory 1204 during when starting or by other module invokes.Module is exchange data, information and signal when carrying out.Module is gone back shareable data and information when carrying out.In the embodiment of Figure 12, the memory 1204 of access node 1200 comprises control signalling module 1226 and message control module 1228, and message control module 1228 further comprises configuration information 1230 and various additional modules 1232-1242.
1226 controls of control signalling module are with reception and (for example send signal, message) relevant processing, described signal are used for the operation and/or the configuration of various aspects that control comprises (for example) message control module 1228 and configuration information 1230 and is included in the access node 1200 of wherein each kind of additional modules 1232-1242.For example, control signalling module 1226 comprises the state information relevant with the operation of access node 1200 (for example, parameter, state and/or out of Memory) and/or one or more signaling protocols of being supported by control signalling module 1226.Specifically, control signalling module 1226 can comprise configuration information (for example, access node identifying information and/or parameter setting) and operation information (for example, about the information of current treatment state, state of unsettled message transaction or the like).
Message control module 1228 is controlled and is received and send the relevant processing of data message (for example, message, bag and/or frame) by Wireless communication interface module 1208.For example, message control module can comprise configuration information 1230 and the various additional modules 1232-1242 that use in conjunction with the home agent of determining to be associated with end node (for example, end node 1600).In certain embodiments, message control module 1228 comprises with access node 1200, message control module 1228 and/or is included in the relevant state information (for example, parameter, state and/or out of Memory) of one or more operations among the wherein each kind of additional modules 1232-1242.Configuration information 1230 (for example, parameter setting) is determined, influence and/or regulation message control module 1228 and/or be included in the operation of wherein each kind of additional modules 1232-1242.In certain embodiments, comprise that various additional modules are to carry out specific function and the operation particular aspects with supporting business control when needed.In various embodiments, the functional requirement selected of visual when needed home agent and omitting and/or composite module.Next each additional modules that is included in the message control module 1228 is described.
Air interface module 1232 helps to set up physical layer between end node and access node 1200 and is connected.For example, can access node 1200 receive wireless terminal in the scope of access node 1200 and the expectation access network indication the time, open the beginning air interface module 1232.Can verify and authorize (for example, the identification code of peer node verify and determine to be provided to the service of described end node type and quality) to use network access module 1234 in conjunction with peer node.For example, access node 1200 can serve as the pipeline between end node and the aaa server, and network access module 1234 can help message encapsulation relevant with network insertion and relaying.
Can be in conjunction with receiving host name and resolving the IP address and use dns resolution module 1236 based on described host name at least in part.In particular instance, access node 1200 can receive the MVNO-home agent host name from aaa server.Dns resolution module 1236 can be provided to the dns resolution request dns server and the IP of server reception from then on address.After this, dns resolution module 1236 can be stored in described IP address in (for example) module data 1244.
MMP module 1238 access node 1200 can be received and decipher corresponding to the message (for example, from wireless terminal) of MMP agreement.The MMP module allows access node 1200 to form MMP message (for example, configuration request message) in addition and it is transferred to end node.MIP module 1240 is provided at the mode of reception among the mobile IP (for example, mobile IPv 4 and/or mobile IP v 6), decipher, formation and transmission configuration message for access node 1200.DHCP module 1242 provides the ability of serving as Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server to access node 1200.For example, DHCP module 1242 can be configured to provide configuration information or the like in response to dhcp discover message to host apparatus.Module data 1244 can comprise can be by the data of one or more modules 1232-1242 extraction or the data of being imported by one or more modules 1232-1242.For example, module data 1242 can comprise the network insertion data, can keep particular address (for example, address, base station, home agent address etc.), MMP or mobile IP data or the like.In addition, module data 1242 can keep the distinguishing mark, profile, MVNO-home agent identifier, home agent address, DHCP data and the analog thereof that are associated with end node.
The example aaa server 1300 that Figure 13 explanation is associated with various aspects.Aaa server 1300 can be (for example) access control node 1020 depicted in figure 10.As depicted, aaa server 1300 comprises processor 1302, communication interface 1304 and the memory 1308 that is coupled by bus 1310.Therefore, by bus 1310, each assembly exchange information, signal and the data of aaa server 1300.The assembly 1302-1310 of end node 1300 can be positioned at shell 1312 inside.
Communication interface 1304 provides the intraware of aaa server 1300 can be in order to send signal to external device (ED) and network node (for example, access node) or from the mechanism of external device (ED) and network node (for example, access node) received signal.Communication interface 1304 comprises that (for example) is used for aaa server 1300 is coupled to the receiver module with corresponding reception antenna 1,316 1314 of other network node (for example, by any suitable communication channel) and has the transmitter module 1318 of corresponding transmit antenna 1320.
Processor 1302 can be operated to carry out described various signalings and processing herein by control that is included in the various modules (for example, routine) in the memory 1308 and may command aaa server 1300.Can be when starting or carry out the module that is included in the memory 1308 during by other module invokes.Module is exchange data, information and signal when carrying out.Module is gone back shareable data and information when carrying out.The memory 1308 of aaa server 1300 can comprise signaling/control module 1326 and signaling/control data 1328.
1326 controls of signaling/control module are with reception and send the relevant processing of signal (for example, message) that is used for controlled state information stores, retrieval and processing.Signaling/control data 1328 comprises the state information relevant with the operation of aaa server, for example, and parameter, state and/or out of Memory.Specifically, signaling/control data 1328 can comprise configuration information 1330 (for example, aaa server identifying information) and operation information 1332 (for example, about the information of current treatment state, state of unsettled response or the like).Signaling/control module 1326 can insert and/or revise signaling/control data 1328 (for example, upgrading configuration information 1330 and/or operation information 1332).
Memory 1308 also can comprise correlator block 1334, and it is used for (for example, NAI) making home agent relevant with wireless terminal based on the distinguishing mark that is associated with wireless terminal.For example, correlator block 1334 can insert with specific MVNO comes database that home agent is indexed, and correlator block 1334 can be determined specific MVNO based on described distinguishing mark.After this, correlator block 1334 can determine to be assigned at least one home agent of described specific MVNO.Memory 1308 also can comprise network access module 1336, and it can be used for carrying out the checking (and authorizing and charging) about particular wireless station.
Content mentioned above comprises the example of one or more embodiment.Certainly, can not describe each imaginabale combination of assembly or method for the purpose of describing previous embodiment, but those skilled in the art will appreciate that many other combinations of various embodiment and be arranged as possible.Therefore, described embodiment is intended to be included in enclose spirit of claims and all changes, modification and the variation in the scope.In addition, " comprise (include) " with regard to term and be used for execution mode or claims, this term is intended to comprise to be similar to the mode that term " comprises (comprising) ", as " comprising (comprising) " explains when being used as transition vocabulary in claims.

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1. method that is used for to home agent registration wireless terminal, it comprises:
When described wireless terminal requests access network, receive distinguishing mark from described wireless terminal;
Described distinguishing mark is provided to aaa server;
Reception is from the identification code of at least one home agent of described aaa server; And
To be routed to home agent from the log-on message of wireless terminal through identification.
2. base station, it is configured to carry out method according to claim 1.
3. method according to claim 1, it further comprises the MIP tunnel of setting up with described home agent through discerning.
4. method according to claim 1, wherein the network that is associated with the described distinguishing mark that is provided to described aaa server by identification is determined described home agent through identification.
5. method according to claim 1 is wherein determined described home agent through discerning by one among the MVNO that is associated with the described distinguishing mark that is provided to described aaa server of identification and the VPN.
6. method according to claim 1, the wherein said identification code that receives is a host name, and described method further comprises described hostname resolution for one or more IP addresses.
7. method according to claim 6 is wherein carried out parsing to described host name in conjunction with DNS.
8. method according to claim 6 is wherein finished the parsing to described host name in this locality.
9. method according to claim 1, it further comprises:
Receive the tabulation of a plurality of home agents; And
From described home agent tabulation, select a home agent and log-on message is routed to described selected home agent.
10. method according to claim 9, wherein said tabulation are ordered list.
11. method according to claim 1, it further comprises by using MMP to register described wireless terminal to described home agent.
12. a base station, it comprises:
Memory, it is kept for the instruction of following operation:
When the wireless terminal requests access network, receive distinguishing mark from described wireless terminal;
Described distinguishing mark is provided to aaa server;
Reception is from the identification code of at least one home agent of described aaa server; And
To be routed to home agent from the log-on message of wireless terminal through identification; And
Processor, it carries out described instruction.
13. base station according to claim 12, wherein said aaa server are the specific aaa server of MVNO.
14. a communication equipment, it comprises:
Receiving system, it is used to receive the profile that is associated with the subscriber from aaa server, and described profile comprises the identification code of the home agent that is assigned to the MVNO that is associated with described subscriber; And
Apparatus for establishing, it is used to set up the mobile IP tunnel with described home agent through identification.
15. communication equipment according to claim 14, it is the base station.
16. communication equipment according to claim 14, it is configured to operate in IP-based cellular system.
17. communication equipment according to claim 14, it further comprises route device, and described route device is used for described subscriber's register requirement is routed to described home agent through identification.
18. a machine-readable medium stores the machine-executable instruction that is used for following operation on it:
Receive the distinguishing mark that is associated with the subscriber;
Described distinguishing mark is provided to aaa server;
Reception is assigned to described subscriber's profile, and described profile comprises one or more home agents that are assigned to the MVNO that is associated with described subscriber;
From described one or more home agents, select home agent; And
To be routed to described selected home agent from described subscriber's log-on message.
19. a base station, it comprises machine-readable medium according to claim 18.
20. a processor, it is carried out to give an order:
Reception is from the profile that is associated with the subscriber of aaa server, and described profile comprises the identification code of the home agent that is assigned to the MVNO that is associated with described subscriber; And
Set up mobile IP tunnel with described home agent through discerning.
21. processor according to claim 20, it is configured to carry out to give an order in addition:
Register requirement is routed to described home agent through identification.
22. a method that is used to determine one or more home agents for the treatment of to be associated with wireless terminal, it comprises:
Receive the distinguishing mark that is associated with described wireless terminal;
Determine at least one home agent that can be associated based on described distinguishing mark at least in part with described wireless terminal; And
The identification code of described at least one home agent is provided to the base station of being coupled to described wireless terminal with communication mode.
23. an aaa server, it is configured to carry out method according to claim 22.
24. method according to claim 22, it further comprises:
Determine the MVNO that is associated with described wireless terminal based on described distinguishing mark at least in part;
Determine to be assigned at least one home agent of described MVNO; And
The identification code of described at least one home agent is provided to described base station.
25. method according to claim 22, it further comprises:
Set up the profile that is associated with described wireless terminal;
The described identification code of described home agent is encapsulated in the described profile; And
Described profile is provided to described base station.
26. method according to claim 22, the described identification code that wherein is provided to described base station is a host name.
27. an aaa server, it comprises:
Memory, it comprises the instruction that is used for following operation:
Receive the distinguishing mark that is associated with wireless terminal;
Determine at least one home agent that can be associated based on described distinguishing mark at least in part with described wireless terminal; And
The identification code of described at least one home agent is provided to the base station of being coupled to described wireless terminal with communication mode; And
Processor, it carries out described instruction.
28. an aaa server, it comprises:
Receiving system, it is used to receive the distinguishing mark relevant with described subscriber from the base station of being coupled to the subscriber with communication mode;
Condition discriminating apparatus, it is used for distinguishing the network that is associated with described subscriber based on described distinguishing mark at least in part;
Determine device, it is used to determine to be assigned at least one home agent of described network; And
Assign device, it is used for described at least one home agent is assigned to described subscriber to be used for the registration by the wireless terminal of described subscriber's use.
29. aaa server according to claim 28, wherein said distinguishing mark are NAI.
30. aaa server according to claim 28, wherein said network are one among MVNO and the VPN.
31. a machine-readable medium stores the machine-executable instruction that is used for following operation on it:
Reception is from the distinguishing mark relevant with described subscriber of the base station of being coupled to the subscriber with communication mode;
Distinguish the MVNO that is associated with described subscriber based on described distinguishing mark at least in part;
Determine to be assigned at least one home agent of described MVNO; And
Described at least one home agent is assigned to described subscriber to be used for the registration by the wireless terminal of described subscriber's use.
32. a processor, it is carried out to give an order:
The request of reception inserts the subscriber's of IP-based wireless network NAI;
Determine the network that is associated with described subscriber based on the described NAI that receives at least in part;
Determine to be assigned at least one home agent of described network;
Described subscriber is associated with described at least one home agent; And
Described association is relayed to the base station.
33. processor according to claim 32, wherein said network are one among MVNO and the VPN.
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