WO2000028714A1 - Layer 2 tunneling for data communications in wireless networks - Google Patents

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WO2000028714A1
WO2000028714A1 PCT/SE1999/001996 SE9901996W WO0028714A1 WO 2000028714 A1 WO2000028714 A1 WO 2000028714A1 SE 9901996 W SE9901996 W SE 9901996W WO 0028714 A1 WO0028714 A1 WO 0028714A1
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  • the present invention relates generally to data communications in wireless networks.
  • Modern wireless data networks typically include different kinds of data links that are used to transport data between two elements in the network. For example, when a mobile station (MS) within the data network sends a signal to an end destination in the data network, the signal can travel from the MS over an air interface wireless link to a base station (BS) or a mobile switching center (MSC).
  • the BS can be, for example, a base transceiver station (BTS), and a base station controller (BSC).
  • BTS base transceiver station
  • BSC base station controller
  • the BS can also be referred to as an RNC.
  • the signal After arriving at the BS or MSC, the signal can then be relayed over a non-wireless link such as a landline, a public switched telephone network (PSTN) with a modem at each end, an internet protocol (IP) network, etc., and onward through the data network via the same or different links to the end destination.
  • a non-wireless link such as a landline, a public switched telephone network (PSTN) with a modem at each end, an internet protocol (IP) network, etc.
  • FIG. 1 shows a partial Network Reference Model for a TIA TR45 network (TSB 100).
  • TTB 100 TR45 Wireless Network Reference Model
  • the interworking function (IWF) 102 supports data communications in wireless data networks by "interworking" between a) protocols used to carry data over wireless air interface links, as for example between an MS and a BS or an MSC, and b) protocols used to carry the data onward through the data network via, for example, landlines.
  • An IWF can be located, for example, at a BS or an MSC.
  • a Y reference point 148 is defined in the IS-634 and IS-658 telecommunication standards (which are hereby incorporated by reference) as an interface between a wireless network entity (WNE) 134 and an IWF 102.
  • the WNE is 134 is usually an MSC or a BS.
  • IS-634 defines an A interface between an MSC and a BS, and between two
  • IS-634 also includes a specification for data transport between a BS and an IWF, and between an MSC and an IWF on the BS side of a network when the IWF is in the MSC.
  • IS-658 defines an L interface between the MSC or BS and the IWF, and is included in the Y reference point.
  • the IS-658 standard has been defined by TR45.5, the IS-95 air interface standardization working group within TIA.
  • the IWF 102 shown in FIG. 1 is connected to a packet network PPDN 150 by a Pi interface 104.
  • a radio link protocol (RLP) for a wireless link between a BS and an MS in the system can be terminated in the BS.
  • Transport of data from the BS to other portions of the wireless data network system depends on the configuration of the system.
  • FIG. 2 shows, for example, a configuration where an IWF 202 is connected to a BS by an L interface 266 and a PSTN path 268.
  • the L interface is an open interface between the IWF 202 and the BS 260, and Framerelay is specified for data transport across the L interface 266 in IS-658.
  • Switched virtual circuits SVCs
  • T1.617 which is hereby incorporated by reference
  • FIG. 2 also shows A interfaces Al 262 and A2 264 between the MSC 246 and the BS 260, which are specified in accordance with the IS-634 telecommunications standard.
  • the L interface 266 also has the characteristic that where a first user having an MS communicates with a second user having an MS or with any other kind of device (e.g. , a non-mobile device) over the wireless data network system through the L interface 266, user-to-user parameters can be added to T 1.617 messages moving across the L interface 266 as necessary.
  • a first user having an MS communicates with a second user having an MS or with any other kind of device (e.g. , a non-mobile device) over the wireless data network system through the L interface 266, user-to-user parameters can be added to T 1.617 messages moving across the L interface 266 as necessary.
  • the IWF can include landline modems (such as V.34 modems) for transporting the data to another landline modem.
  • a "voice" circuit such as the IS-634 type interface A2 264 shown in FIG. 2 can be used to transport digitized modem signals between the IWF 202 and the MSC 246 via the BS 260.
  • the IWF 202 connects directly to an IP network (not shown) and does not use landline modems, thereby bypassing the MSC 246.
  • FIG. 3 shows a configuration different from the configuration shown in FIG. 2.
  • the IWF 302 is connected to the MSC 346 instead of the BS 360, and the L interface 366 is located between the MSC 346 and the IWF 302.
  • the RLP for a wireless link between an MS and the wireless data network system can be terminated in the BS 360, as in FIG. 2.
  • An A5 interface 364 in accordance with the IS-634 standard is provided to transport data between the BS 360 and the MSC 346.
  • the A5 interface 364 employs the Intersystem Link Protocol (ISLP) defined in the IS-728 standard (which is hereby incorporated by reference), which uses flag stuffing to rate-adapt data flowing over the A5 interface 364 to bring it up to 64 kilobytes per second (64 kbps).
  • ISLP Intersystem Link Protocol
  • the A5 interface 364 is limited to 64 kbps.
  • circuit switched modem signals are transported back to the MSC 346 for connection with a PSTN (not shown).
  • packet data is connected to an IP network (not shown) at the IWF 302 and would not need to be transported to the MSC 346. Since the L interfaces 266 and 366 shown in FIGS. 2 & 3 are based on Framerelay, one channel is not limited to a particular bandwidth.
  • FIG. 4 shows a protocol layer stack when an L interface based on IS-658 is used in a wireless data network system.
  • the wireless air interface U m can be configured in accordance with other standards.
  • the wireless air interface U m can have a time division multiple access (TDMA) configuration.
  • TDMA time division multiple access
  • the IWF is located in the MSC, and the RLP is terminated in the iWF.
  • the interface between the MS and the IWF is standardized at the data link layer, but the data transport is not specified.
  • the A5 interface in accordance with IS-634 can be used if the transcoders are in the BS.
  • the L interface can be used for the interface between a modem and the point where the RLP is teirninated in the IWF.
  • packet protocols can be implemented.
  • the wireless data network systems described above have a limitation, in that the bandwidth between the BS and the MSC is limited to 64 kbps when the IWF is located between the MSC and an MS and the A5 interface is used, as shown for example in FIG. 3.
  • This limitation will become increasingly restrictive as future systems are implemented,. particularly with respect to third generation systems.
  • the L interface shown in FIGS. 2 & 3 specifies (and thereby requires) that transport across the L interface is Framerelay. This excludes other transport networks such as asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) networks, Ethernet networks, etc. that may desirable for a variety of reasons, including increased versatility.
  • ATM asynchronous transfer mode
  • IP networking and the Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol are used to transport data in a wireless data network between the IWF and a point where the RLP is terminated.
  • Wireless data networks in accordance with the invention confer several significant advantages. First, the 64 kbps limitation of the A5 interface is removed. Second, the greater flexibility of IP networking is provided. Third, wireless data networks in accordance with embodiments of the invention do not require a specific transport network, and can therefore use a variety of transport networks including Framerelay, ATM PVCs, etc. Fourth, embodiments of the invention are compatible with a general trend within the telecommunications industry of networks migrating to IP.
  • FIG. 1 is diagram of a partial Network Reference Model for TIA TR45 networks.
  • FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a first configuration of an IWF, an MSC, and a BS in a wireless data network. .
  • FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a second configuration of an IWF, an MSC, and a BS in a wireless data network.
  • FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a protocol layer stack in a wireless data network using either of the configurations shown in FIGS. 2 & 3.
  • FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a protocol layer stack in a wireless data network according to an embodiment of the invention.
  • FIG. 6 is a general block diagram of a wireless data network in accordance with various embodiments of the invention.
  • IP networking and the Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol are used to transport data in a wireless data network between the IWF and a point where the RLP is terminated.
  • L2TP is specified in the IETF (which is hereby incorporated by reference), and is both connection-oriented and transport independent.
  • L2TP is also extensible, i.e., additional parameters can be added to support various functions required in specific implementations or applications of L2TP. As shown in FIG. 6, in accordance with embodiments of the invention the
  • L2TP can be used in a wireless data network between the BS 660 and the MSC 646, between the MSC 646 and the IWF 602, or between the IWF 602 and the BS 660.
  • Wireless data networks in accordance with the invention confer several significant advantages.
  • Third, wireless data networks in accordance with embodiments of the invention do not require a specific transport network, and can therefore use a variety of transport networks including Framerelay, ATM PVCs, etc.
  • Fourth, embodiments of the invention are compatible with a general trend within the telecommunications industry of networks migrating to IP. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the present invention can be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof, and that the invention is not limited to the specific embodiments described herein. The presently disclosed embodiments are therefore considered in all respects to be illustrative and not restrictive. The scope of the invention is indicated by the appended claims rather than the foregoing description, and all changes that come within the meaning and range and equivalents thereof are intended to be embraced therein.

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In accordance with an embodiment of the invention, IP networking and the Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP) are used within a wireless data network to transport data between an IWF and a point where an RLP is terminated.

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LAYER 2 TUNNELING FOR DATA COMMUNICATIONS IN WIRELESS NETWORKS
FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates generally to data communications in wireless networks.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Modern wireless data networks typically include different kinds of data links that are used to transport data between two elements in the network. For example, when a mobile station (MS) within the data network sends a signal to an end destination in the data network, the signal can travel from the MS over an air interface wireless link to a base station (BS) or a mobile switching center (MSC). The BS can be, for example, a base transceiver station (BTS), and a base station controller (BSC). In third generation wireless data networks, the BS can also be referred to as an RNC. After arriving at the BS or MSC, the signal can then be relayed over a non-wireless link such as a landline, a public switched telephone network (PSTN) with a modem at each end, an internet protocol (IP) network, etc., and onward through the data network via the same or different links to the end destination.
In particular, FIG. 1 shows a partial Network Reference Model for a TIA TR45 network (TSB 100). This model is described in the reference TIA/EIA/TSB- 100, TR45 Wireless Network Reference Model, which is hereby incorporated by reference. The interworking function (IWF) 102 supports data communications in wireless data networks by "interworking" between a) protocols used to carry data over wireless air interface links, as for example between an MS and a BS or an MSC, and b) protocols used to carry the data onward through the data network via, for example, landlines. An IWF can be located, for example, at a BS or an MSC. When the signal transmitted over the wireless air interface from the MS to the BS is received at the MS, it will then be transported to the MSC or the IWF for further transport into the wireless data network, depending on the location of the IWF. A Y reference point 148 is defined in the IS-634 and IS-658 telecommunication standards (which are hereby incorporated by reference) as an interface between a wireless network entity (WNE) 134 and an IWF 102. The WNE is 134 is usually an MSC or a BS. IS-634 defines an A interface between an MSC and a BS, and between two
BSs. IS-634 also includes a specification for data transport between a BS and an IWF, and between an MSC and an IWF on the BS side of a network when the IWF is in the MSC.
IS-658 defines an L interface between the MSC or BS and the IWF, and is included in the Y reference point. The IS-658 standard has been defined by TR45.5, the IS-95 air interface standardization working group within TIA.
The IWF 102 shown in FIG. 1 is connected to a packet network PPDN 150 by a Pi interface 104.
Currently in code division multiple access (CDMA) wireless data network systems, for example systems consistent with the IS-95 telecommunications standard (which is hereby incorporated by reference) and the model shown in FIG. 1, a radio link protocol (RLP) for a wireless link between a BS and an MS in the system, can be terminated in the BS. Transport of data from the BS to other portions of the wireless data network system depends on the configuration of the system.
FIG. 2 shows, for example, a configuration where an IWF 202 is connected to a BS by an L interface 266 and a PSTN path 268. The L interface is an open interface between the IWF 202 and the BS 260, and Framerelay is specified for data transport across the L interface 266 in IS-658. Switched virtual circuits (SVCs), which are specified in the telecommunications standard T1.617 (which is hereby incorporated by reference), are established when an air interface channel is established for transfer of packet data, for example between an MS and the BS 260 through the IWF 202. FIG. 2 also shows A interfaces Al 262 and A2 264 between the MSC 246 and the BS 260, which are specified in accordance with the IS-634 telecommunications standard.
The L interface 266 also has the characteristic that where a first user having an MS communicates with a second user having an MS or with any other kind of device (e.g. , a non-mobile device) over the wireless data network system through the L interface 266, user-to-user parameters can be added to T 1.617 messages moving across the L interface 266 as necessary.
When data transport to and/or from an MS in the wireless data network system involves circuit switched data calls within the network, the IWF can include landline modems (such as V.34 modems) for transporting the data to another landline modem. A "voice" circuit such as the IS-634 type interface A2 264 shown in FIG. 2 can be used to transport digitized modem signals between the IWF 202 and the MSC 246 via the BS 260. For packet data calls, the IWF 202 connects directly to an IP network (not shown) and does not use landline modems, thereby bypassing the MSC 246.
FIG. 3 shows a configuration different from the configuration shown in FIG. 2. In FIG. 3, the IWF 302 is connected to the MSC 346 instead of the BS 360, and the L interface 366 is located between the MSC 346 and the IWF 302. The RLP for a wireless link between an MS and the wireless data network system can be terminated in the BS 360, as in FIG. 2. An A5 interface 364 in accordance with the IS-634 standard is provided to transport data between the BS 360 and the MSC 346. The A5 interface 364 employs the Intersystem Link Protocol (ISLP) defined in the IS-728 standard (which is hereby incorporated by reference), which uses flag stuffing to rate-adapt data flowing over the A5 interface 364 to bring it up to 64 kilobytes per second (64 kbps). The A5 interface 364 is limited to 64 kbps. In the configuration shown in FIG. 3, circuit switched modem signals are transported back to the MSC 346 for connection with a PSTN (not shown). As in the configuration shown in FIG. 2, packet data is connected to an IP network (not shown) at the IWF 302 and would not need to be transported to the MSC 346. Since the L interfaces 266 and 366 shown in FIGS. 2 & 3 are based on Framerelay, one channel is not limited to a particular bandwidth.
FIG. 4 shows a protocol layer stack when an L interface based on IS-658 is used in a wireless data network system. Although FIG. 4 shows that the wireless air interface Um is configured according to the IS-95 CDMA standard, the wireless air interface Um can be configured in accordance with other standards. For example, the wireless air interface Um can have a time division multiple access (TDMA) configuration. For TDMA systems, the IWF is located in the MSC, and the RLP is terminated in the iWF. The interface between the MS and the IWF is standardized at the data link layer, but the data transport is not specified. The A5 interface in accordance with IS-634 can be used if the transcoders are in the BS. The L interface can be used for the interface between a modem and the point where the RLP is teirninated in the IWF. Alternatively, packet protocols can be implemented.
The wireless data network systems described above have a limitation, in that the bandwidth between the BS and the MSC is limited to 64 kbps when the IWF is located between the MSC and an MS and the A5 interface is used, as shown for example in FIG. 3. This limitation will become increasingly restrictive as future systems are implemented,. particularly with respect to third generation systems. In addition, the L interface shown in FIGS. 2 & 3 specifies (and thereby requires) that transport across the L interface is Framerelay. This excludes other transport networks such as asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) networks, Ethernet networks, etc. that may desirable for a variety of reasons, including increased versatility.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In accordance with an embodiment of the invention, IP networking and the Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP) are used to transport data in a wireless data network between the IWF and a point where the RLP is terminated. Wireless data networks in accordance with the invention confer several significant advantages. First, the 64 kbps limitation of the A5 interface is removed. Second, the greater flexibility of IP networking is provided. Third, wireless data networks in accordance with embodiments of the invention do not require a specific transport network, and can therefore use a variety of transport networks including Framerelay, ATM PVCs, etc. Fourth, embodiments of the invention are compatible with a general trend within the telecommunications industry of networks migrating to IP.
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Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent to those skilled in the art from the following detailed description of preferred embodiments, when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Like elements in the drawings have been designated by like reference numerals. FIG. 1 is diagram of a partial Network Reference Model for TIA TR45 networks.
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a first configuration of an IWF, an MSC, and a BS in a wireless data network. .
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a second configuration of an IWF, an MSC, and a BS in a wireless data network. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a protocol layer stack in a wireless data network using either of the configurations shown in FIGS. 2 & 3.
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a protocol layer stack in a wireless data network according to an embodiment of the invention. FIG. 6 is a general block diagram of a wireless data network in accordance with various embodiments of the invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION In accordance with embodiments of the invention, IP networking and the Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP) are used to transport data in a wireless data network between the IWF and a point where the RLP is terminated. L2TP is specified in the IETF (which is hereby incorporated by reference), and is both connection-oriented and transport independent. L2TP is also extensible, i.e., additional parameters can be added to support various functions required in specific implementations or applications of L2TP. As shown in FIG. 6, in accordance with embodiments of the invention the
L2TP can be used in a wireless data network between the BS 660 and the MSC 646, between the MSC 646 and the IWF 602, or between the IWF 602 and the BS 660.
Wireless data networks in accordance with the invention confer several significant advantages. First, the 64 kbps limitation of the A5 interface is removed. Second, the greater flexibility of IP networking is provided. Third, wireless data networks in accordance with embodiments of the invention do not require a specific transport network, and can therefore use a variety of transport networks including Framerelay, ATM PVCs, etc. Fourth, embodiments of the invention are compatible with a general trend within the telecommunications industry of networks migrating to IP. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the present invention can be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof, and that the invention is not limited to the specific embodiments described herein. The presently disclosed embodiments are therefore considered in all respects to be illustrative and not restrictive. The scope of the invention is indicated by the appended claims rather than the foregoing description, and all changes that come within the meaning and range and equivalents thereof are intended to be embraced therein.

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1. A wireless data network, comprising: an interworking function; a mobile switching center; a base station; and at least one of a) a Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol interface between the mobile switching center and the base station; b) a Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol interface between the base station and the interworking function; and c) a Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol interface between the mobile switching center and the interworking function.
2. The wireless data network of claim 1, wherein each Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol interface is an IP network for which data transport between the respective mobile switching center, base station, and interworking function is specified to follow a Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol.
3. The wireless data network of claim 1, wherein the network is a third generation wireless data network.
4. The wireless data network of claim 1, wherein a Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol is used to transport data between the interworking function and a point within the network where a radio link protocol for a wireless link between the base station and a mobile station is terminated.
5. A method for transporting data within a wireless network data system, comprising at least one of the steps of: transporting data over an IP network between a mobile switching center and a base station within the system in accordance with a Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol; transporting data over an IP network between the mobile switching center and an interworking function within the system in accordance with the Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol; and transporting data over an IP network between the base station and the interworking function within the system in accordance with the Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol.
6. The method of claim 5, wherein the wireless network data system is a third generation wireless network data system.
7. A method for transporting data within a wireless network data system comprising an interworking function and a base station, the method comprising the step of using a Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol to transport data between the interworking function and a point within the network where a radio link protocol for a wireless link between the base station and a mobile station is terminated.
8. The method of claim 7, wherein the wireless network data system is a third generation wireless network data system.
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