WO2009152101A1 - Network based control of dual access network - Google Patents
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- the present disclosure relates generally to wireless communication systems. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to wireless communication systems that implement communication protocols that are related to facilitating mobility, such as Mobile IP (Internet Protocol), Proxy Mobile IP, etc.
- Mobile IP Internet Protocol
- Proxy Mobile IP Proxy Mobile IP
- a wireless communication system normally provides communication for a number of mobile devices, each of which may be serviced by a base station.
- Mobile IP is a communications protocol that is designed to allow mobile device users to move from one network to another while maintaining a permanent IP address. Mobile IP may be found in wireless environments where users carry their mobile devices across multiple access networks. For example, Mobile IP may be used in roaming between overlapping wireless systems, e.g., IP over wireless LAN (WLAN), High Rate Packet Data (HRPD), Long Term Evolution (LTE), etc.
- WLAN wireless LAN
- HRPD High Rate Packet Data
- LTE Long Term Evolution
- a mobile device may be referred to as a mobile node.
- MIPv6 Mobile IP version 6
- MIPv6 Mobile IP version 6
- a mobile node leaves one access network and connects to another access network (referred to herein as the new access network)
- the mobile node then sends a binding update to its home agent, which is at a fixed place in the Internet (e.g., at the mobile node's home network).
- the binding update causes the home agent to bind the mobile node's home address with its current care-of address. Packets sent to the mobile node's home address are routed to the home agent, and the home agent tunnels those packets to the mobile node's care-of address.
- Proxy MIPv6 is a variant of MIPv6 where the mobile node is not involved in the signaling.
- PMIPv ⁇ uses mobility access gateways in the network to proxy MlPv ⁇ signaling on behalf of the mobile node, as the mobile node moves from one mobility access gateway to the next.
- the mobile node's home network includes a local mobility anchor, which is similar to the home agent in MlPv ⁇ .
- the new mobility access gateway sends a proxy binding update to the local mobility anchor, which binds the mobile node's home address with its current mobility access gateway. Packets sent to the mobile node's home address are routed to the local mobility anchor, and the local mobility anchor tunnels those packets to the mobility access gateway.
- the mobility access gateway then delivers the packets to the mobile node.
- Figure 1 illustrates a wireless communication system
- FIG. 2 illustrates a system that operates in accordance with Mobile IP version 6 (MlPv ⁇ );
- FIG 3 illustrates a system that operates in accordance with Proxy Mobile IP version 6 (PMIPv ⁇ );
- Figure 4 illustrates a system that operates in accordance with PMIPv ⁇ , where a mobile node is capable of accessing a first access network and a second access network at the same time;
- Figure 5 illustrates another system that operates in accordance with PMIPv ⁇ , where a mobile node is capable of accessing a first access network and a second access network at the same time;
- Figures 6 and 7 illustrate a system that is configured to facilitate network- based control of a forwarding policy used by a mobile node
- Figure 8 illustrates a method for facilitating network-based control of a forwarding policy used by a mobile node
- Figure 9 shows part of a hardware implementation of an apparatus that is configured to facilitate network-based control of a forwarding policy used by a mobile node.
- a mobile node that is configured to facilitate network-based control of a forwarding policy is disclosed.
- the mobile node includes a processor and circuitry coupled to the processor.
- the circuitry is configured to receive access network-specific signaling that is related to an Internet Protocol (IP) flow.
- IP Internet Protocol
- the circuitry is also configured to decide which of multiple access networks to use to send the IP flow based on the access network-specific signaling.
- the access network-specific signaling may be received from an access network.
- the access network-specific signaling may include a request to set up quality of service (QoS) for the IP flow on the said access network.
- the access network-specific signaling may include a bearer establishment message for the IP flow on the said access network.
- the access network-specific signaling may include a bearer modification message for the IP flow on the said access network.
- Deciding which of the multiple access networks to use may include updating a forwarding policy at the mobile node.
- deciding which of the multiple access networks to use may include interpreting the access network-specific signaling as a command to send the IP flow over the access network from which the access network-specific signaling was received, and updating a forwarding policy at the mobile node to indicate that the IP flow should be sent over the access network from which the access network-specific signaling was received.
- the access-network specific signaling may include a bearer release message.
- deciding which of the multiple access networks to use may include interpreting the bearer release message as a command to move the IP flow to another access network.
- the access-network specific signaling may include a bearer modification message that causes a bearer to be modified so that its Traffic Flow Template (TFT) no longer covers the IP flow.
- TFT Traffic Flow Template
- deciding which of the multiple access networks to use may include interpreting the bearer modification message as a command to move the IP flow to another access network.
- the circuitry may also be configured to access the multiple access networks at the same time.
- the access network-specific signaling may be received from an access gateway in an access network.
- a method for facilitating network-based control of a forwarding policy is disclosed.
- a mobile node receives access network-specific signaling that is related to an Internet Protocol (IP) flow.
- IP Internet Protocol
- the mobile node decides which of multiple access networks to use to send the IP flow based on the access network-specific signaling.
- An apparatus for facilitating network-based control of a forwarding policy is also disclosed.
- the apparatus includes means for receiving access network-specific signaling that is related to an Internet Protocol (IP) flow.
- IP Internet Protocol
- the apparatus also includes means for deciding which of multiple access networks to use to send the IP flow based on the access network-specific signaling.
- a computer-program product for facilitating network-based control of a forwarding policy includes a computer-readable medium having instructions thereon.
- the instructions include code for receiving access network-specific signaling that is related to an Internet Protocol (IP) flow.
- IP Internet Protocol
- the instructions also include code for deciding which of multiple access networks to use to send the IP flow based on the access network-specific signaling.
- IP Internet Protocol
- the techniques described herein can be used for various wireless communication systems such as code division multiple access (CDMA), time division multiple access (TDMA), frequency division multiple access (FDMA), orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA), single carrier-frequency division multiple access (SC-FDMA), and other systems.
- CDMA code division multiple access
- TDMA time division multiple access
- FDMA frequency division multiple access
- OFDMA orthogonal frequency division multiple access
- SC-FDMA single carrier-frequency division multiple access
- system and “network” may be used interchangeably herein.
- a CDMA system can implement a radio technology such as Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (UTRA), CDMA2000, etc.
- UTRA includes Wideband-CDMA (W-CDMA) and other variants of CDMA.
- CDMA2000 covers the IS-2000, IS-95, and IS-856 standards.
- a TDMA system can implement a radio technology such as Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM).
- GSM Global System for Mobile Communications
- An OFDMA system can implement a radio technology such as Evolved UTRA (E-UTRA), Ultra Mobile Broadband (UMB), IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi), IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX), IEEE 802.20, Flash-OFDM, etc.
- E-UTRA Evolved UTRA
- UMB Ultra Mobile Broadband
- IEEE 802.11 Wi-Fi
- IEEE 802.16 WiMAX
- IEEE 802.20 Flash-OFDM
- UTRA and E-UTRA are part of Universal Mobile Telecommunication System (UMTS).
- Figure 1 illustrates a wireless communication system 100.
- the system 100 provides communication for multiple cells 102, with each cell 102 being serviced by a corresponding base station 104.
- a base station 104 may be a fixed station that communicates with mobile stations 106.
- a base station 104 may alternatively be referred to as an access point, a Node B, or some other terminology.
- One or more mobile stations 106 may be dispersed within the system 100 over time.
- the mobile stations 106 may alternatively be referred to as remote stations, access terminals, terminals, subscriber units, user equipment, mobile nodes, etc.
- the mobile stations 106 may be wireless devices, such as cellular phones, smart phones, personal digital assistants (PDAs), handheld communication devices, wireless modems, laptop computers, or any other suitable device for communicating over the system 100.
- a communication link that facilitates transmission from a BS 104 to an MS 106 may be referred to as a downlink 108, and a communication link that facilitates transmission from an MS 106 to a BS 104 may be referred to as an uplink 110.
- a downlink 108 may be referred to as a forward link or a forward channel
- an uplink 110 may be referred to as a reverse link or a reverse channel.
- FIG. 2 illustrates a system 200 that operates in accordance with Mobile IP version 6 (MIPv6).
- MIPv6 Mobile IP version 6
- a mobile node 206 is assigned a permanent home address 212, which is an IP address that is associated with the mobile node's 206 home access network 214.
- the mobile node 206 may leave its home access network 214 and travel to a visited access network 216a.
- the visited access network 216a includes an access router 218a.
- the access router 218a assigns the mobile node 206 a care-of address 219a.
- the mobile node 206 sends a binding update to a home agent 220 at the home access network 214, which binds the home address 212 to its care-of address 219a.
- An MIP tunnel 222a is established between the home agent 220 and the mobile node 206.
- the destination address of the packet is the home address 212 of the mobile node 206.
- the packet is routed to the home agent 220, which then tunnels the packet to the mobile node 206.
- the mobile node 206 may leave the visited access network 216a and travel to another visited access network 216b.
- the visited access network 216b also includes an access router 218b.
- the second access router 218b assigns the mobile node 206 a second care-of address 219b.
- the mobile node 206 sends a second binding update to the home agent 220, which binds the home address 212 to the second care-of address 219b.
- An MIP tunnel 222b is established between the home agent 220 and the mobile node 206.
- a corresponding node 224 sends a packet to the home address 212 of the mobile node 206, the packet is routed to the home agent 220, which then tunnels the packet to the mobile node 206 via the MIP tunnel 222b.
- FIG. 3 illustrates a system 300 that operates in accordance with Proxy Mobile IP version 6 (PMIPv6).
- PMIPv6 uses mobility access gateways 326 to proxy mobility management signaling on behalf of a mobile node 306, as the mobile node 306 moves from one mobility access gateway 326 to the next.
- PMIPv6 leaves its home access network 314 and travels to a visited access network 316a
- the mobility access gateway 326a for the visited access network 316a sends a proxy binding update to a local mobility anchor 328 in the home access network 314, which binds the home address 312 of the mobile node 306 with the address 33Oa of the mobility access gateway 326a.
- a PMIP tunnel 332a is established between the local mobility anchor 328 and the mobility access gateway 326a.
- a corresponding node 324 sends a packet to the home address 312 of the mobile node 306, the packet is routed to the local mobility anchor 328, which then tunnels the packet to the mobility access gateway 326a via the PMIP tunnel 332a.
- the mobility access gateway 326a then delivers the packet to the mobile node 306.
- the mobility access gateway 326b for the new visited access network 316b sends another proxy binding update to the local mobility anchor 328, which binds the home address 312 of the mobile node 306 with the address 33Ob of the mobility access gateway 326b.
- a PMIP tunnel 332b is established between the local mobility anchor 328 and the mobility access gateway 326b.
- Figure 4 illustrates a system 400 that operates in accordance with PMIPv6, where a mobile node 406 is capable of accessing a first access network 416a and a second access network 416b at the same time.
- the mobile node 406 has multiple downlinks and uplinks.
- the first access network 416a may be a wireless local area network
- the second access network 416b may be a high rate packet data (HRPD) network.
- the first access network 416a may be a wireless local area network
- the second access network 416b may be a long term evolution (LTE) network.
- the first access network 416a and the second access network 416b may utilize different frequencies, and the mobile node 406 may utilize different radios to access the different access networks 416a, 416b.
- a PMIP tunnel 432a is established between a local mobility anchor 428 and a mobility access gateway 426a in the first access network 416a, and a PMIP tunnel 432b is established between the local mobility anchor 428 and a mobility access gateway 426b in the second access network 416b.
- IP flow may refer to a sequence of IP packets with the same header information, for example, the same 5- tuple including source and destination IP addresses, source and destination ports, and the same transport protocol. It should be understood that there are other ways to identify IP flows as well, for example, using an IPv6 flow label, or an SPI (Security Parameter Index) in IPsec headers. The mechanisms described in this application apply irrespective of how an IP flow is being identified. Two IP flows 434a, 434b are shown in the system 400 of Figure 4.
- Different IP flows 434 may be sent/received via different access networks 416.
- the first IP flow 434a may be sent/received via the first access network 416a
- the second IP flow 434b may be sent/received via the second access network 416b.
- FIG. 5 illustrates another system 500 that operates in accordance with PMIPv6, where a mobile node 506 is capable of accessing a first access network 516a and a second access network 516b at the same time. Multiple applications 536 may run on the mobile node 506, including voice, video, file download, email, etc.
- the mobile node 506 also includes an IP stack 538, which is a set of components that implement the Internet protocol (IP).
- IP Internet protocol
- the mobile node 506 also includes a virtual interface 540 and multiple physical interfaces 544a, 544b.
- the virtual interface 540 is associated with an IP address 512. However, neither of the physical interfaces 544a, 544b are associated with an IP address.
- the first physical interface 544a is utilized to send data to a first access network 516a
- the second physical interface 544b is utilized to send data to a second access network 516b.
- the IP stack 538 sends packets that are generated by the applications 536 to the virtual interface 540.
- the virtual interface 540 includes a forwarding policy 542.
- the forwarding policy 542 indicates which of the multiple physical interfaces 544 are to be used to send the packets to their ultimate destination.
- the forwarding policy 542 may include an indication 546a that packets corresponding to IP flow B 534b are to be sent via a first physical interface 544a.
- the forwarding policy 542 may also include an indication 546b that packets corresponding to IP flow A 534a are to be sent via a second physical interface 544b.
- the virtual interface 540 sends packets corresponding to the different IP flows 534a, 534b to the appropriate physical interfaces 544a, 544b based on the forwarding policy 542.
- a mobile node 506 uses a virtual interface 540 with multiple unnumbered physical interfaces 544 (i.e., physical interfaces 544 with no IP address associated with them), as in PMIP/GTP type networks, there is no way to instruct the forwarding policy 542 of the mobile node 506 how to forward IP flows 534 between available physical interfaces 544.
- mobility access gateways 326 and other core network entities providing mobility management have no control over how the mobile node 506 uses available uplinks.
- FIG. 6 and 7 illustrate a system 600 that is configured to facilitate network-based control of a forwarding policy used by a mobile node 606.
- the mobile node 606 is similar in some respects to the mobile node 506 shown in Figure 5.
- the mobile node 606 includes multiple applications 636, an IP stack 638, a virtual interface 640 (with an associated IP address 612), and multiple physical interfaces 644a, 644b.
- the first physical interface 644a is utilized to send data to a first access network 616a
- the second physical interface 644b is utilized to send data to a second access network 616b.
- the mobile node 606 may receive access network-specific signaling 648 that is related to a particular IP flow 634 (e.g., IP flow A 634a in Figure 7).
- the access network-specific signaling 648 may be received from an access network 616a, for example, from a mobility access gateway 626a in the access network 616a.
- the phrase "access network-specific signaling” refers to signaling that is related to the interaction between a mobile node 606 and a specific access network (e.g., the first access network 616a), and the format of the signaling often depends on the access network.
- the access-network specific signaling 648 may include a request to set up quality of service (QoS) for a particular IP flow 634.
- QoS quality of service
- Such a request may be sent to the mobile node 606 for the purpose of setting up resources with a certain QoS (e.g., to guarantee a certain bit rate, delay, jitter, packet dropping probability, bit error rate, etc.) that will be used to carry the IP flow 634.
- the access-network specific signaling 648 may include a bearer establishment message for a particular IP flow 634.
- the network sets up a bearer to the mobile node 606. This involves sending a bearer establishment message to the mobile node 606.
- the bearer establishment message may correspond to the default or dedicated bearer activation messages such as ACTIVATE DEFAULT EPS BEARER CONTEXT REQUEST or ACTIVATE DEDICATED EPS BEARER CONTEXT REQUEST messages (where EPS stands for Evolved Packet System).
- These messages contain TFT (Traffic Flow Template) information that includes the packet filters for the IP flow 634.
- the mobile node 606 may interpret the access network-specific signaling 648 as a command to send the IP flow 634a over the access network 616a from which the access network-specific signaling 648 was received.
- the access-network specific signaling 648 may include a bearer modification message for a particular IP flow 634.
- the bearer for a particular mobile node 606 can be altered. This involves sending a bearer modification message to the mobile node 606.
- the bearer modification message may correspond to the EPS bearer context modification messages such as a MODIFY EPS BEARER CONTEXT REQUEST message.
- These messages contain TFT information that includes the packet filters for the IP flow 634 so the modified bearer is allowed to carry the IP flow 634.
- the access-network specific signaling 648 may include a bearer release message or a bearer modification message for a particular IP flow 634.
- the bearer release message may correspond to the EPS bearer deactivation messages such as the DEACTIVATE EPS BEARER CONTEXT REQUEST message and the bearer modification message may correspond to the EPS bearer context modification messages such as the MODIFY EPS BEARER CONTEXT REQUEST message.
- the bearer for carrying the IP flow 634 is released or the updated TFT for the modified bearer no longer covers the IP flow 634.
- the mobile node 606 may interpret this as a command to move the IP flow 634 to the other access network 616b where a best effort bearer may exist for all IP flows.
- the mobile node 606 decides which of multiple access networks 616a, 616b to use to send the IP flow 634a based on the access network-specific signaling 648. For example, the mobile node 606 may interpret the access network- specific signaling 648 as a command to send the IP flow 634a over the access network 616a from which the access network-specific signaling 648 was received. The mobile node 606 may then update the forwarding policy 642 at the mobile node 606 to indicate that the IP flow 634a should be sent over the access network 616a from which the access network-specific signaling 648 was received. This may be accomplished via an internal policy update signal 650, which may be sent from the access network specific handling functions over the physical interface 644a to the function for deriving forwarding policy 642.
- the forwarding policy 642 may include an indication 646a that packets corresponding to IP flow A 634a are to be sent via the first physical interface 644a. Thereafter, the virtual interface 640 sends packets corresponding to IP flow A 634a to the first access network 616a via the first physical interface 644a, as specified in the forwarding policy 642. This is shown in Figure 7. [0048] After an IP flow 634 has been associated with a particular physical interface 644 and is being sent through a particular access network 616, a decision may be made by one or more network entities to move the IP flow 634 to a different access network 616.
- FIG. 8 is a flow chart which illustrates a method 800 for facilitating network-based control of a forwarding policy used by a mobile node 606.
- the mobile node 606 may receive 802 access network-specific signaling 648 that is related to a particular IP flow 634a.
- the access network-specific signaling 648 may be received from an access network 616a, for example, from a mobility access gateway 626a in the access network 616a.
- the access-network specific signaling 648 may include a request to set up quality of service (QoS) for the IP flow 634a over the access network 616a.
- QoS quality of service
- the access-network specific signaling 648 may include a bearer establishment message for the IP flow 634a.
- the access-network specific signaling 648 may include a bearer modification message for the IP flow 634a.
- the mobile node 606 decides which of multiple access networks 616a, 616b to use to send the IP flow 634a based on the access network-specific signaling 648. For example, the mobile node 606 may interpret 804 the access network- specific signaling 648 as a command to send the IP flow 634a over the access network 616a from which the access network-specific signaling 648 was received. The mobile node 606 may then update 806 the forwarding policy 642 at the mobile node 606 to indicate that the IP flow 634a should be sent over the access network 616a from which the access network-specific signaling 648 was received.
- FIG. 9 shows part of a hardware implementation of an apparatus 900 that is configured to facilitate network-based control of a forwarding policy used by a mobile node.
- the circuit apparatus is signified by the reference numeral 900 and may be implemented in a network entity (e.g., a mobile node 606).
- the apparatus 900 comprises a central data bus 902 linking several circuits together.
- the circuits include a processor 904, a receive circuit 906, a transmit circuit 908, and memory 910.
- the memory 910 is in electronic communication with the processor 904, i.e., the processor 904 can read information from and/or write information to the memory 910.
- the processor 904 may be a general purpose processor, a central processing unit (CPU), a microprocessor, a digital signal processor (DSP), a controller, a microcontroller, a state machine, an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a programmable logic device (PLD), a field programmable gate array (FPGA), etc.
- the processor 904 may include a combination of processing devices, e.g., a combination of a DSP and a microprocessor, a plurality of microprocessors, one or more microprocessors in conjunction with a DSP core, or any other such configuration.
- the receive circuit 906 and the transmit circuit 908 can be connected to an RF (Radio Frequency) circuit, but that is not shown in the drawing.
- the receive circuit 906 may process and buffer received signals before sending the signals out to the data bus 902.
- the transmit circuit 908 may process and buffer the data from the data bus 902 before sending the data out of the device 900.
- the processor 904 may perform the function of data management of the data bus 902 and further the function of general data processing, including executing the instructional contents of the memory 910.
- the transmit circuit 908 and the receive circuit 906 may be implemented in the processor 904.
- the memory unit 910 includes a set of instructions generally signified by the reference numeral 912.
- the instructions 912 may be executable by the processor 904 to implement the methods described herein.
- the instructions 912 may include code 914 for receiving access network-specific signaling 648 that is related to a particular IP flow 634a from an access network 616a.
- the instructions 912 may also include code 916 for interpreting the access network-specific signaling 648 as a command to send the IP flow 634a over the access network 616a from which the access network-specific signaling 648 was received.
- the instructions 912 may also include code 918 for updating the forwarding policy 642 at the mobile node 606 to indicate that the IP flow 634a should be sent over the access network 616a from which the access network-specific signaling 648 was received.
- the instructions 912 shown in the memory 910 may comprise any type of computer-readable statement(s).
- the instructions 912 in the memory 910 may refer to one or more programs, routines, sub-routines, modules, functions, procedures, data sets, etc.
- the instructions 912 may comprise a single computer- readable statement or many computer-readable statements.
- the memory 910 may be a RAM (Random Access Memory) circuit.
- the memory 910 can be tied to another memory circuit (not shown) which can either be of the volatile or nonvolatile type.
- the memory 910 can be made of other circuit types, such as an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory), an EPROM (Electrical Programmable Read Only Memory), a ROM (Read Only Memory), an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), a magnetic disk, an optical disk, combinations thereof, and others well known in the art.
- the memory 910 may be considered to be an example of a computer-program product that comprises a computer-readable medium with instructions 912 stored therein.
- a computer-readable medium refers to any available medium that can be accessed by a computer.
- a computer-readable medium may comprise RAM, ROM, EEPROM, CD-ROM or other optical disk storage, magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage devices, or any other medium that can be used to store desired program code in the form of instructions or data structures and that can be accessed by a computer.
- Disk and disc includes compact disc (CD), laser disc, optical disc, digital versatile disc (DVD), floppy disk and Blu-ray ® disc where disks usually reproduce data magnetically, while discs reproduce data optically with lasers.
- Software or instructions may also be transmitted over a transmission medium.
- a transmission medium For example, if the software is transmitted from a website, server, or other remote source using a coaxial cable, fiber optic cable, twisted pair, digital subscriber line (DSL), or wireless technologies such as infrared, radio, and microwave, then the coaxial cable, fiber optic cable, twisted pair, DSL, or wireless technologies such as infrared, radio, and microwave are included in the definition of transmission medium.
- the methods disclosed herein comprise one or more steps or actions for achieving the described method. The method steps and/or actions may be interchanged with one another without departing from the scope of the claims. In other words, unless a specific order of steps or actions is required for proper operation of the method that is being described, the order and/or use of specific steps and/or actions may be modified without departing from the scope of the claims.
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