Nederlandse Organisatie Voor Toegepast-natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek Tno

Koninklijke Kpn N.v.

Koninlijke Kpn N.v.

Nederlandse Organisatie Voor Toegepast-natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzoek

Antonius Norp

Matthew John Lawrenson

Julian Charles Nolan

Michael Robert Schenk

Sander De Kievit

Toni Dimitrovski

Johannes Maria Van Loon

Miodrag Djurica

José Almodóvar Chico

Frank Fransen

Ljupco Jorguseski

Mattijs Oskar Van Deventer

Harm Stefan Cronie

Annemieke Kips

Bernardus Hillen

Job Cornelis Oostveen

Pieter Albert Nooren

Franklin Selgert

Wieger Ijntema

Jose Almodovar Chico

Bryan Jerrel Busropan

Rudolf Strijkers

Erwin Willem Middelesch

Robertus Smets

Gerrit Schilt

Nicolaas Wijnand Keesmaat

Daphne Creusen

Relja Djapic

Sandesh Manganahalli Jayaprakash

José ALMODÓVAR Chico

Nicolaas Keesmaat

A method of establishing a connection between a remote User Equipment, UE, and a telecommunication network via a relay capable UE, wherein said telecommunication network comprises a core network and an access network, and wherein said connection is established using a Remote Radio Access Bearer between the remote UE, via a relay capable UE, via an access node in the access network, and the core network.

Method of, and systems for, establishing a connection between a remote user equipment, UE, and a telecommunication network via a relay capable UE

The present invention enables a network operator to select a gateway that provides desirable operational parameters to access a network node function in a network node requested by a client. A network service provider detects what service a client device is requesting or using and selects a gateway (e.g. PDN-GW) to deliver the service. The client device is signaled to make a new connection to the network using the selected gateway, e.g. by connecting to the APN associated with the PDN-GW that delivers the service.

Redirecting a client device from a first gateway to a second gateway for accessing a network node function

The system of the invention is configured to receive from a client device () located in the mobile communication network () a request to connect to a home area network (), determine an identifier of a residential gateway () in the home area network or of a fixed-line network () to which the home area network is coupled, and transmit a request for an address and a range of addresses in the home area network to the residential gateway or the fixed-line network corresponding to the determined identifier. The system is further configured to receive the address and the range of addresses from the residential gateway or the fixed-line network, transmit the address to the client device, establish a tunnel with the residential gateway and establish a forwarding rule at a forwarding function () of the mobile communication network.

Connecting to a home area network via a mobile communication network

The service-providing device () of the invention is configured to obtain a code associated with the service-providing device, to wirelessly transmit the code, and to receive data from a service-using device () in response to the wireless transmission. The code does not comprise characteristics of the service-providing device. The service-using device of the invention is configured to receive information about one or more service-providing devices located on a secure local area network () over the secure local area network. The information comprises a code for each of the one or more service-providing devices. The service-using device is further configured to select one or more of the received codes, listen for wireless transmission of the selected one or more codes, and transmit data to a device which wirelessly transmitted at least one of the selected one or more codes.

Device discovery using radio discovery codes in a secure local area network

A method of establishing a signalling connection between a remote User Equipment, UE, and a telecommunication network via a relay capable UE, wherein said relay capable UE has established user plane connectivity to an intermediate node comprised by said telecommunication network and is arranged for supporting establishment of said connection for said remote UE, said method comprising the steps of receiving a registration message over said user plane forwarded by said relay capable UE and originating from said remote UE for registering said remote UE to said telecommunication network, forwarding said registration message to a Mobility Management Function comprised by said telecommunication network and receiving a registration accept message from said Mobility Management Function for accepting registration of said remote UE to said telecommunication network, and forwarding said registration accept message to said remote UE via said relay capable UE.

Method of, and devices for, establishing a signalling connection between a remote user equipment, UE, and a telecommunication network via a relay capable UE

A client device () is configured to transmit a relay request to a relay device (). The relay request comprises a first device identifier identifying the client device and one or more first link identifiers identifying one or more links of which at least one links a further device () with a network node via the client device. The client device is further configured to receive an acceptance message accepting the relay request from the relay device and transmit data associated with the one or more links to the relay device in dependence on receipt of the acceptance message. The relay device is configured to receive the relay request from the client device, determine whether the relay request can be accepted, associate the first device identifier with each of the first link identifiers, and transmit the acceptance message upon determining that the relay request can be accepted.

Multi-hop relaying in a mobile communication network

The invention relates to a system comprising a mobile device (), a device () for transmitting information, a device () hosting a device registry () and a wireless device (). The mobile device () comprises a receiver, a transmitter, storage means and a processor. The processor is configured to use the receiver to determine that a wireless device () has newly connected to the mobile device (), to store or update a profile corresponding to the wireless device () on the storage means, to use the transmitter to transmit first information to at least one device registry (), the first information comprising an identifier of the wireless device (), to use the receiver to determine that a status of the wireless device () has changed to a new status, to update or remove the profile stored on the storage means if the status of the wireless device () has changed co to the new status, and to use the transmitter to transmit second information to the at least one device registry () if the status of the new wireless device () has changed to the new status, the second information comprising the identifier of the wireless device () and the new status. The invention further relates to a device () for transmitting information, the methods performed by these devices and one or more computer program products enabling a computer system to perform these methods.

System and methods for registering wireless devices and transmitting information

The invention relates to a method for controlling access for a user equipment to at least one local device via an intermediary system that is configured to connect to a local network and to a public network. The user equipment is connected to the public network and the at least one local device is connected to the local network. The method comprises a number of steps in the intermediary system. One of these steps is storing one or more location conditions for access for the user equipment to the at least one local device. Another step is receiving first location information of the user equipment over the public network, the first location information indicating a location of the user equipment. Yet another step is controlling access for the user equipment to the at least one local device by verifying whether the first location information satisfies the one or more location conditions. The invention further relates to the intermediary system used in the method.

Method and system for controlling access for a user equipment to a local device

A system for sending a relay notification comprises a transceiver and a processor. The processor is configured to use the transceiver to receive a request for allowing a mobile device to be used by a further mobile device as a relay to a mobile communication network. The processor is further configured to determine whether the mobile device is to act as a relay for the further mobile device based on the unique identifier of the further mobile device, and to use the transceiver to notify the mobile device that it is to act as a relay for the further mobile device in dependence on the determination. The mobile device is configured to receive the notification from the system. The processor is further configured to start relaying data received from the further mobile device to the mobile communication network upon receiving the notification.

System and methods of sending and receiving a relay notification

Methods and systems are disclosed enabling establishment of a direct connection between a first device connected to a first network and a second device connected to a second network upon finding a permission response from a third device connected to a third network. Establishment of the direct connection is controlled by a second network node associated with the second network. A connection request is received from the first device at at least one of the second network node or a third network node associated with the third network and a permission indication is found indicating that a connection with the second device is subject to permission from the third device. A permission response may be found from the third device to permit the connection request for enabling establishment of the direct connection. Establishing of the direct connection is enabled between the first device and the second device in response to finding the permission response.

Method for enabling establishment of a direct connection

The invention relates to a method for information transmission in a machine-to-machine telecommunications network and a machine-to-machine telecommunications network. The telecommunications network supports information transmission between a server and a plurality of communication terminals. A common group identifier is assigned to a group containing at least some of the plurality of communication terminals. An information message is transmitted to the plurality of communication terminals to which the common group identifier has been assigned. The in-formation message contains the common group identifier.

Information transmission in a machine-to-machine telecommunications network

The invention relates to a method for establishing a communication service with a user equipment in the coverage area of a base station is disclosed. The base station is part of a telecommunication system comprising a plurality of base stations connected to a core network containing a connection information database. In the method, at least one communication identifier is received by the base station of the user equipment in the coverage area of the base station after the base station has processed information indicative of a disconnection between the base station and the connection information database, e.g. a disconnection between the base station and the core network. The received at least one communication identifier is stored in a local storage associated with the base station. The communication service is established via the base station using the communication identifier from the local storage.

Method, telecommunications node and telecommunications terminal

One aspect of the disclosure relates to a method in a user equipment for instructing establishment of a connection between a first local device and a second local device, the user equipment being connected to a public network, wherein an intermediary system is configured to connect to a first local network, to a second local network and to the public network. A virtual view is generated and, upon receiving a selection of a representation in the view, connectivity information is obtained regarding the communication path between the first local device and the second local device. An ability for user to instruct establishment of communication path in dependence of the connectivity information.

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Antonius Norp