Vodafone Holding Gmbh

Vodafone Gmbh

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Yang Lu

Christopher Pudney

Peter Wild

Alexej Kulakov

Juergen Caldenhoven

Jürgen Caldenhoven

Thomas Lang

Assen Golaup

Dierk Dohmann

Mona Mustapha

Friedhelm Rodermund

Alexei Kulakov

Leo Patanapongpibul

Peter Dawes

Michael BÖSINGER

Jan Holzberg

Mike Hart

Armin Toepfer

Peter Alexander Wild

The present invention relates to a method for deployment, configuration and provision of services and/or features for an inbound roamer, wherein an identity information of a first Public Land Mobile Network, to which a mobile equipment of the inbound roamer is subscribed is obtained, the obtained identity information of the first Public Land Mobile Network is provided to the Radio Access Network of a second Public Land Mobile Network, at least one service and/or feature of the second Public Land Mobile Network is configured and provided based on the identity information of the first Public Land Mobile Network to which the mobile equipment of the inbound roamer is subscribed. The present invention further relates to a telecommunications system configured and/or adapted to execute the inventive method.

Deployment, configuration and provision of services and/or features for an inbound roamer

A method, mobile edge system and network system are provided for performing an application handover for mobile edge computing applications in a mobile communication network. The method includes: evaluating signal characteristics of radio signals sent by base stations received by a mobile device, wherein the mobile device is connected to the network via a first base station; exchanging data with a first mobile edge system assigned to the first base station, wherein the first system executes an application assigned to the mobile device; connecting the first system to a second mobile edge system depending on the signal characteristics, wherein the second system is assigned to a second base station; executing the application assigned to the mobile device on the second system; and performing a handover from the first base station to the second base station such that the mobile device is connected with the network via the second base station.

Handover for mobile edge computing applications in mobile networks

Method for establishing an EPS Bearer for a mobile terminal (UE,) in a telecommunications network (), and a packet data network gateway (PGW,) receives and analyses a negative response message from a charging system (OCS/PCRF,), characterized in that, when an update location procedure of the mobile terminal (UE,) is successfully completed in the telecommunications network (), the packet data network gateway () transmits a message (via the signaling gateway, SGW) to a Mobility Management Entity (MME,), whereby the message comprises a bearer activation key, the mobility management entity activates an EPS bearer between the telecommunications network and the mobile terminal by using the received bearer activation key.

Establishing a bearer service in a telecommunications network

The invention relates to a method for enabling network resource prioritization of mobile terminating services of a user in a network, whereby the network comprises an evolved packet core network, an IP multimedia system network and at least one network element for aggregating information from messages transmitted in the network comprising the method steps receiving a request message via an interface of the network element, selecting a service information from the received request message, allocating a service type according to the selected service information, assigning a priority indicator for the allocated service type, converting the assigned priority indicator into a first identifier, creating a value by assembling the first identifier and a second identifier, and sending an answer message containing the created value via the interface.

Network resource prioritization for mobile termination services

A method is provided for delivering a message to a mobile device (MTC) in a mobile communication network. Furthermore, a switch center (GMSC) is provided for delivering a message to a mobile device (MTC) in a mobile communication network and to a mobility management entity (MME) for delivering a message to a mobile device (MTC) in a mobile communication network. Moreover, a mobile device (MTC) is provided for receiving a message in a mobile communication network and to a database (HLR/HSS) of the mobile communication network.

Delivering a message to a mobile device in a mobile communication network

A method for resource reservation executed by a network element of a mobile communication network for a communication connection between a mobile device and a communication destination includes: receiving a request for establishing the communication connection between the mobile device and the communication destination originating from an application of the mobile device; determining the type of application requesting the communication connection between the mobile device and the communication destination; estimating the required Quality of Service (QoS) for the requested communication connection with respect to the upload and/or download requirements under consideration of the type of application requesting the communication connection between the mobile device and the communication destination; checking whether the communication connection between the mobile device and the communication destination can provide the estimated required QoS; and reserving if possible the resources for the communication connection between the mobile device and the communication destination to provide the required QoS.

Method for resource reservation executed by a network element of a mobile communication network for a communication connection between a mobile device and a communication destination

A device and method is provided of administrating an application within a bearer of a mobile communication network. An example method comprises activating by means of a mobile device an application requiring access to the mobile communication network, identifying the application by means of an application identification unit, allocating an application index to the application by means of the application identification unit based on the identification of the application, and coupling the application index to an access request related to the application by means of the application identification unit, such that managing network resources based on the coupled application index is enabled. Devices, methods, network components and communication systems are provided to couple an application index in a flexible way to an application running on a mobile device in order to enable management of access requests requiring the same quality of service (QoS).

Application aware communication system

A method for the switchover of a mobile terminal device from a first radio network of a mobile radio system to a second radio network is described. The switchover is carried out on the basis of a CS fallback mechanism, and whereby, on the basis of the switchover, the mobile terminal device logs on to a base station of the second radio network in order to establish a connection. In conjunction with the log-on, the mobile terminal device transmits a notification pertaining to the CS fallback mechanism to the base station, and the base station registers the log-on of the terminal device as a function of the notification. Moreover, a base station and to a mobile terminal device for carrying out the method are also described herein.

Registration of radio network change based on a CS fallback mechanism

There is provided a method that relates to the setting up and/or maintaining of a connection between a machine-to-machine (M2M) device and a mobile communication network. In order to be able to adapt the connection management to the requirements of the M2M device, the M2M device may transmit an indication that it is an M2M device to the mobile communication network. At least one network node of the mobile communication network controls the setting up and/or the maintaining of the connection based on the indication. The network node may route a request for setting up the connection to a further network node based on the indication.

Connection management for M2M device in a mobile communication network

The subject innovation relates to a system and method for routing in a base station system a message received from a mobile communication device to a core network. The base station system may be connected to at least two core networks and an identifier being assigned to each core network. An exemplary method comprises receiving in the base station system the message from the mobile communication device together with an identifier assigned to a first core network of the core networks. The identifier may be read in the base station system. The exemplary method also comprises forwarding the message from the base station system to the first core network based upon the read identifier.

Routing of a message in a shared radio access network

The present invention relates to a method for assigning unique identifiers to a mobility management entity in a core network of an SAE/LTE communication system as well as a method for implementing a mobility management entity in a core network of an SAE/LTE communication system. Further, the invention relates to a mobility management entity of a core network of an SAE/LTE communication system.

Method for assigning a unique identifier to a mobility management entity and for implementing a mobility management entity in a core network of an SAE/LTE communication system as well as a mobility management entity

There is provided a method for a mobile communication device registering in second radio cell of a mobile communication network based on a deactivation of a first radio cell in which the mobile communication device was located. An exemplary method comprises determining a random time interval by the mobile communication device. An expiration of the random time interval is determined starting from a predetermined point in time. The exemplary method also comprises registering in the second radio cell, when the expiration of the random time interval has been determined.

Method and device for radio cell change due to energy saving in a mobile communication network

There is provided a method for locating a terminal device in a network system, at least one network having several cells that are combined to form one or more tracking areas. The one or more tracking areas are combined to form an equivalent area. An exemplary method comprises transmitting a locating message from the terminal device to a network when the terminal device enters an equivalent area. Locating messages are also transmitted from the terminal device to the network at predetermined time intervals. The method also comprises indicating via the locating messages a sub-area of an equivalent area in which the terminal device is located during the transmission of a locating message. The method additionally comprises storing at least the sub-area indicated in a most recently received locating message by the network. The method further comprises transmitting at least a first terminal device tracking call by the network within the stored sub-area in order to locate the terminal device.

Method for locating a terminal device and a communication system

Method and device for reducing signalling loads from a mobile device to a mobile telecommunications network system due to intersystem changes. The network system comprises a first and second radio access technology having a first and second radio access network and a first and second network core operable to page a mobile device via at least one element each of the first and second radio access technology. When idle or inactive state signalling reduction ('ISR') is activated at the mobile device, the mobile device stores at least one first EPS bearer context and/or at least one first PDP context. After ISR is activated, at least one second EPS bearer context and/or at least one second PDP context is activated between the mobile device and the respective network. The respective network uses the stored at least one first contexts, or the at least one second contexts.

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