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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2006
Jay P. Jayapalan, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
Lee M. Proctor, Cary, IL (US);
Shreesha Ramanna, Vernon Hills, IL (US);
Steven D. Upp, Bartlett, IL (US);
James A. Butler, Bartlett, IL (US);
Paul M. Erickson, Palatine, IL (US);
Jay P. Jayapalan, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
Lee M. Proctor, Cary, IL (US);
Shreesha Ramanna, Vernon Hills, IL (US);
Steven D. Upp, Bartlett, IL (US);
James A. Butler, Bartlett, IL (US);
Paul M. Erickson, Palatine, IL (US);
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for efficient transitions between operating states in a communication network, includes a preliminary step of having a mobile station in a Dormant or Idle state. A next step includes requiring a data transfer, either to or from the mobile station. A next step includes transitioning the mobile station from the Dormant or Idle to an Active state. A next step includes transferring a bearer path context for the data from a Paging Control Function (PCF) to an RF Bearer Function. This can include creating a tunnel using an Inter-PCF handoff procedure. The result is a direct connection between an RF Bearer Function and an IP Router, without the PCF being in the data path.