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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2017

Filed:

Jun. 27, 2016
Applicant:

Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;

Inventors:

Adrien Joseph Comeau, Ottawa, CA;

David Donald, Ottawa, CA;

Larry Murat, Kanata, CA;

Christopher Richards, Ottawa, CA;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 72/04 (2009.01); H04W 28/06 (2009.01); H04W 76/02 (2009.01); H04W 80/02 (2009.01); H04W 88/08 (2009.01); H04W 92/20 (2009.01); H04W 88/12 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 72/0433 (2013.01); H04W 28/06 (2013.01); H04W 72/0406 (2013.01); H04W 76/022 (2013.01); H04W 80/02 (2013.01); H04W 88/08 (2013.01); H04W 88/085 (2013.01); H04W 88/12 (2013.01); H04W 92/20 (2013.01);
Abstract

Presented are methods and apparatus for decoupling transport and control (T&C) functions from a plurality of eNBs and collecting the T&C functions in a centralized entity for managing the T&C functions for a larger pool of eNBs. An enhanced interface and protocol is defined for allowing the new T&C pool entity to communicate with the eNBs over a shared IP based network. The redistributed functionality provides for optimizing both data compression capabilities and security by compressing data earlier in its transmission path and by encrypting data before it is sent to an eNB.


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