US2017332229A1PendingUtilityA1

Communication device, communication method, communication system, and storage medium

49
Assignee: NEC CORPPriority: Nov 21, 2014Filed: Nov 19, 2015Published: Nov 16, 2017
Est. expiryNov 21, 2034(~8.3 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Makoto Fujinami
G06F 2009/45595H04W 48/16H04W 16/08H04W 8/24H04W 76/10G06F 9/45558H04W 36/22
49
PatentIndex Score
0
Cited by
0
References
0
Claims

Abstract

A communication device for offloading communication traffic includes: first means for identifying an attribute of a terminal based on information included in a message transmitted by the terminal to connect to a wireless network; and second means for determining whether or not to connect a base station that has received the message from the terminal and the terminal based on the identified attribute, wherein the second means is capable of transmitting the message transmitted by the terminal having a predetermined attribute to a virtual network node operated by a virtual machine.

Claims

exact text as granted — not AI-modified
1 . A communication device comprising:
 first unit configured to identify an attribute of a terminal based on information included in a message transmitted by the terminal to connect to a wireless network; and   second unit configured to determine whether or not to connect a base station that has received the message from the terminal and the terminal based on the identified attribute, wherein   the second unit is capable of transmitting the message transmitted by the terminal having a predetermined attribute to a virtual network node operated by a virtual machine.   
     
     
         2 . The communication device according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the second unit is capable of transmitting the message transmitted by the terminal having the predetermined attribute to the virtual network node operated by the dynamically constructed virtual machine.   
     
     
         3 . The communication device according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the second unit is capable of transmitting the message transmitted by the terminal having the predetermined attribute to the virtual network node operated by the virtual machine dynamically constructed according to a predetermined request condition.   
     
     
         4 . The communication device according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the second unit is capable of transmitting the message transmitted by the terminal having the predetermined attribute to the virtual network node operated by the virtual machine dynamically constructed with respect to communication data from the terminal having the predetermined attribute.   
     
     
         5 . The communication device according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the second unit is capable of transmitting the message transmitted by the terminal having the predetermined attribute to a virtual MME in which a function of an Mobility Management Entity (MME) is operated by a virtual machine.   
     
     
         6 . The communication device according to  claim 1 , wherein,
 the first means identifies an attribute of the terminal based on information indicating a priority of the terminal included in the message.   
     
     
         7 . The communication device according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the first unit identifies an attribute of the terminal based on a Low Access Priority Indicator (LAPI) included in the message.   
     
     
         8 . The communication device according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the second unit transmits an instruction relating to reselection of a base station to the terminal according to the identified attribute.   
     
     
         9 . The communication device according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the second unit transmits an instruction indicating retransmission of the message to a new base station to the terminal according to the identified attribute.   
     
     
         10 . The communication device according to  claim 1 , wherein
 the second unit transmits a rejection notification indicating rejection of connection between a base station that has received the message from the terminal and the terminal to the terminal according to the identified attribute.   
     
     
         11 . A communication method comprising:
 identifying an attribute of a terminal based on information included in a message transmitted by the terminal to connect to a wireless network;   determining whether or not to connect a base station that has received the message from the terminal and the terminal based on the identified attribute; and   transmitting the message transmitted by the terminal having a predetermined attribute to a virtual network node operated by a virtual machine.   
     
     
         12 . The method according to  claim 11 , comprising
 transmitting the message transmitted by the terminal having the predetermined attribute to the virtual network node operated by the dynamically constructed virtual machine.   
     
     
         13 . The method according to  claim 11 , comprising
 transmitting the message transmitted by the terminal having the predetermined attribute to the virtual network node operated by the virtual machine dynamically constructed according to a predetermined request condition.   
     
     
         14 . The method according to  claim 11 , comprising
 transmitting the message transmitted by the terminal having the predetermined attribute to the virtual network node operated by the virtual machine dynamically constructed with respect to communication data from the terminal having the predetermined attribute.   
     
     
         15 . The method according to  claim 11 , comprising
 transmitting the message transmitted by the terminal having the predetermined attribute to a virtual MME in which a function of an MME is operated by a virtual machine.   
     
     
         16 . The method according to  claim 11 , comprising
 identifying an attribute of the terminal based on information indicating a priority of the terminal included in the message.   
     
     
         17 . The method according to  claim 11 , comprising
 identifying an attribute of the terminal based on a LAPI included in the message.   
     
     
         18 . The method according to  claim 11 , comprising
 transmitting an instruction relating to reselection of a base station to the terminal according to the identified attribute.   
     
     
         19 . The method according to  claim 11 , comprising
 transmitting an instruction indicating retransmission of the message to a new base station to the terminal according to the identified attribute.   
     
     
         20 . The method according to  claim 11 , comprising
 transmitting a rejection notification indicating rejection of connection between a base station that has received the message from the terminal and the terminal to the terminal according to the identified attribute.   
     
     
         21 - 22 . (canceled)

Join the waitlist — get patent alerts

Track US2017332229A1 — get alerts on status changes and closely related new filings.

We store only your email — no account needed. See our privacy policy.