GENERIC ACCESS NETWORK (GAN) CONTROLLER SELECTION IN PLMN ENVIRONMENT

Adrian Buckley; George Baldwin Bumiller

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US 11,758,475 B2

GENERIC ACCESS NETWORK (GAN) CONTROLLER SELECTION IN PLMN ENVIRONMENT

Adrian Buckley, George Baldwin Bumiller

BlackBerry Limited, Waterloo (CA)·Sep. 12, 2023·US

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FIG. 1

FIG. 1 depicts a generalized network environment wherein an embodiment of the present patent disclosure may be practiced;

FIG. 2

FIG. 2 depicts an exemplary embodiment of a network environment where a user equipment (UE) device is oper- ably disposed for network discovery and selection …

FIG. 3

FIG. 3 depicts a functional block diagram of a network system where a wide area cellular network (WACN) such as a Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) is …

FIG. 4

FIG. 4A depicts an exemplary embodiment of a circuit- switched (CS) protocol stack operable with the network system shown in

FIG. 5

FIG. 5B depicts a network arrangement where an access network (GAN or Wireless LAN) is operable to connect to a plurality of PLMNs according to one embodiment …

FIG. 6

FIG. 6 is a ﬂowchart of a network discovery and selection method according to one embodiment;

FIG. 7

FIG. 7 is a ﬂowchart of a network discovery and selection method according to another embodiment;

FIG. 8

FIG. 8 is a ﬂowchart of a network discovery and selection method according to yet another embodiment;

FIG. 9

FIG. 9B depicts a plurality of Service Set ID (SSID)- based lists that may be used in reﬁning the network discov- ery/selection mechanism according to one …

FIG. 10

FIG. 10 depicts a database structure having one or more PLMNs identiﬁed after correlating the PLMNs discovered in multiple modes;

FIG. 11

FIG. 11 is a ﬂowchart of a GANC selection method according to one embodiment; and

FIG. 12

FIG. 12 depicts a block diagram of an embodiment of a UE device operable to perform the network discovery/selection procedures set forth according to the …

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3 independent · 9 dependent

1
Independent
A method, comprising: if a list of Public Land Mobile Networks (PLMNs) available via an access network has been obtained by a user equipment (UE) by using scanning or Extensible B₂ Authentication Protocol (EAP) authentication, wherein the UE is registered on a particular PLMN, and the particular PLMN is included in the list: constructing a Fully Qualiﬁed Domain Name (FQDN) comprising a PLMN ID of the particular PLMN; transmitting the FQDN via the access network; in response to the transmitting, receiving an Internet Protocol (IP) address corresponding to a generic access network (GAN) controller (GANC) node operably coupled to the particular PLMN; and authenticating with the GANC node for obtaining ser-vice from the particular PLMN via the access net-work, wherein the UE authenticates with the GANC node using a Root Network Access Identiﬁer (NAI) or a Decorated NAI.
1. 2
  Dependent← claim 1
  The method of claim 1, further comprising: if the list of PLMNs available via the access network has not been obtained: constructing one of a generic FQDN or a home FQDN; receiving at least one IP address for a corresponding GANC node operably coupled to a respective PLMN; selecting a GANC node operably coupled to one of the particular PLMN or a home PLMN of the UE if available; and authenticating with the selected GANC node for obtaining service from a selected PLMN via the access network.
2. 3
  Dependent← claim 1
  The method of claim 1, wherein the particular PLMN comprises one of a General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) network, an Enhanced Data Rates for Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) Evolution (EDGE) net-work, a 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP)-compli-ant network, an Integrated Digital Enhanced Network (IDEN), a Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) net-work, a Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) network, or a Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (UTRAN).
3. 4
  Dependent← claim 1
  The method of claim 1, wherein the access network is operable in a frequency band compliant with a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) standard selected from at least one of: IEEE 802.11b standard, IEEE 802.11a standard, IEEE 802.11g standard, HiperLan standard, HiperLan II standard, Wi-Max standard, OpenAir standard, or Bluetooth standard.
5
Independent
A user equipment (UE), comprising: at least one hardware processor; and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium coupled to the at least one hardware processor and storing programming instructions for execution by the at least one hardware processor, wherein the program-ming instructions, when executed, cause the UE to perform operations comprising: if a list of Public Land Mobile Networks (PLMNs) available via an access network has been obtained by the UE by using scanning or Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) authentication, wherein the UE is reg-istered on a particular PLMN, and the particular PLMN is included in the list: constructing a Fully Qualiﬁed Domain Name (FQDN) comprising a PLMN ID of the particular PLMN; transmitting the FQDN via the access network; in response to the transmitting, receiving an Internet Protocol (IP) address corresponding to a generic access network (GAN) controller (GANC) node operably coupled to the particular PLMN; and authenticating with the GANC node for obtaining ser-vice from the particular PLMN via the access net-work, wherein the UE authenticates with the GANC node using a Root Network Access Identiﬁer (NAI) or a Decorated NAI.
1. 6
  Dependent← claim 5
  The UE of claim 5, wherein the operations further comprise: if the list of PLMNs available via the access network has not been obtained: constructing one of a generic FQDN or a home FQDN; receiving at least one IP address for a corresponding GANC node operably coupled to a respective PLMN; selecting a GANC node operably coupled to one of the particular PLMN or a home PLMN of the UE if available; and authenticating with the selected GANC node for obtaining service from a selected PLMN via the access network.
2. 7
  Dependent← claim 5
  The UE of claim 5, wherein the particular PLMN comprises one of a General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) network, an Enhanced Data Rates for Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) Evolution (EDGE) net-work, a 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP)-compli-ant network, an Integrated Digital Enhanced Network (IDEN), a Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) net-work, a Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) network, or a Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (UTRAN).
3. 8
  Dependent← claim 5
  The UE of claim 5, wherein the access network is operable in a frequency band compliant with a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) standard selected from at least one of: IEEE 802.11b standard, IEEE 802.11a standard, IEEE 802.11g standard, HiperLan standard, HiperLan II standard, Wi-Max standard, OpenAir standard, or Bluetooth standard.
9
Independent
A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed, cause a computing device to perform operations comprising: if a list of Public Land Mobile Networks (PLMNs) available via an access network has been obtained by a user equipment (UE) by using scanning or Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) authentication, wherein the UE is registered on a particular PLMN, and the particular PLMN is included in the list: constructing a Fully Qualiﬁed Domain Name (FQDN) comprising a PLMN ID of the particular PLMN; transmitting the FQDN via the access network; in response to the transmitting, receiving an Internet Protocol (IP) address corresponding to a generic access network (GAN) controller (GANC) node operably coupled to the particular PLMN; and authenticating with the GANC node for obtaining ser-vice from the particular PLMN via the access net-work, wherein the UE authenticates with the GANC node using a Root Network Access Identiﬁer (NAI) or a Decorated NAI.
1. 10
  Dependent← claim 9
  The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9, wherein the operations further comprise: if the list of PLMNs available via the access network has not been obtained: constructing one of a generic FQDN or a home FQDN; receiving at least one IP address for a corresponding GANC node operably coupled to a respective PLMN; selecting a GANC node operably coupled to one of the particular PLMN or a home PLMN of the UE if available; and authenticating with the selected GANC node for obtaining service from a selected PLMN via the access network.
2. 11
  Dependent← claim 9
  The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9, wherein the particular PLMN comprises one of a General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) network, an Enhanced Data Rates for Global System for Mobile Com-munications (GSM) Evolution (EDGE) network, a 3rd Gen-eration Partnership Project (3GPP)-compliant network, an Integrated Digital Enhanced Network (IDEN), a Code Divi-sion Multiple Access (CDMA) network, a Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) network, or a Univer-sal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (UTRAN).
3. 12
  Dependent← claim 9
  The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9, wherein the access network is operable in a fre-quency band compliant with a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) standard selected from at least one of: IEEE 802.11b standard, IEEE 802.11a standard, IEEE 802.11g standard, HiperLan standard, HiperLan II standard, Wi-Max standard, OpenAir standard, or Bluetooth standard. ∗ ∗ ∗ ∗ ∗

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