WO2008030956A2 - Configuring preferred user zone lists for private access points for wireless networking - Google Patents

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WO2008030956A2
WO2008030956A2 PCT/US2007/077755 US2007077755W WO2008030956A2 WO 2008030956 A2 WO2008030956 A2 WO 2008030956A2 US 2007077755 W US2007077755 W US 2007077755W WO 2008030956 A2 WO2008030956 A2 WO 2008030956A2
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  • This description relates to configuring preferred user zone lists for private access points for wireless networking.
  • Cellular wireless communications systems are designed to serve many access terminals distributed in a large geographic area by dividing the area into cells, as shown in FIG. 1.
  • a radio network access point 108, 110, 112 also referred to as a base transceiver station (BTS)
  • BTS base transceiver station
  • Each cell is often further divided into sectors 102a-c, 104a-c, 106a-c by using multiple sectorized antennas.
  • that cell's radio network access point may serve one or more sectors and may communicate with multiple access terminals in its cell.
  • the IxEV-DO protocol has been standardized by the Telecommunication Industry Association (TIA) as TIA/EIA/IS-856, "CDMA2000 High Rate Packet Data Air Interface Specification," 3GPP2 C.S0024-0, Version 4.0, October 25, 2002, which is incorporated herein by reference.
  • Revision A to this specification has been published as TIA/EIA/IS-856A, "CDMA2000 High Rate Packet Data Air Interface Specification," 3GPP2 C.S0024-A, Version 2.0, July 2005. Revision A is also incorporated herein by reference.
  • Revision B to this specification has been published as TIA/EIA/IS-856-B, 3GPP2 C.S0024-B, version 1.0, May 2006, and is also incorporated herein by reference.
  • Other wireless communication protocols may also be used.
  • an access terminal When connecting to a radio network, an access terminal selects an access point from a list of available radio network access points that are known to be within communication range. In conventional systems, the access terminal obtains the list of available access points from "neighbor list information.”
  • neighbor list information includes the set of radio channels (e.g., radio access technology, band classes, frequencies, and channel bandwidths) and other necessary information (such as timing offsets, coding information, details about the particular radio technology in that channel, search window size, etc.) to assist the access terminal in locating radio network access points from which it can potentially receive radio services.
  • Neighbor list information is typically provided to the access terminal via (1) a preconfigured database programmed into the access terminal in a static or semi-static (infrequently updated) state or (2) overhead signaling messages that are transmitted by some or all of the radio network access points located within the general vicinity of the access terminal.
  • These mechanisms for providing neighbor list information to an access terminal are generally implemented on static radio access networks in which the locations of radio network access points are either permanently fixed or changed infrequently.
  • a first access point is identified as a preferred access point, a geographic location is associated with the first access point, information identifying a geographic location of the access terminal is received, and when the access terminal is near the first access point, the first access point is used to access a radio access network.
  • Implementations may include one or more of the following features. Identifying the access point as a preferred access point includes receiving an instruction to add the access point to a list of preferred access points. Associating the geographic location with the first access point includes receiving information identifying geographic location information of the first access point as part of the instruction to add the access point to the list of preferred access points.
  • the instruction is received from an OTAPA server or an OTASP server.
  • the information identifying the geographic location of the access terminal includes GPS coordinates of the access terminal, receiving the information identifying the geographic location of the access terminal coordinates includes receiving longitude and latitude coordinates from a GPS satellite or beacon. Receiving the information identifying the geographic location of the access terminal coordinates includes determining longitude and latitude coordinates from a second access point. Receiving the information identifying the geographic location of the access terminal coordinates includes receiving identifying information from a transmitting device and correlating the identifying information to a geographic location.
  • an access point information is received identifying a geographic location of the access point, the geographic location information is communicated to a configuration server, access information is received from the configuration server, and access terminals are provided access to a radio access network using the access information.
  • Access terminal authentication information is received from the configuration server. After moving to a new geographic location, information identifying the new geographic location is received, the new geographic location information is communicated to the configuration server, new access information is received from the configuration server, and access terminals are provided access to the radio access network using the new access information.
  • the configuration server includes a plurality of servers.
  • information is received identifying a geographic location of an access point in a radio access network, access information is assigned and communicated to the access point, and the access information and the geographic location information is communicated to an access terminal.
  • Implementations may include one or more of the following features.
  • Communicating the set of network parameters to the access point includes causing a configuration server to communicate the access information to the access terminal using a backhaul network.
  • Communicating the access information and the geographic location information to an access terminal includes causing an OTAPA server or an OTASP server to communicate the access information and the geographic location information to the access terminal using the radio access network.
  • Information is received identifying a new geographic location of the access point, new access information is assigned and communicated to the access point, and the new access information and the new geographic location information is communicated to the access terminal.
  • FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a radio access network.
  • FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a home networking deployment.
  • FIG. 3 shows a preferred user zone list configuration and access terminal search mechanism.
  • FIGs. 4 and 5 show state diagrams for an access terminal.
  • a radio access network (RAN) 100 uses an Ev-DO protocol to transmit data packets between an access terminal, e.g., access terminal 114 and 116, and a radio network access point, e.g., access points 108, 110, 112.
  • the access points are connected over a backhaul connection 118 to radio network control / packet data serving nodes (RNC/PDSN) 120, which may be one or more physical devices at different locations.
  • RNC/PDSN packet data serving nodes
  • a radio network access point 202 may be deployed in a user's home 200 in the same manner as a WiFi ® access point.
  • a radio network access point is referred to as a private access point.
  • the private access point 202 may use any available high-speed internet connection, such as DSL or cable modem 204, as the backhaul with the RNC/PDSN functionality implemented in the private access point 202.
  • Such a private access point may be installed anywhere that it is advantageous to do so, for example, in an office, a public space, or a restaurant. When this description refers to a private access point being in a "home" that encompasses any such location.
  • a private access point is different from a picocell access point in that it may be intended to only provide access for the user that installs it in his home or those he authorizes, as opposed to a picocell which may serve a similar venue but provides access to any subscriber of the network.
  • a private access point may be integrated into a cable modem or other network hardware, such as a router or WiFi access point.
  • an authorized access terminal 206 When an authorized access terminal 206 is present inside the home (or anywhere within range of the private access point 202), it uses the private access point 202 rather than a regular cellular radio network access point such as access point 108 to place or receive voice calls and data connections, even if it is otherwise within the cell 102 for that access point 108.
  • a regular cellular radio network access point such as access point 108
  • a neighboring home 210 may have its own private access point 112 connected to its cable modem 214 for use by its owner's access terminal 216.
  • a private access point deployment is different than traditional radio network deployment because neighboring private access points are intended to operate independently, in part because real-time communications is difficult between neighboring private access points.
  • the intended private access point deployment is also different than WiFi deployment in that it is intended to operate in licensed spectrum.
  • Access lists of authorized access terminals for each private access point can be configured on a central server and distributed to the private access points.
  • Information to locate and access the private access points can be distributed to access terminals using an over-the-air parameter administration (OTAPA) system.
  • Access terminals may also retrieve access information from the configuration server themselves.
  • a mobile internet protocol (mobile IP) can be used along with voice call continuity (VCC) for handoffs between private access points.
  • VCC voice call continuity
  • An EV-DO network using private access points is different than a traditional EV-DO deployment because each private access point has its own access list, i.e., a list of subscribers (or their access terminals) who are authorized to access service through it.
  • a private access point on which a given access terminal is authorized as an authorized private access point.
  • An access terminal may be described as "provisioned" to a given access point, meaning that it is assigned to use that access point, at least for the time-being. Millions of private access points are contemplated to be deployed in a city. In order to ensure that access terminals attempt to access only on the access point for which they are authorized and that an access terminal's search for access points is efficient, techniques for configuring preferred user zone linsts for private access points may be implemented.
  • an authorized private access point can be configured on the access terminal, including adding, deleting, and reconfiguring authorized private access points.
  • the access terminal can be configured to transfer from the macro access point to the private access point as soon as such a transfer is possible. Among other things, a fast transfer helps conserve battery life in the access terminal.
  • a custom application on a handset-type access terminal is used to manage a private access point list.
  • the application may be implemented in BREW or any other suitable framework for running applications on mobile devices.
  • an application written for a host PC's operating system can be used to configure an access terminal that is implemented as a peripheral for or integrated into a PC.
  • the application can have an additional user interface for searching for private access points. In some examples, this is accomplished though application programming interfaces (APIs) (e.g., to trigger search) exposed by handset makers to application vendors.
  • APIs application programming interfaces
  • an appropriate application is bundled with each access terminal that is expected to use a private access point.
  • this approach identifies a private access point by a PNOffset/RFFreq/Sectorld triplet, which requires the handset to search for a pilot signal having the designated PNOffset and also to go through a location update procedure to uniquely identify the Sectorld.
  • an access terminal may use a preferred user zone list (PUZL) to locate and use preferred access points.
  • the PUZL provides priority and characteristics of the access points available to the access terminal, and can be configured as defined in "Over-the-Air Service Provisioning of Mobile Stations in Spread Spectrum Systems," published as TIA-683-C, March, 2003, which is incorporated here by reference, including by over-the-air parameter administration (OTAPA) or over-the-air service provisioning (OTASP).
  • OTAPA over-the-air parameter administration
  • OTASP over-the-air service provisioning
  • a neighbor list that is, a listing of other access points operating in the same or neighboring areas.
  • the access terminal compares this list to the list of access points in its PUZL, and if it finds any matches, it begins searching for the identified access points.
  • configuration of preferred user zones on an access terminal may be based on PN Offset/RF frequency pairs that identify access points.
  • the existing PUZL configuration mechanism can be extended to private access point deployment by configuring a certain private access point as being part of a preferred user zone of an access terminal. This will cause the access terminal to use that private access point when it is available.
  • the existing PUZL configuration mechanism can be enhanced to address private access point requirements.
  • access points can also be uniquely identified with their geographic location, i.e., their latitude and longitude, (location information is included in the PUZL for uses other than those provided in this description.)
  • This means that a geographic-specific field can be attached to PUZL entries to allow access terminals to determine which access point to communicate with based on the their own physical locations.
  • the geographic-specific field information is used to enable Rev-A handsets to search for and to use their "preferred" private access points based on their location.
  • Preferred user zone search can be location-based to save the handset's battery and enable quick switchover between a macro access point and a private access point.
  • an access terminal can compare its current longitude and latitude coordinates to the coordinates of the private access points in its PUZL. If it finds that it is within a certain radius of one, it can then search for the pilot signal that private access point, knowing that it is nearby.
  • This offers some advantages over typical setups, where multiple private access points may share PN Offset / RF Frequency pairs, in which case an access terminal may not be certain that a private access point found in the neighbor list of the macro access point is really the one on its PUZL, and may waste energy looking for it. It also relieves the macro access point of needing to be configured with the identifications of all the private access points in the area it covers, a potentially large and variable number.
  • Access terminals can determine their geographic location in several ways.
  • access terminals are equipped to receive signals from global positioning system (GPS) satellites or beacons and determine their location directly.
  • GPS global positioning system
  • macro base stations transmit information describing their own locations and access terminals may make assumptions based on one or more macro base stations' transmissions. Because each macro base station has a finite range, an assumption that an access station has a similar location is generally valid.
  • access terminals are equipped with WiFi receivers, and they can use a database that maps WiFi network information, such as the SSID of a network or the IP address of a WiFi access point, to geographic locations. An access point may use the locations of one or more WiFi networks to triangulate its own location.
  • the message flow illustrated in figure 3 explains the interaction between various network elements and an access terminal 302.
  • the access terminal 302 will access the network (not shown) through a private access point 304.
  • the access terminal determines its location using geographic coordinates derived from a source 306 of such information as described above.
  • An OTAPA server 308 manages the configuration of the access terminal 302.
  • a configuration server 310 is in communication with the OTAPA server 308 and provides configuration information to the private access point 304.
  • the private access point 304 When the private access point 304 powers up (320), it determines its geographic location and a SectorID 322 from a nearby macro access point 312, and reports these to the configuration server 310.
  • the configuration server 310 assigns the private access point 304 a PN Offset and RF Frequency 324 to use and communicates this and the geographic location and sector ID of the private access point 304 to the OTAPA server.
  • the private access point 304 then comes online (326) using the assigned values.
  • the access terminal 302 is added (328) as an authorized user on the private access point 304, and the relevant authentication information 330 is communicated to the private access point 304. Provisioning of authorized access terminals can be done in several ways, one of which is discussed in the co-pending service provisioning application mentioned above.
  • the OTAPA server After the configuration server 310 reports the private access point 304's current location and configuration information to the OTAPA server 308, the OTAPA server sends this information 332 to the access terminal 302 as an updated entry to its PUZL. Instead of an OTAPA server, the access terminal could get the information from an OTASP server.
  • the access terminal 302 As the access terminal 302 moves about, it continually updates its geographic location information based on signals 334 received from the geographic information source 306 and compares its location to the locations of private access points in its PUZL. When its geographic location indicates (336) that it is near a private access point that is on the list (e.g., private access point 304), the access terminal 302 begins searching for that private access point using the PN Offset and RF Frequency pair 324 for that private access point. When it finds it, it initiates an access procedure 338 to log on to the network through that private access point.
  • the access terminal uses this system as shown in figures 4 and 5.
  • Figure 4 shows how the access terminal may acquire a pilot signal.
  • a first state 402 the access terminal is inactive.
  • the access terminal Upon activating 412, the access terminal enters a network determination state 404. If the activation was triggered because the access terminal detected a strong pilot signal from a private access point or an access point in its PUZL, and the access terminal is close enough, the access terminal uses the PUZL channel record upon entering the network determination state 404. Whether the access terminal is "close enough" is determined based on the access terminal's location, which it determines as described above, and on the private access point's location, recorded in the PUZL, also described above.
  • the PUZL also includes a radius which is compared to the difference in the locations to determine whether the access terminal is within the radius and therefore close enough to use that private access point.
  • a network is selected 414 and the access terminal enters a pilot acquisition state 406.
  • the access terminal finds its own location and finds a subset of access points in its PUZL which are within a pre-determined proximity to the access terminal. Assuming the subset is not empty, the access terminal will periodically search for pilot signals from the access points in the subset.
  • the access terminal will also search for a pilot signal from an access point from the PUZL if the access terminal is in its power up routine and the channel record matches a PUZL entry. If the acquisition was triggered by an access point in the PUZL, the access terminal will only acquire a signal from such an access point, rather than a stronger pilot signal form another access point not in the PUZL. If a timer expires 416 before the access terminal acquires a pilot signal, it returns to the network determination state 404. Once a pilot signal is acquired 418, the access terminal enters the Synchronization state 408 where it synchronizes itself to the private access point's pilot signal.
  • the access terminal On the basis of another timer or a an incompatibility between the private access point and the access terminal (sometimes referred to as an out of revision, OOR, event), the access terminal will return 422 to the network determination state 404. If it receives a Sync Message OK signal 420, the access terminal will return to the inactive state 402.
  • Figure 5 shows how the access terminal may perform a route update. It transitions from an inactive state 502 to an idle state 504 upon receiving an "activate" command 512. If the access terminal was on the macro network, it will begin using the PUZL search algorithm on entry to this state and will disable it on exit. If it was already using an access point from the PUZL, it will modify its active set maintenance rules that trigger an active set change so that the active set does not change. This causes the access terminal to ignore stronger pilot signals than the ones it is receiving from access points in the PUZL. The active set maintenance rules determine which pilot signal the access terminal should monitor.
  • the pilot channel supervision rule does not change, that is, if the pilot strength of an access point in the PUZL drops below a threshold Tdrop for a time Tdroptimer seconds, the access terminal will indicate that it lost its connection to the network.
  • a timer While in the idle state 504, a timer periodically triggers a location check to update the access terminal's geographic location information and determine whether it should look for a new access point. If the access terminal receives a traffic channel assignment (TCA) 514, it connects to the radio access network using the assigned traffic channel and enteres the connected state 506. In the connected state 506, the radio access network can control the access terminal's behavior. If the connection is closed 516, the access terminal returns to the idle state 504. From either the idle state 504 or the connected state 506, if the access terminal receives a deactivate command 518 or 520, it will return to the inactive state 502.
  • TCA traffic channel assignment
  • Configuration of authorized private access points on handsets without end-user intervention is enabled though both push (OTAPA) and pull (OTASP) processes.
  • OTAPA push
  • OTASP pull
  • Fast switchover from a macro access point to a private access point without user intervention is possible.
  • a private access point can be searched for efficiently, preserving handset battery life.
  • Unnecessary switchover from a macro access point to a private access point is avoided as access terminals do not need to perform Location/Update or SectorID decoding to identify their own private access point. No modifications are required to the software and configuration of the macro network.
  • Handset chipset makers are not required to expose internal APIs to application vendors, because the existing PUZL system accommodates the geographic location information. New applications are not required to be bundled with handsets.
  • Dynamic addition and removal of subscribers to and from a list of private access points is enabled, as the private access points report their location when powered up. Private access points can be moved around without intervention by users of access terminals.
  • the techniques described above employ the IxEV-DO air interface standard, the techniques are also applicable to other CDMA and non-CDMA air interface technologies in which an access terminal communicates with a server over a wireless network.
  • the techniques described herein can be implemented in digital electronic circuitry, or in computer hardware, firmware, software, or in combinations of them.
  • the techniques can be implemented as a computer program product, i.e., a computer program tangibly embodied in an information carrier, e.g., in a machine-readable storage device or in a propagated signal, for execution by, or to control the operation of, data processing apparatus, e.g., a programmable processor, a computer, or multiple computers.
  • a computer program can be written in any form of programming language, including compiled or interpreted languages, and it can be deployed in any form, including as a stand-alone program or as a module, component, subroutine, or other unit suitable for use in a computing environment.
  • a computer program can be deployed to be executed on one computer or on multiple computers at one site or distributed across multiple sites and interconnected by a communication network.
  • Method steps of the techniques described herein can be performed by one or more programmable processors executing a computer program to perform functions of the invention by operating on input data and generating output. Method steps can also be performed by, and apparatus of the invention can be implemented as, special purpose logic circuitry, e.g., an FPGA (field programmable gate array) or an ASIC (application- specific integrated circuit). Modules can refer to portions of the computer program and/or the processor/special circuitry that implements that functionality.
  • FPGA field programmable gate array
  • ASIC application- specific integrated circuit
  • processors suitable for the execution of a computer program include, by way of example, both general and special purpose microprocessors, and any one or more processors of any kind of digital computer.
  • a processor will receive instructions and data from a read-only memory or a random access memory or both.
  • the essential elements of a computer are a processor for executing instructions and one or more memory devices for storing instructions and data.
  • a computer will also include, or be operatively coupled to receive data from or transfer data to, or both, one or more mass storage devices for storing data, e.g., magnetic, magneto-optical disks, or optical disks.
  • Information carriers suitable for embodying computer program instructions and data include all forms of non-volatile memory, including by way of example semiconductor memory devices, e.g., EPROM, EEPROM, and flash memory devices; magnetic disks, e.g., internal hard disks or removable disks; magneto-optical disks; and CD-ROM and DVD-ROM disks.
  • semiconductor memory devices e.g., EPROM, EEPROM, and flash memory devices
  • magnetic disks e.g., internal hard disks or removable disks
  • magneto-optical disks e.g., CD-ROM and DVD-ROM disks.
  • the processor and the memory can be supplemented by, or incorporated in special purpose logic circuitry.
  • the techniques described herein can be implemented on a computer having a display device, e.g., a CRT (cathode ray tube) or LCD (liquid crystal display) monitor, for displaying information to the user and a keyboard and a pointing device, e.g., a mouse or a trackball, by which the user can provide input to the computer (e.g., interact with a user interface element, for example, by clicking a button on such a pointing device).
  • a display device e.g., a CRT (cathode ray tube) or LCD (liquid crystal display) monitor
  • a keyboard and a pointing device e.g., a mouse or a trackball
  • feedback provided to the user can be any form of sensory feedback, e.g., visual feedback, auditory feedback, or tactile feedback; and input from the user can be received in any form, including acoustic, speech, or tactile input.
  • the techniques described herein can be implemented in a distributed computing system that includes a back-end component, e.g., as a data server, and/or a middleware component, e.g., an application server, and/or a front-end component, e.g., a client computer having a graphical user interface and/or a Web browser through which a user can interact with an implementation of the invention, or any combination of such back- end, middleware, or front-end components.
  • the components of the system can be interconnected by any form or medium of digital data communication, e.g., a communication network. Examples of communication networks include a local area network ("LAN”) and a wide area network (“WAN”), e.g., the Internet, and include both wired and wireless networks.
  • LAN local area network
  • WAN wide area network
  • the computing system can include clients and servers.
  • a client and server are generally remote from each other and typically interact over a communication network.
  • the relationship of client and server arises by virtue of computer programs running on the respective computers and having a client-server relationship to each other.

Abstract

Information is received identifying a geographic location of an access point in a radio access network. Access information is assigned and communicated to the access point, and the access information and the geographic location information is communicated to an access terminal. The access terminal identifies the access point as a preferred access point, including its geographic location. The access terminal receives information identifying its own geographic location, and when the access terminal is near the access point, the access point is used to access the network. The access point receives information identifying its geographic location and communicates the geographic location information to a configuration server. The access point receives access information from the configuration server and provides access terminals access to the network using the access information.

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Configuring Preferred User Zone Lists for Private Access Points for Wireless Networking
CLAIM OF PRIORITY
This application claims priority under 35 USC §119(e) to U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 60/824,877, filed on September 7, 2006 and 11/640,503, filed December 15, 2006, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.
BACKGROUND
This description relates to configuring preferred user zone lists for private access points for wireless networking.
Cellular wireless communications systems are designed to serve many access terminals distributed in a large geographic area by dividing the area into cells, as shown in FIG. 1. At or near the center of each cell 102, 104, 106, a radio network access point 108, 110, 112, also referred to as a base transceiver station (BTS), is located to serve access terminals 114, 116 (e.g., cellular telephones, laptops, PDAs) located in the cell. Each cell is often further divided into sectors 102a-c, 104a-c, 106a-c by using multiple sectorized antennas. In each cell, that cell's radio network access point may serve one or more sectors and may communicate with multiple access terminals in its cell.
The IxEV-DO protocol has been standardized by the Telecommunication Industry Association (TIA) as TIA/EIA/IS-856, "CDMA2000 High Rate Packet Data Air Interface Specification," 3GPP2 C.S0024-0, Version 4.0, October 25, 2002, which is incorporated herein by reference. Revision A to this specification has been published as TIA/EIA/IS-856A, "CDMA2000 High Rate Packet Data Air Interface Specification," 3GPP2 C.S0024-A, Version 2.0, July 2005. Revision A is also incorporated herein by reference. Revision B to this specification has been published as TIA/EIA/IS-856-B, 3GPP2 C.S0024-B, version 1.0, May 2006, and is also incorporated herein by reference. Other wireless communication protocols may also be used.
When connecting to a radio network, an access terminal selects an access point from a list of available radio network access points that are known to be within communication range. In conventional systems, the access terminal obtains the list of available access points from "neighbor list information." In general, neighbor list information includes the set of radio channels (e.g., radio access technology, band classes, frequencies, and channel bandwidths) and other necessary information (such as timing offsets, coding information, details about the particular radio technology in that channel, search window size, etc.) to assist the access terminal in locating radio network access points from which it can potentially receive radio services.
Neighbor list information is typically provided to the access terminal via (1) a preconfigured database programmed into the access terminal in a static or semi-static (infrequently updated) state or (2) overhead signaling messages that are transmitted by some or all of the radio network access points located within the general vicinity of the access terminal. These mechanisms for providing neighbor list information to an access terminal are generally implemented on static radio access networks in which the locations of radio network access points are either permanently fixed or changed infrequently.
SUMMARY In general, in one aspect, on a portable access terminal, a first access point is identified as a preferred access point, a geographic location is associated with the first access point, information identifying a geographic location of the access terminal is received, and when the access terminal is near the first access point, the first access point is used to access a radio access network.
Implementations may include one or more of the following features. Identifying the access point as a preferred access point includes receiving an instruction to add the access point to a list of preferred access points. Associating the geographic location with the first access point includes receiving information identifying geographic location information of the first access point as part of the instruction to add the access point to the list of preferred access points. The instruction is received from an OTAPA server or an OTASP server. The information identifying the geographic location of the access terminal includes GPS coordinates of the access terminal, receiving the information identifying the geographic location of the access terminal coordinates includes receiving longitude and latitude coordinates from a GPS satellite or beacon. Receiving the information identifying the geographic location of the access terminal coordinates includes determining longitude and latitude coordinates from a second access point. Receiving the information identifying the geographic location of the access terminal coordinates includes receiving identifying information from a transmitting device and correlating the identifying information to a geographic location.
In general, in one aspect, on an access point, information is received identifying a geographic location of the access point, the geographic location information is communicated to a configuration server, access information is received from the configuration server, and access terminals are provided access to a radio access network using the access information.
Implementations may include one or more of the following features. Access terminal authentication information is received from the configuration server. After moving to a new geographic location, information identifying the new geographic location is received, the new geographic location information is communicated to the configuration server, new access information is received from the configuration server, and access terminals are provided access to the radio access network using the new access information. The configuration server includes a plurality of servers.
In general, in one aspect, information is received identifying a geographic location of an access point in a radio access network, access information is assigned and communicated to the access point, and the access information and the geographic location information is communicated to an access terminal.
Implementations may include one or more of the following features. Communicating the set of network parameters to the access point includes causing a configuration server to communicate the access information to the access terminal using a backhaul network. Communicating the access information and the geographic location information to an access terminal includes causing an OTAPA server or an OTASP server to communicate the access information and the geographic location information to the access terminal using the radio access network. Information is received identifying a new geographic location of the access point, new access information is assigned and communicated to the access point, and the new access information and the new geographic location information is communicated to the access terminal. These and other aspects and features and various combinations of them may be expressed as methods, apparatus, systems, means for performing functions, program products, and in other ways. A fast transfer to the appropriate access point helps conserve battery life in the access terminal.
Other features and advantages will be apparent from the description a the claims.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a radio access network.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a home networking deployment.
FIG. 3 shows a preferred user zone list configuration and access terminal search mechanism.
FIGs. 4 and 5 show state diagrams for an access terminal.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
Referring to FIG. 1, a radio access network (RAN) 100 uses an Ev-DO protocol to transmit data packets between an access terminal, e.g., access terminal 114 and 116, and a radio network access point, e.g., access points 108, 110, 112. The access points are connected over a backhaul connection 118 to radio network control / packet data serving nodes (RNC/PDSN) 120, which may be one or more physical devices at different locations.
In some examples, as shown in FIG. 2, a radio network access point 202 may be deployed in a user's home 200 in the same manner as a WiFi® access point. Such a radio network access point is referred to as a private access point. The private access point 202 may use any available high-speed internet connection, such as DSL or cable modem 204, as the backhaul with the RNC/PDSN functionality implemented in the private access point 202. Such a private access point may be installed anywhere that it is advantageous to do so, for example, in an office, a public space, or a restaurant. When this description refers to a private access point being in a "home" that encompasses any such location. A private access point is different from a picocell access point in that it may be intended to only provide access for the user that installs it in his home or those he authorizes, as opposed to a picocell which may serve a similar venue but provides access to any subscriber of the network. In some examples, a private access point may be integrated into a cable modem or other network hardware, such as a router or WiFi access point.
When an authorized access terminal 206 is present inside the home (or anywhere within range of the private access point 202), it uses the private access point 202 rather than a regular cellular radio network access point such as access point 108 to place or receive voice calls and data connections, even if it is otherwise within the cell 102 for that access point 108. We sometimes refer to the standard access point 108 as a macro access point or macro BTS to distinguish it from a private access point, as it provides direct access to the wider RAN. A neighboring home 210 may have its own private access point 112 connected to its cable modem 214 for use by its owner's access terminal 216. A private access point deployment is different than traditional radio network deployment because neighboring private access points are intended to operate independently, in part because real-time communications is difficult between neighboring private access points. The intended private access point deployment is also different than WiFi deployment in that it is intended to operate in licensed spectrum. Some details and examples are discussed in co-pending applications 11/640,415, titled Controlling Reverse Link Interference in Private Access Points for Wireless Networking, filed December 15, 2006, and 11/640,501, titled Provisioning Private Access Points for Wireless Networking, filed December 15, 2006, which are incorporated here by reference.
Access lists of authorized access terminals for each private access point can be configured on a central server and distributed to the private access points. Information to locate and access the private access points can be distributed to access terminals using an over-the-air parameter administration (OTAPA) system. Access terminals may also retrieve access information from the configuration server themselves. A mobile internet protocol (mobile IP) can be used along with voice call continuity (VCC) for handoffs between private access points. Although this description uses terminology from EV-DO standards, the same concepts are applicable to other communication methods, including GSM, UMTS, HSDPA, WiMax, WiBro, WiFi, and the like. For example, when we refer to a reverse power control (RPC) signal, this should be taken to refer to any signal used by a base station to control power levels of an access terminal.
Preferred User Zone Lists
An EV-DO network using private access points is different than a traditional EV-DO deployment because each private access point has its own access list, i.e., a list of subscribers (or their access terminals) who are authorized to access service through it. We refer to a private access point on which a given access terminal is authorized as an authorized private access point. An access terminal may be described as "provisioned" to a given access point, meaning that it is assigned to use that access point, at least for the time-being. Millions of private access points are contemplated to be deployed in a city. In order to ensure that access terminals attempt to access only on the access point for which they are authorized and that an access terminal's search for access points is efficient, techniques for configuring preferred user zone linsts for private access points may be implemented.
In some examples, an authorized private access point can be configured on the access terminal, including adding, deleting, and reconfiguring authorized private access points. The access terminal can be configured to transfer from the macro access point to the private access point as soon as such a transfer is possible. Among other things, a fast transfer helps conserve battery life in the access terminal.
In some examples, a custom application on a handset-type access terminal is used to manage a private access point list. The application may be implemented in BREW or any other suitable framework for running applications on mobile devices. Similarly, an application written for a host PC's operating system can be used to configure an access terminal that is implemented as a peripheral for or integrated into a PC. The application can have an additional user interface for searching for private access points. In some examples, this is accomplished though application programming interfaces (APIs) (e.g., to trigger search) exposed by handset makers to application vendors. In some examples, an appropriate application is bundled with each access terminal that is expected to use a private access point. In some examples, this approach identifies a private access point by a PNOffset/RFFreq/Sectorld triplet, which requires the handset to search for a pilot signal having the designated PNOffset and also to go through a location update procedure to uniquely identify the Sectorld.
Once an access terminal has accessed a network, it may use a preferred user zone list (PUZL) to locate and use preferred access points. The PUZL provides priority and characteristics of the access points available to the access terminal, and can be configured as defined in "Over-the-Air Service Provisioning of Mobile Stations in Spread Spectrum Systems," published as TIA-683-C, March, 2003, which is incorporated here by reference, including by over-the-air parameter administration (OTAPA) or over-the-air service provisioning (OTASP). In a typical arrangement, when an access terminal establishes a connection to an access point in the macro network, the access point provides the access terminal with a neighbor list, that is, a listing of other access points operating in the same or neighboring areas. The access terminal compares this list to the list of access points in its PUZL, and if it finds any matches, it begins searching for the identified access points.
Under the specifications noted above, configuration of preferred user zones on an access terminal may be based on PN Offset/RF frequency pairs that identify access points. The existing PUZL configuration mechanism can be extended to private access point deployment by configuring a certain private access point as being part of a preferred user zone of an access terminal. This will cause the access terminal to use that private access point when it is available.
The existing PUZL configuration mechanism can be enhanced to address private access point requirements. In addition to their PN Offset / RF Frequency pairs, access points can also be uniquely identified with their geographic location, i.e., their latitude and longitude, (location information is included in the PUZL for uses other than those provided in this description.) This means that a geographic-specific field can be attached to PUZL entries to allow access terminals to determine which access point to communicate with based on the their own physical locations. The geographic-specific field information is used to enable Rev-A handsets to search for and to use their "preferred" private access points based on their location. Preferred user zone search can be location-based to save the handset's battery and enable quick switchover between a macro access point and a private access point. Instead of (or in addition to) comparing the neighbor list received from a macro access point to its PUZL, an access terminal can compare its current longitude and latitude coordinates to the coordinates of the private access points in its PUZL. If it finds that it is within a certain radius of one, it can then search for the pilot signal that private access point, knowing that it is nearby. This offers some advantages over typical setups, where multiple private access points may share PN Offset / RF Frequency pairs, in which case an access terminal may not be certain that a private access point found in the neighbor list of the macro access point is really the one on its PUZL, and may waste energy looking for it. It also relieves the macro access point of needing to be configured with the identifications of all the private access points in the area it covers, a potentially large and variable number.
Access terminals can determine their geographic location in several ways. In some examples, access terminals are equipped to receive signals from global positioning system (GPS) satellites or beacons and determine their location directly. In some examples, macro base stations transmit information describing their own locations and access terminals may make assumptions based on one or more macro base stations' transmissions. Because each macro base station has a finite range, an assumption that an access station has a similar location is generally valid. In some examples, access terminals are equipped with WiFi receivers, and they can use a database that maps WiFi network information, such as the SSID of a network or the IP address of a WiFi access point, to geographic locations. An access point may use the locations of one or more WiFi networks to triangulate its own location.
The message flow illustrated in figure 3 explains the interaction between various network elements and an access terminal 302. As shown, the system can be implemented in several parts. The access terminal 302 will access the network (not shown) through a private access point 304. The access terminal determines its location using geographic coordinates derived from a source 306 of such information as described above. An OTAPA server 308 manages the configuration of the access terminal 302. A configuration server 310 is in communication with the OTAPA server 308 and provides configuration information to the private access point 304.
When the private access point 304 powers up (320), it determines its geographic location and a SectorID 322 from a nearby macro access point 312, and reports these to the configuration server 310. The configuration server 310 assigns the private access point 304 a PN Offset and RF Frequency 324 to use and communicates this and the geographic location and sector ID of the private access point 304 to the OTAPA server. The private access point 304 then comes online (326) using the assigned values. At some point, the access terminal 302 is added (328) as an authorized user on the private access point 304, and the relevant authentication information 330 is communicated to the private access point 304. Provisioning of authorized access terminals can be done in several ways, one of which is discussed in the co-pending service provisioning application mentioned above. After the configuration server 310 reports the private access point 304's current location and configuration information to the OTAPA server 308, the OTAPA server sends this information 332 to the access terminal 302 as an updated entry to its PUZL. Instead of an OTAPA server, the access terminal could get the information from an OTASP server.
As the access terminal 302 moves about, it continually updates its geographic location information based on signals 334 received from the geographic information source 306 and compares its location to the locations of private access points in its PUZL. When its geographic location indicates (336) that it is near a private access point that is on the list (e.g., private access point 304), the access terminal 302 begins searching for that private access point using the PN Offset and RF Frequency pair 324 for that private access point. When it finds it, it initiates an access procedure 338 to log on to the network through that private access point.
In some examples, the access terminal uses this system as shown in figures 4 and 5. Figure 4 shows how the access terminal may acquire a pilot signal. In a first state 402, the access terminal is inactive. Upon activating 412, the access terminal enters a network determination state 404. If the activation was triggered because the access terminal detected a strong pilot signal from a private access point or an access point in its PUZL, and the access terminal is close enough, the access terminal uses the PUZL channel record upon entering the network determination state 404. Whether the access terminal is "close enough" is determined based on the access terminal's location, which it determines as described above, and on the private access point's location, recorded in the PUZL, also described above. The PUZL also includes a radius which is compared to the difference in the locations to determine whether the access terminal is within the radius and therefore close enough to use that private access point. From the network determination state 404, a network is selected 414 and the access terminal enters a pilot acquisition state 406. The access terminal finds its own location and finds a subset of access points in its PUZL which are within a pre-determined proximity to the access terminal. Assuming the subset is not empty, the access terminal will periodically search for pilot signals from the access points in the subset.
The access terminal will also search for a pilot signal from an access point from the PUZL if the access terminal is in its power up routine and the channel record matches a PUZL entry. If the acquisition was triggered by an access point in the PUZL, the access terminal will only acquire a signal from such an access point, rather than a stronger pilot signal form another access point not in the PUZL. If a timer expires 416 before the access terminal acquires a pilot signal, it returns to the network determination state 404. Once a pilot signal is acquired 418, the access terminal enters the Synchronization state 408 where it synchronizes itself to the private access point's pilot signal. On the basis of another timer or a an incompatibility between the private access point and the access terminal (sometimes referred to as an out of revision, OOR, event), the access terminal will return 422 to the network determination state 404. If it receives a Sync Message OK signal 420, the access terminal will return to the inactive state 402.
Figure 5 shows how the access terminal may perform a route update. It transitions from an inactive state 502 to an idle state 504 upon receiving an "activate" command 512. If the access terminal was on the macro network, it will begin using the PUZL search algorithm on entry to this state and will disable it on exit. If it was already using an access point from the PUZL, it will modify its active set maintenance rules that trigger an active set change so that the active set does not change. This causes the access terminal to ignore stronger pilot signals than the ones it is receiving from access points in the PUZL. The active set maintenance rules determine which pilot signal the access terminal should monitor. The pilot channel supervision rule does not change, that is, if the pilot strength of an access point in the PUZL drops below a threshold Tdrop for a time Tdroptimer seconds, the access terminal will indicate that it lost its connection to the network. While in the idle state 504, a timer periodically triggers a location check to update the access terminal's geographic location information and determine whether it should look for a new access point. If the access terminal receives a traffic channel assignment (TCA) 514, it connects to the radio access network using the assigned traffic channel and enteres the connected state 506. In the connected state 506, the radio access network can control the access terminal's behavior. If the connection is closed 516, the access terminal returns to the idle state 504. From either the idle state 504 or the connected state 506, if the access terminal receives a deactivate command 518 or 520, it will return to the inactive state 502.
Advantages include the following. Configuration of authorized private access points on handsets without end-user intervention is enabled though both push (OTAPA) and pull (OTASP) processes. Fast switchover from a macro access point to a private access point without user intervention is possible. A private access point can be searched for efficiently, preserving handset battery life. Unnecessary switchover from a macro access point to a private access point is avoided as access terminals do not need to perform Location/Update or SectorID decoding to identify their own private access point. No modifications are required to the software and configuration of the macro network. Handset chipset makers are not required to expose internal APIs to application vendors, because the existing PUZL system accommodates the geographic location information. New applications are not required to be bundled with handsets. Dynamic addition and removal of subscribers to and from a list of private access points is enabled, as the private access points report their location when powered up. Private access points can be moved around without intervention by users of access terminals.
Although the techniques described above employ the IxEV-DO air interface standard, the techniques are also applicable to other CDMA and non-CDMA air interface technologies in which an access terminal communicates with a server over a wireless network.
The techniques described herein can be implemented in digital electronic circuitry, or in computer hardware, firmware, software, or in combinations of them. The techniques can be implemented as a computer program product, i.e., a computer program tangibly embodied in an information carrier, e.g., in a machine-readable storage device or in a propagated signal, for execution by, or to control the operation of, data processing apparatus, e.g., a programmable processor, a computer, or multiple computers. A computer program can be written in any form of programming language, including compiled or interpreted languages, and it can be deployed in any form, including as a stand-alone program or as a module, component, subroutine, or other unit suitable for use in a computing environment. A computer program can be deployed to be executed on one computer or on multiple computers at one site or distributed across multiple sites and interconnected by a communication network.
Method steps of the techniques described herein can be performed by one or more programmable processors executing a computer program to perform functions of the invention by operating on input data and generating output. Method steps can also be performed by, and apparatus of the invention can be implemented as, special purpose logic circuitry, e.g., an FPGA (field programmable gate array) or an ASIC (application- specific integrated circuit). Modules can refer to portions of the computer program and/or the processor/special circuitry that implements that functionality.
Processors suitable for the execution of a computer program include, by way of example, both general and special purpose microprocessors, and any one or more processors of any kind of digital computer. Generally, a processor will receive instructions and data from a read-only memory or a random access memory or both. The essential elements of a computer are a processor for executing instructions and one or more memory devices for storing instructions and data. Generally, a computer will also include, or be operatively coupled to receive data from or transfer data to, or both, one or more mass storage devices for storing data, e.g., magnetic, magneto-optical disks, or optical disks. Information carriers suitable for embodying computer program instructions and data include all forms of non-volatile memory, including by way of example semiconductor memory devices, e.g., EPROM, EEPROM, and flash memory devices; magnetic disks, e.g., internal hard disks or removable disks; magneto-optical disks; and CD-ROM and DVD-ROM disks. The processor and the memory can be supplemented by, or incorporated in special purpose logic circuitry.
To provide for interaction with a user, the techniques described herein can be implemented on a computer having a display device, e.g., a CRT (cathode ray tube) or LCD (liquid crystal display) monitor, for displaying information to the user and a keyboard and a pointing device, e.g., a mouse or a trackball, by which the user can provide input to the computer (e.g., interact with a user interface element, for example, by clicking a button on such a pointing device). Other kinds of devices can be used to provide for interaction with a user as well; for example, feedback provided to the user can be any form of sensory feedback, e.g., visual feedback, auditory feedback, or tactile feedback; and input from the user can be received in any form, including acoustic, speech, or tactile input.
The techniques described herein can be implemented in a distributed computing system that includes a back-end component, e.g., as a data server, and/or a middleware component, e.g., an application server, and/or a front-end component, e.g., a client computer having a graphical user interface and/or a Web browser through which a user can interact with an implementation of the invention, or any combination of such back- end, middleware, or front-end components. The components of the system can be interconnected by any form or medium of digital data communication, e.g., a communication network. Examples of communication networks include a local area network ("LAN") and a wide area network ("WAN"), e.g., the Internet, and include both wired and wireless networks.
The computing system can include clients and servers. A client and server are generally remote from each other and typically interact over a communication network. The relationship of client and server arises by virtue of computer programs running on the respective computers and having a client-server relationship to each other.
Other embodiments are within the scope of the following claims. The techniques described herein can be performed in a different order and still achieve desirable results

Claims

WHAT IS CLAIMED IS:
1. A method comprising, on a portable access terminal, identifying a first access point as a preferred access point, associating a geographic location with the first access point, receiving information identifying a geographic location of the access terminal, and when the access terminal is near the first access point, using the first access point to access a radio access network.
2. The method of claim 1 in which identifying the access point as a preferred access point comprises receiving an instruction to add the access point to a list of preferred access points.
3. The method of claim 2 in which associating the geographic location with the first access point comprises receiving information identifying geographic location information of the first access point as part of the instruction to add the access point to the list of preferred access points.
4. The method of claim 2 in which the instruction is received from an OTAPA server or an OTASP server.
5. The method of claim 1 in which the information identifying the geographic location of the access terminal comprises GPS coordinates of the access terminal.
6. The method of claim 1 in which receiving the information identifying the geographic location of the access terminal coordinates comprises receiving longitude and latitude coordinates from a GPS satellite or beacon.
7. The method of claim 1 in which receiving the information identifying the geographic location of the access terminal coordinates comprises determining longitude and latitude coordinates from a second access point.
8. The method of claim 1 in which receiving the information identifying the geographic location of the access terminal coordinates comprises receiving identifying information from a transmitting device and correlating the identifying information to a geographic location.
9. A method comprising, on an access point, receiving information identifying a geographic location of the access point, communicating the geographic location information to a configuration server, receiving access information from the configuration server, and providing access terminals access to a radio access network using the access information.
10. The method of claim 9 also comprising receiving access terminal authentication information from the configuration server.
11. The method of claim 9 also comprising, after moving to a new geographic location, receiving information identifying the new geographic location, communicating the new geographic location information to the configuration server, receiving new access information from the configuration server, and providing access terminals access to the radio access network using the new access information.
12. The method of claim 11 in which the configuration server comprises a plurality of servers.
13. A method comprising : receiving information identifying a geographic location of an access point in a radio access network, assigning access information to the access point, communicating the access information to the access point, and communicating the access information and the geographic location information to an access terminal.
14. The method of claim 13 in which communicating the access information to the access point comprises causing a configuration server to communicate the access information to the access terminal using a backhaul network.
15. The method of claim 13 in which communicating the access information and the geographic location information to an access terminal comprises causing an OTAPA server or an OTASP server to communicate the access information and the geographic location information to the access terminal using the radio access network.
16. The method of claim 13 also comprising receiving information identifying a new geographic location of the access point, assigning new access information to the access point, communicating the new access information to the access point, and communicating the new access information and the new geographic location information to the access terminal.
17. An apparatus comprising: an access terminal for accessing a radio access network, the access terminal being configured to: store in a memory an identification of a first access point as a preferred access point, in the memory, associate a geographic location with the first access point, receive information identifying a geographic location of the access terminal, and when near the first access point, use the first access point to access the radio access network.
18. The apparatus of claim 17 in which the access terminal is configured to store the identification of an access point as a preferred access point in response to receiving an instruction to add the access point to a list of preferred access points.
19. The apparatus of claim 18 in which the access terminal is configured to associate the geographic location with the first access point in response to receiving information identifying the geographic location of the first access point as part of the instruction to add the access point to the list of preferred access points.
20. An apparatus comprising: an access point for providing access to a radio access network, the access point being configured to: receive information identifying a geographic location of the access point, communicate the geographic location information to a configuration server, receive access information from the configuration server, and provide access terminals access to a radio access network using the access information.
21. The apparatus of claim 20 in which the access point is also configured to receive access terminal authentication information from the configuration server.
22. The apparatus of claim 20 in which the access point is also configured to, after moving to a new geographic location, receive information identifying the new geographic location, communicate the new geographic location information to the configuration server, receive new access information from the configuration server, and provide access terminals access to the radio access network using the new access information.
23. An apparatus comprising: a configuration server for use in a radio access network, the configuration server being configured to: receive information identifying a geographic location of an access point in the radio access network, assign access information to the access point, communicate the access information to the access point, and communicate the access information and the geographic location information to an access terminal.
24. The apparatus of claim 23 in which the configuration server is configured to: communicate the access information to the access point by causing a configuration server to communicate the access information to the access terminal using a backhaul network.
25. The apparatus of claim 23 in which the configuration server is configured to: communicate the access information and the geographic location information to an access terminal by causing an OTAPA server or an OTASP server to communicate the access information and the geographic location information to the access terminal using the radio access network.
26. The apparatus of claim 23 in which the configuration server is also configured to: receive information identifying a new geographic location of the access point, assign new access information to the access point, communicate the new access information to the access point, and communicate the new access information and the new geographic location information to the access terminal.
27. A computer readable medium encoding instructions to cause an access terminal in a radio access network to: store in a memory an identification of a first access point as a preferred access point, in the memory, associate a geographic location with the first access point, receive information identifying a geographic location of the access terminal, and when near the first access point, use the first access point to access the radio access network.
28. The medium of claim 27 in which the instructions cause the access terminal to: store the identification of an access point as a preferred access point in response to receiving an instruction to add the access point to a list of preferred access points.
29. The apparatus of claim 28 in which the instructions cause the access terminal to: associate the geographic location with the first access point in response to receiving information identifying the geographic location of the first access point as part of the instruction to add the access point to the list of preferred access points.
30. A computer readable medium encoding instructions to cause an access point for providing access to a radio access network to: receive information identifying a geographic location of the access point, communicate the geographic location information to a configuration server, receive access information from the configuration server, and provide access terminals access to a radio access network using the access information.
31. The apparatus of claim 30 in which the instructions also cause the access point to receive access terminal authentication information from the configuration server.
32. The apparatus of claim 30 in which the instructions also cause the access point to, after moving to a new geographic location, receive information identifying the new geographic location, communicate the new geographic location information to the configuration server, receive new access information from the configuration server, and provide access terminals access to the radio access network using the new access information.
33. A computer readable medium encoding instructions to cause a configuration server in a radio access network to: receive information identifying a geographic location of an access point in the radio access network, assign access information to the access point, communicate the access information to the access point, and communicate the access information and the geographic location information to an access terminal.
34. The medium of claim 33 in which the instructions cause the configuration server to: communicate the access information to the access point by causing a configuration server to communicate the access information to the access terminal using a backhaul network.
35. The medium of claim 33 in which the instructions cause the configuration server to: communicate the access information and the geographic location information to an access terminal by causing an OTAPA server or an OTASP server to communicate the access information and the geographic location information to the access terminal using the radio access network.
36. The medium of claim 33 in which the instructions cause the configuration server to: receive information identifying a new geographic location of the access point, assign new access information to the access point, communicate the new access information to the access point, and communicate the new access information and the new geographic location information to the access terminal.
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