Breitbandzugang für 5G-Fähige Heim-Gateways

Details

Veröffentlichungs-Nr.

EP3886532

Aktenzeichen

EP20165229

Anmeldetag

24. März 2020

Veröffentlichung

9. Februar 2022

Erteilung

9. Februar 2022

Rechtsraum

EP

IPC

H04W88/16// H04W24/02

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for an improved and simplified operation and architecture of a broadband access network, especially comprising a central office point of delivery, of a telecommunications network and/or for providing fixed mobile convergence, FMC, and/or fixed mobile interworking, FMI, access and functionality to a plurality of residential gateways being connected to the broadband access network, especially via the central office point of delivery, wherein the broadband access network, especially the central office point of delivery, comprises an FMC access gateway function node or instance, especially a 5G access gateway function node or instance, wherein the central office point of delivery and/or the broadband access network comprises a plurality of line termination nodes, wherein a specific residential gateway of the plurality of residential gateways is connectable - directly or indirectly - to a specific line termination node of the plurality of line termination nodes, using an access node port of the specific line termination node,wherein - upon activation of the specific residential gateway being connected to the specific line termination node - the FMC access and functionality is set up or provided to the specific residential gateway by means of the following steps:-- in a first step, a unique identifier information is transmitted, by the specific residential gateway and especially as part of a port notification message, to the broadband access network and/or to the central office point of delivery, especially to the specific line termination node,-- in a second step, subsequent to the first step, the unique identifier information transmitted by the specific residential gateway is used, by the broadband access network and/or by the central office point of delivery, to decide-- whether or not the broadband access network is able or configured to provide 5G network access to the specific residential gateway, especially at the location of the specific residential gateway, and/or-- whether the specific residential gateway is able or configured to receive or to accept or to process 5G network access, especially in case the broadband access network is able or configured to provide 5G network access,-- in a third step, subsequent to the second step, the FMC access gateway function node or instance is dynamically configured or generated in order to provide network access to the specific residential gateway according to both the configuration or ability of the specific residential gateway, and the configuration or ability of the broadband access network, especially at the location of the specific residential gateway.

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Firma

Deutsche Telekom AG

Land

🇩🇪 Deutschland

Fachgebiete