SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SERVICE DISCOVERY DURING CONNECTION SETUP IN A WIRELESS ENVIRONMENT

• Main Authors: MATURI, JAGADISH, ADDAGATLA, SREENIVAS, ASTHANA, SARVESH, CHASKAR, HEMANT
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 02.05.2007
• Subjects: ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRICITY; TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHICCOMMUNICATION; WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS

A system is provided that includes a network entity, such as a packet data switching node (PDSN), and a terminal capable of establishing a data-link connection with the network entity, such as after setting up a physical-layer connection with the network entity. After the data-link connection is established, the network entity and the terminal can configure a network-layer protocol such that data formatted in accordance with the network-layer protocol can thereafter be sent between the terminal and the network entity over the data-link connection. Then, during configuration of the network-layer protocol, the terminal can discover at least one service available to the terminal by receiving, from the network entity, a listing of the at least one available service. The listing of each available service includes an address of a provider of the available service and a port number and/or pathname for accessing the service at the provider.