US 11,722,879 B2
Internet access indication in private LTE networks and neutral host networks
Vimal Srivastava, Bangalore (IN); Indermeet Singh Gandhi, Bangalore (IN); Sudhir Kumar Jain, Fremont, CA (US); and Srinath Gundavelli, San Jose, CA (US)
Assigned to CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on Mar. 4, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/192,293.
Application 17/192,293 is a continuation of application No. 16/540,397, filed on Aug. 14, 2019, granted, now 10,986,486.
Prior Publication US 2021/0195400 A1, Jun. 24, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 8/08 (2009.01); H04W 48/00 (2009.01); H04W 8/26 (2009.01); H04W 60/00 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 8/08 (2013.01) [H04W 8/26 (2013.01); H04W 48/17 (2013.01); H04W 60/00 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
connecting a Radio Access Network (RAN) element to one or more gateways, wherein each gateway is associated with a corresponding service provider;
determining that at least one gateway of the one or more gateways is associated with a corresponding service provider that provides public internet access;
broadcasting an internet indication from the RAN element, the internet indication indicating that the RAN element is connected to the at least one gateway that provides public internet access;
determining that a User Equipment (UE) has requested public internet access via the RAN element; and
providing the UE with public internet access via the RAN element.