US 12,193,109 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 Jun. 13, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/333,767.
Application 18/333,767 is a continuation of application No. 17/192,293, filed on Mar. 4, 2021, granted, now 11,722,879.
Application 17/192,293 is a continuation of application No. 16/540,397, filed on Aug. 14, 2019, granted, now 10,986,486, issued on Apr. 20, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0328503 A1, Oct. 12, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 8/08 (2009.01); H04W 8/26 (2009.01); H04W 48/00 (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:
at a User Equipment (UE), receiving a broadcast from a Radio Access Network (RAN) element that is connected to one or more gateways associated with one or more corresponding service providers, the broadcast including an internet indication indicating that the RAN element is connected to at least one gateway associated with a corresponding service provider that provides public internet access;
sending an attach request to the RAN element to obtain public internet access;
receiving an attach accept message from the RAN element, the attach accept message including configuration settings for the UE to connect to a particular gateway among the at least one gateway associated with a corresponding service provider that provides internet access; and
configuring a connection between the UE and the RAN element based on the configuration settings.