US 12,035,220 B2
Integration of communication network in time sensitive networking system
Rakash Sivasiva Ganesan, Unterhaching (DE); Peter Rost, Heidelberg (DE); Christian Markwart, Munich (DE); Borislava Gajic, Unterhaching (DE); and Christian Mannweiler, Munich (DE)
Assigned to NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY, Espoo (FI)
Filed by NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY, Espoo (FI)
Filed on Apr. 30, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/862,756.
Claims priority of application No. PCT/EP2019/061313 (WO), filed on May 2, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2020/0351752 A1, Nov. 5, 2020
Int. Cl. H04W 40/24 (2009.01); H04L 41/12 (2022.01)
CPC H04W 40/246 (2013.01) [H04L 41/12 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus comprising
at least one processing circuitry, and
at least one memory for storing instructions to be executed by the at least one processing circuitry,
wherein the at least one memory and the instructions are configured to, with the at least one processing circuitry, cause the apparatus at least:
to receive first link layer related information from at least one neighboring network element or network function, and
to forward, to at least one communication network control element or communication network control function, second link layer related information generated using the first link layer related information, at least in part via a wireless connection path by using resources of a wireless communication network,
wherein the apparatus is configured to be connected to or part of one of the following: a communication element or communication function of the wireless communication network, the at least one communication network control element or communication network control function of the wireless communication network, or a communication network data element or communication network function of the wireless communication network,
wherein the wireless communication network forms a bridge element for a time sensitive networking system or Ethernet based networking system, wherein the communication element or communication function of the wireless communication network represents one end point of the bridge element being connectable with at least one end station or another bridge element of the time sensitive networking system or the Ethernet based networking system, and a core network element or core network function of the wireless communication network represents another end point of the bridge element towards another end station or another bridge element of the time sensitive networking system or the Ethernet based networking system,
wherein the apparatus is configured to be connected to or part of at least one of (a) a translator element or translator function, or (b) a translator client element or translator client function; and
wherein the translator element or translator function is connected to or part of the core network element or core network function of the wireless communication network, and the translator client element or translator client function is connected to or part of the communication element or communication function.