Mary K Barnes

Address:

5866 Farquhar Ln, Dallas, TX 75209

VIN:

WA1LYAFE0AD000292

Make:

AUDI

Model:

Q7

Year:

2010

US Patent:

6711147, Mar 23, 2004

Filed:

Jun 15, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/333841

Inventors:

Mary H. Barnes - Flower Mound TX
Akram Hosain - Dallas TX
Emad A. Qaddoura - Plano TX
Haseeb Akhtar - Garland TX

Assignee:

Nortel Networks Limited - Montreal

International Classification:

H04L 1266

US Classification:

370338, 370401

Abstract:

A network, system and method for merging a packet service such as GPRS with a mobile IP is disclosed. The GPRS network includes a first base station for providing wireless access to a mobile node, a GPRS support node (GSN) connected to the base station, and a security gateway for connecting the GPRS network to a second network that may use mobile IP. The GSN is capable of creating an IP tunnel connecting it to the second network through the security gateway. The GSN is also capable of handling mobile IP specific messaging and converting the wireless access to mobile IP specific messaging.

US Patent:

7092696, Aug 15, 2006

Filed:

Oct 4, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/412099

Inventors:

Akram M. Hosain - Richardson TX, US
Emad Qaddoura - Plano TX, US
Mary Barnes - Flower Mound TX, US
Haseeb Akhtar - Garland TX, US

Assignee:

Nortel Networks Limited - St. Laurent

International Classification:

H04M 11/00
H04Q 7/20
G06F 15/16

US Classification:

455405, 455406, 455422, 455432, 709201, 709224, 709217

Abstract:

An accounting framework is provided for a communications system having a plurality of service providers, including cellular service providers and/or data network service providers, e. g. , Internet service providers. Accounting units containing accounting information are exchanged between service providers to allow the service providers to charge for usage of services. The accounting units have a predetermined format to allow them to be exchanged between different service providers. Each accounting unit includes a plurality of fields, including a service type field, a usage of radio interface field, a usage of a visited or external network field, a usage of mobility management field, a quality of service field, a usage of a packet data protocol field, and other fields. Users may be charged for services based on these fields.