Method and apparatus for dynamic packet transport in cdma2000 networks

Abstract

A method and apparatus for saving network resources in a CDMA2000 network, the method comprising the steps of receiving a data packet for a wireless data device at a base station controller in the CDMA2000 network; determining a frame transport capability of a forward common channel; checking whether the data packet falls within the frame transport capability; and if the data packet falls within the frame transport capability, encapsulating the data packet as a data burst message; and sending the data burst message over the forward common channel, wherein the sending step over the forward common channel precludes a dedicated data traffic channel being established for the data packet thereby saving network resources on the CDMA2000 network.

1 . A method on a processing element comprising:
 receiving a data burst message at a communications subsystem of the processing device;   checking if a burst type of the data burst message is packet data; and   if the burst type is packet data:
 reforming a data packet from the data burst message; and 
 passing the data packet to an receiving entity. 
   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the processing element is a wireless data device. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the receiving is done over a forward common channel. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the reforming step comprises removing a data burst header from the data burst message. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 2 , wherein the receiving entity is an application layer on the wireless data device. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the processing element is a network element. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the network element includes a base station controller. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the network element is a packet data serving node. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the receiving is done over a reverse access channel. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 6 , further comprising keeping a mapping table to associate the data burst message with an International Mobile Station Identity of a wireless data device. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 6 , further comprising keeping a mapping table to associate the data burst message with an email address of a wireless data device. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the receiving entity is the Internet. 
     
     
         13 . A wireless data device, comprising:
 a communications subsystem configured to receive a data burst message on a forward common channel and   a processor configured to:
 check if a burst type of the data burst message is packet data; and 
 if the burst type is packet data,
 reform a data packet from the data burst message; and 
 pass the data packet to an application layer on the wireless device. 
 
   
     
     
         14 . The wireless data device of  claim 13 , wherein the reforming comprises removing a data burst header from the data burst message. 
     
     
         15 . A network element, comprising:
 a communications subsystem configured to receive a data burst message on a reverse access channel and   a processor configured to:
 check if a burst type of the data burst message is packet data; and 
 if the burst type is packet data,
 reform a data packet from the data burst message for transport over the Internet. 
 
   
     
     
         16 . The network element of  claim 15 , wherein the network element includes a base station controller. 
     
     
         17 . The network element of  claim 15 , wherein the network element is a packet data serving node. 
     
     
         18 . The network element of  claim 15 , further comprising memory configured to keep a mapping table to associate the data burst message with an International Mobile Station Identity of a wireless data device. 
     
     
         19 . The network element of  claim 15 , further comprising memory configured to keep a mapping table to associate the data burst message with an email address of a wireless data device. 
     
     
         20 . The network element of  claim 15 , wherein the reforming includes decapsulating the data burst message.