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Synchronized connection closing

US10771597B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ) · SE

Inventors

Johan Kölhi · Vaxholm, SE
John Orre · Saltsjöbaden, SE
Robert Skog · Hässelby, SE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 11, 2016
Grant date	Sep 8, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 10, 2036

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W76/25
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for a network element in a network, through which network element a communications device can communicate with the network via one or more connections, the method comprising: detecting traffic for the one or more connections from the communications device; in response to no traffic being detected on a connection for a first time period, closing each connection for which no traffic has been detected for a second time period, among the one or more connections. Corresponding network element is also provided.

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