Registration of data packet traffic for a wireless device
US11316820B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 14, 2016 |
| Grant date | Apr 26, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 2, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2101/659
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
There is provided mechanisms for handling registration of data packet traffic for a wireless device in a communications network. A method is performed by a core network node. The method comprises registering an amount of data packet traffic in the communications network for the wireless device, wherein each data packet comprises an address of the wireless device, wherein the address is mapped to an identity of the wireless device, wherein the address comprises a first part defining an identity of a local network gateway of the wireless device and a second part defining the identity of the wireless device, and wherein selection of the second part is independent from the first part and the identity of the local network gateway. The method comprises mapping the amount of data packet traffic to the identity of the wireless device. The method comprises reporting the amount of data packet traffic and information identifying at least an identity of a group of wireless devices to which the wireless device belongs to a metering entity in the communications network.
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