SDN-based mobile communication system and method for operating such system
US11323329B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 14, 2021 |
| Grant date | May 3, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 14, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L41/0894
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for operating an SDN-based mobile communication system is provided. The system provides a control plane function that possesses information from an access network about location and/or proximity of devices and information about rules and/or policies for setting up sessions for the devices. The system includes a mobile network having a control plane and a data plane, with a network controller being implemented therebetween. The method includes: upon a particular device's request for session establishment, receiving, via signaling and at the control plane, device related information; based on the device related information that is received via the signaling, performing, at the control plane, selection of an abstract data plane node or a group of abstract data plane nodes; and providing, at the control plane, the selected abstract data plane node or the selected group of abstract data plane nodes to the network controller.
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