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Location-based address resolution

US8144607B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Nokia · FI

Inventors

Markus Hauenstein · Mülheim an der Ruhr, DE
Christoph Delfs · Bretten, DE
Jurgen Opschroef · Straelen, DE
Torsten Musiol · Ratingen, DE
Stephan Grunloh · Osnabrück, DE
Uwe Kretschmer · Willich, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 7, 2006
Grant date	Mar 27, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 18, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L61/5092
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method that provides for advertising a network node to a managing node in a communication network. To this end, at the network node, position data of the network node are determined. At the managing node, at least one condition to be satisfied by the network node is set and a request message containing the at least one condition is transmitted by the managing node. Then, the request message containing the at least one condition is received at the network node and the at least one condition is evaluated at the network node. In case a specified combination of conditions is satisfied, the network node replies with a reply message containing at least a network protocol address and the determined position data of the network node. The present invention further relates to a corresponding system and network entities involved.

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