Communication apparatus for providing services to a communication device through a private base station
US8340081B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 23, 2009 |
| Grant date | Dec 25, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 20, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W84/045
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A communication apparatus provides services to a communication device. The communication apparatus comprises a private base station, such as a Home Node B, for communicating with a communication device authorized to use the private base station and a gateway, such as a Home Node B gateway, communicatively coupled to the private base station for providing access to an IP Multimedia Subsystem, IMS, network and at least one other communication network, such as a Circuit Switched, CS, network. The private base station is arranged to select a route for providing a service to the communication device through the private base station and gateway, the selected route being one of a route between the communication device and the IMS network and a route between the communication device and the at least one other communication network. The private base station is arranged to select a route based on the service to be provided.
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