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Communication system and communication controlling method

US8422452B2 · kind B2 · utility

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6Claims

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Assignees

NEC CORPORATION · JP
NEC EUROPE LTD. · DE

Inventors

Hajime Zembutsu · Tokyo, JP
Toshiyuki Tamura · Tokyo, JP
Stefan Schmid · Waiblingen, DE
Tarik Taleb · Heidelberg, DE
Gottfried Punz · Dossenheim, DE

Key dates

Filing date	May 31, 2011
Grant date	Apr 16, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 31, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W36/12
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A communication method in LIPA/SIPTO architecture is provided which, when a user equipment (UE) is to connect from a serving area to an external network, allows re-selection of an optimal gateway. The communication method allows selecting a gateway apparatus physically or topologically close to a site, where the user equipment is attached.

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