Dynamic gateway selection process
US8634346B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 27, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jan 21, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 30, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W88/16
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A selection mechanism and a selection process are disclosed that provide the selection of a network device based on defined criteria to allow efficient use of the network and load balancing. In one embodiment, a method is disclosed that includes receiving an initial attachment at a gateway including an identifier of a radio attachment point, obtaining a name for the radio attachment point based on the identifier, accessing a list of names of packet data network gateways (PGWs) that can serve the initial attachment to provide a network connection, comparing the name for the radio attachment point with the list of names of the PGWs to determine at least one PGW that provides a closest match to the name for the radio attachment point, and selecting at least one PGW that provides the closest match to establish the network connection.
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