Decentrallizing core network functionalities
US8654709B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 28, 2009 |
| Grant date | Feb 18, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 8, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2101/677
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention relates to methods and apparatuses for providing network access, wherein a connection to a core network is established via a wireless access device and a gateway device. Connectivity of the wireless access device is restricted to a pre-defined group of core network address of a pool of gateway devices with multi-node connectivity to the core network, and a single address is selected to establish the connection to a one of the gateway devices. The gateway device is provided with a relay function for mapping a single input address to a plurality of core network addresses based on a location information of the wireless access device and with at least one co-located decentralized core network functionality.
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