Communication system, mobile terminal, network node, and base station apparatus
US8774039B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 11, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jul 8, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 21, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W88/06
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed is a technique for enabling a mobile terminal, which is capable of using a plurality of communication routes for communication with a correspondent node, to select an appropriate communication route to communicate with the correspondent node. According to the technique, the mobile terminal (UE/MN 313B) requests a predetermined network node (P-GW 317) to detect whether or not the correspondent node (CN 318B) exists in the same domain. The P-GW monitors a packet sent from the CN to the UE/MN and, when detecting the packet, determines whether or not the CN exists in the same domain. In the case of determining that the CN exists in the same domain, the P-GW reports information that the CN exists in the same domain, to the UE/MN. The UE/MN selects an interface used for communicating with the CN, based on the reported determination result.
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