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Method for controlling the traffic within a network structure and a network structure

US8787380B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

NEC EUROPE LTD. · DE

Inventors

Tarik Taleb · Heidelberg, DE
Stefan Schmid · Waiblingen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 20, 2010
Grant date	Jul 22, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 20, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W28/02
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A reliable and flexible method for controlling traffic within a network structure without the addition of remarkable complexity to the core network is provided, the structure including a PDN (Packet Data Network), an operator core network with a DNS (Domain Name System) server, a HeNB (Home evolved Node B) or HNB (Home Node B) and/or eNB (Evolved Node B) or NB (Node B) and a UE (User Equipment) that is associated with the HeNB or HNB and/or eNB or NB. On the basis of a predefinable routing policy the DNS server is controlling whether a traffic from a UE to a destination address within a local network associated to the HeNB or HNB or eNB or NB or within a PDN and/or vice versa will be routed via the core network or directly via the local network in support of local network protocol access or selected network protocol traffic offload.

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