Apparatus for management of local IP access in a segmented mobile communication system
US8804682B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 16, 2010 |
| Grant date | Aug 12, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 3, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W84/045
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention introduces a method for managing the route to be used for the user's local device access traffic through the use of intelligent switching performed by the breakout node (eNodeB, home NodeB, or home eNodeB) together with the local access gateway node of the local service domain. Essential information pertaining to performance of this intelligent switching is obtained through the communication of specific tokens using selected channels of communication. A variety of combinations pertaining to the setup, selection and composition of token and channel is possible and described.
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