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Method for facilitating communication in a mobile communication system and mobile communication system

US8817703B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

NEC EUROPE LTD. · DE

Inventors

Marco Liebsch · Heidelberg, DE
Paulo Ferrer Loureiro · Heidelberg, DE
Stefan Schmid · Waiblingen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 4, 2009
Grant date	Aug 26, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 26, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W8/26
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for facilitating communication in a mobile communication system in which address-delegating entities are involved, wherein mobile nodes attaching to the communication system get assigned an address or address prefix, wherein the address or address prefix assignment is delegated from an entity being associated with mobility management—mobility entity—to some other configuration component (2), is characterized in that the configuration component (2), upon being delegated by a mobility entity to assign a mobile node an address or address prefix, stores information about the delegating mobility entity. Furthermore, a corresponding mobile communication system with discovery functionality of address-delegating entities is disclosed.

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