Method and apparatus for establishing and using PDN connections
US9497786B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 1, 2012 |
| Grant date | Nov 15, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 17, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W88/06
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method is described of establishing and/or using a plurality of packet data network connections between a user equipment and a 3GPP core network via a gateway node in a non-3GPP access network, comprising using a different device identifier for each packet data network connection of the plurality, or at least for each packet data network connection of the plurality that is associated with the same IP address, to distinguish between the packet data network connections of the plurality or to allow such a distinction to be made, wherein the device identifier used to distinguish between the packet data network connections of the plurality is a device identifier associated with the user equipment, or a device identifier associated with the gateway node in the non-3GPP access network, or a combination of these. The device identifier may be a MAC address.
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