Roaming support for software defined networking architecture in mobile network
US9614978B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 31, 2014 |
| Grant date | Apr 4, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 30, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W8/12
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A software defined networking controller can be provided to manage sharing of information relating to roaming requests for mobile devices that are roaming on visited networks. The software defined networking controller can be a sub-instance of a main software defined networking controller that manages traffic within the home network, and the software defined networking controller can sit at the edge of the home network and control edge routing elements. The edge software defined networking controller may communicate with roaming partner's edge software defined networking controller and/or with the roaming interconnect operator's software defined networking controller to exchange roaming related information.
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