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Management of mobility in a communication network as a function of a credits usage profile

US9763076B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 21, 2013
Grant dateSep 12, 2017
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Expiry dateJun 21, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W8/20
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of managing mobility of a mobile terminal in a communication network comprising a plurality of access points and an access points discovery server adapted for providing the mobile terminal with a list of network access points to which the mobile terminal can connect is disclosed. In some embodiments, the method comprises the following processes implemented by the access points discovery server: recovery, from a credits management server, of a credits usage profile associated with the mobile terminal and generation of the list of access points as a function of said credits usage profile.

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