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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2018
Filed:
May. 22, 2015
Applicant:
Nec Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Ippei Akiyoshi, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
NEC Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/26 (2006.01); H04W 36/22 (2009.01); H04W 4/70 (2018.01); H04W 36/12 (2009.01); H04W 4/00 (2018.01); H04W 48/18 (2009.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 36/22 (2013.01); H04L 67/1002 (2013.01); H04W 4/005 (2013.01); H04W 4/70 (2018.02); H04W 36/12 (2013.01); H04W 48/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
A technique that can enhance the effectiveness of traffic offloading is provided. A base station of the present invention includes: a first means for selecting an MME (Mobility Management Entity), based on information included in a message sent from a terminal; and a second means for sending a connection request sent from the terminal to the selected MME, wherein the first means is able to select a virtual MME that operates a function of the MME through a virtual machine, based on the information included in the message.