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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2014
Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;
Joachim Sachs, Sollentuna, SE;
Ari Keränen, Helsinki, FI;
Johan Rune, Lidingö, SE;
Anders E. Eriksson, Kista, SE;
Francesco Militano, Stockholm, SE;
Nicklas Beijar, Kirkkonummi, FI;
Vlasios Tsiatsis, Solna, SE;
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ), Stockholm, SE;
Abstract
The invention relates to selecting a capillary gateway node via which a Machine Type Communication (MTC) device is to be connected to a radio access network. The network node configured to select a capillary network gateway node for connecting an MTC device to a radio access network comprises a processing unit and a memory containing instructions executable by the processing unit. The network node is operative to obtain an indication of availability of credentials of a plurality of capillary network gateway nodes being capable of connecting the MTC device to the radio access network, and to select one of the plurality of capillary network gateway nodes via which the MTC device is to be connected to the radio access network based at least in part on the availability of credentials of the plurality of capillary network gateway nodes.