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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2019

Filed:

Aug. 24, 2015
Applicant:

Alcatel Lucent, Boulogne-Billancourt, FR;

Inventors:

Pascal Justen, Kalken, BE;

Christele Bouchat, Antwerp, BE;

Erwin Six, Kalken, BE;

Assignee:

Alcatel Lucent, Boulogne Billancourt, FR;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/28 (2006.01); H04L 12/64 (2006.01); H04W 76/10 (2018.01); H04W 76/19 (2018.01); H04W 88/16 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 76/19 (2018.02); H04L 12/2834 (2013.01); H04L 12/6418 (2013.01); H04W 76/10 (2018.02); H04W 88/16 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for managing network traffic between one or more user equipment devices in a private network and a server outside the private network via a private gateway, a server gateway and a connection therebetween. The server gateway acts as a router and the private gateway acts as a bridge. The method including monitoring the connection between the private gateway and the server gateway; in the event of loss of connection, switching the private gateway from a bridge operation mode to a minimal service mode; repeating the previous method steps; in case of retrieved connection, switching the private gateway from the minimal service mode back to the bridge operation mode; and repeating the previous method steps. The private gateway provides minimal routing services to allow data traffic in the private network to continue in the minimal service mode.


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