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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2024
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2020
Ntt Docomo, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Malla Reddy Sama, Munich, DE;
Srisakul Thakolsri, Munich, DE;
NTT DOCOMO, INC., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
According to one embodiment, a network function database of a mobile communication network is described comprising a memory configured to store, for a network function or service of the mobile communication network, an indication that the network function or service is configured to take over serving mobile terminals served by one of one or more other mobile communication networks, a receiver configured to receive, from another mobile radio communication network, a request for selecting a network function or service to take over serving a mobile terminal served by the other mobile communication network and a selector configured to select the network function or service for taking over serving the mobile terminal for which the memory stores the indication that the network function or service is configured to take over serving mobile terminals served by one of one or more other mobile communication networks if the one or more other mobile communication networks include the other mobile communication network serving the mobile terminal.