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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2020
Applicant:
Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ), Stockholm, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 61/503 (2022.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01); H04L 61/5061 (2022.01); H04W 8/26 (2009.01); H04L 101/686 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 61/503 (2022.05); H04L 61/5061 (2022.05); H04L 63/02 (2013.01); H04W 8/26 (2013.01); H04L 2101/686 (2022.05);
Abstract
The present disclosure proposes network elements, methods at the network elements for facilitating reuse of IP address, a telecommunications system comprising the network elements. The method at a first network element for facilitating reuse of an IP address at multiple UEs comprising a first UE comprises: transmitting, to a second network element, a first request message associated with the first UE, the first request message comprising the IP address and a first indicator which, in conjunction with the IP address, uniquely identifies the first UE.