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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2020
Applicant:
Nokia Technologies Oy, Espoo, FI;
Inventors:
Laurent Thiebaut, Antony, FR;
Philippe Godin, Versailles, FR;
Assignee:
NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY, Espoo, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 36/14 (2009.01); H04W 36/00 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 36/14 (2013.01); H04W 36/0016 (2013.01); H04W 36/13 (2023.05);
Abstract
There is provided a network apparatus comprising: means for storing a mapping, the mapping comprising an indication of a first virtual network and at least one other virtual network configured to provide a service at a lower quality than the first virtual network; means for receiving, from another network apparatus, a request to provide a service using the first virtual network; and means for using the mapping and the indication of the first virtual network to select a virtual network to provide the requested service.