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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2000
Lars-Erik Helander, Träslövsläge, SE;
Sten Pettersson, Torslanda, SE;
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, Stockholm, SE;
Abstract
An end user local network and a packet data communication network are interconnected by an arrangement including a packet data network backbone, at least one packet data node with a serving functionality for handling packet data communication, and a gateway functionality for providing communication with external network(s). At least one virtual distributed node provides a gateway functionality and includes an interworking node device including a converting device for converting between a local network and user communication protocol including a user level data packet format (ULC) and an internal packet data communication protocol using an internal packet data format (ICP). The virtual distributed node includes a management functionality (MA) for managing the interworking node device. The management functionality is executed in a packet data node, and the packet data network backbone is used for communication.