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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2010
Rajesh Velandy, Nashua, NH (US);
Rajesh Ramankutty, Nashua, NH (US);
Pradeep Dakshayani, Hudson, NH (US);
Arun C. Alex, Nashua, NH (US);
Rajesh Velandy, Nashua, NH (US);
Rajesh Ramankutty, Nashua, NH (US);
Pradeep Dakshayani, Hudson, NH (US);
Arun C. Alex, Nashua, NH (US);
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
A selection mechanism and a selection process are disclosed that provide the selection of a network device based on defined criteria to allow efficient use of the network and load balancing. In one embodiment, a method is disclosed that includes receiving an initial attachment at a gateway including an identifier of a radio attachment point, obtaining a name for the radio attachment point based on the identifier, accessing a list of names of packet data network gateways (PGWs) that can serve the initial attachment to provide a network connection, comparing the name for the radio attachment point with the list of names of the PGWs to determine at least one PGW that provides a closest match to the name for the radio attachment point, and selecting at least one PGW that provides the closest match to establish the network connection.