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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2007
Johan Lundström, Pargas, FI;
Kari-pekka Perttula, Espoo, FI;
Klaus Turina, Herzogenrath, DE;
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;
Abstract
Apparatus configured to operate within a communication network as a pool proxy, routing signalling traffic between a node of a first network and one of a set of pooled nodes within a second network. The apparatus is further configured to operate in one of an active state and a passive state towards the first network node and, when in said active state to send a heartbeat signal to at least one of said pooled nodes for relaying to a peer pool proxy and, when in said passive state, to receive a heartbeat signal from a peer pool proxy relayed via at least one of said pooled nodes. In the event that no heartbeat signal is received when in the passive state, the apparatus is configured to activate itself as pool proxy towards the first network node.