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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2014

Filed:

Aug. 04, 2009
Applicants:

Marco Liebsch, Heidelberg, DE;

Paulo Ferrer Loureiro, Heidelberg, DE;

Stefan Schmid, Heidelberg, DE;

Inventors:

Marco Liebsch, Heidelberg, DE;

Paulo Ferrer Loureiro, Heidelberg, DE;

Stefan Schmid, Heidelberg, DE;

Assignee:

NEC Europe Ltd., Heidelberg, DE;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/00 (2009.01); H04L 29/12 (2006.01); H04W 8/26 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 61/2015 (2013.01); H04L 29/12311 (2013.01); H04L 61/2084 (2013.01); H04W 8/26 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for facilitating communication in a mobile communication system in which address-delegating entities are involved, wherein mobile nodes attaching to the communication system get assigned an address or address prefix, wherein the address or address prefix assignment is delegated from an entity being associated with mobility management—mobility entity—to some other configuration component (), is characterized in that the configuration component (), upon being delegated by a mobility entity to assign a mobile node an address or address prefix, stores information about the delegating mobility entity. Furthermore, a corresponding mobile communication system with discovery functionality of address-delegating entities is disclosed.


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