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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2012
Applicants:
Hajime Zembutsu, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiyuki Tamura, Tokyo, JP;
Stefan Schmid, Heidelberg, DE;
Tarik Taleb, Heidelberg, DE;
Gottfried Punz, Heidelberg, DE;
Inventors:
Hajime Zembutsu, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiyuki Tamura, Tokyo, JP;
Stefan Schmid, Heidelberg, DE;
Tarik Taleb, Heidelberg, DE;
Gottfried Punz, Heidelberg, DE;
Assignees:
NEC Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
NEC Europe Ltd., Heidelberg, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/00 (2009.01); H04W 36/00 (2009.01); H04W 76/04 (2009.01); H04W 36/32 (2009.01); H04W 36/12 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 36/32 (2013.01); H04W 36/00 (2013.01); H04W 76/041 (2013.01); H04W 76/04 (2013.01); H04W 36/12 (2013.01); H04W 36/0033 (2013.01);
Abstract
A communication method in LIPA/SIPTO architecture is provided which, when a user equipment (UE) is to connect from a serving area to an external network, allows re-selection of an optimal gateway. The communication method allows selecting a gateway apparatus physically or topologically close to a site, where the user equipment is attached.