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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:
Sep. 08, 2015

Filed:

May. 14, 2014
Applicant:

Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;

Inventors:

Heino Hameleers, Kerkrade, NL;

Frank Hundscheidt, Kerkrade, NL;

Martin Kaibel, Herzogenrath, DE;

Kathrin Kaibel, Aachen, DE;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/00 (2009.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01); H04W 48/18 (2009.01); H04W 72/04 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 67/10 (2013.01); H04W 48/18 (2013.01); H04W 72/0406 (2013.01);
Abstract

Devices and methods for selecting network nodes in a cellular communication network. By dropping fixed connections between network nodes of different hierarchy levels, for instance, a network node of an access network has to make a selection among different core network nodes. The selected core network node requires service information on the access network node and the area serviced by the access network node. Devices and methods are disclosed for selecting network nodes and for providing service information. The devices can be implemented in the network centrally or in a distributed manner.


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