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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2010
Brian D. Mauer, Shawnee, KS (US);
Pallavur Sankaranaraynan, Overland Park, KS (US);
Matthew C. Schlesener, Shawnee, KS (US);
Lyle Walter Paczkowski, Mission Hills, KS (US);
Brian D. Mauer, Shawnee, KS (US);
Pallavur Sankaranaraynan, Overland Park, KS (US);
Matthew C. Schlesener, Shawnee, KS (US);
Lyle Walter Paczkowski, Mission Hills, KS (US);
Sprint Communications Company L.P., Overland Park, KS (US);
Abstract
A method of operating a communication system comprises, in a wireless communication device, acquiring a packet address from a communication network, wherein the communication network assigns the packet address to the wireless communication device, and transmitting the packet address, a device identifier, and a location of the wireless communication device for delivery to a database in the communication network. The method further comprises, in a packet router, receiving a data packet with a destination address of the packet address assigned to the wireless communication device, querying the database with the packet address to determine the device identifier and the location of the wireless communication device, processing the location to select a plurality of output ports of the packet router, and broadcasting the data packet over the plurality of output ports.