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Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2016

Filed:

Nov. 10, 2014
Applicant:

Sprint Communications Company L.p., Overland Park, KS (US);

Inventors:

Seng Gan, Ashburn, VA (US);

Michael Francis Fiumano, McLean, VA (US);

Aaron Paul Hinkle, Centreville, VA (US);

Reiko Miller, Manassas, VA (US);

Assignee:

Sprint Communications Company L.P., Overland Park, KS (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/00 (2006.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04W 12/00 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 63/02 (2013.01); H04W 12/00 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method, system, and medium are provided for locating an optimal security gateway. A default gateway receives a request to access a macrocell. The default security gateway obtains a current location for each macrocell in response to a security gateway discovery function. Based on the response, routes to a best security gateway for each macrocell are determined. A best security gateway is identified based on factors that include the distance from a picocell connected to the default security gateway having backhaul traffic to offload to the appropriate macrocells connected to the best security gateway.


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