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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2014
Applicant:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Inventors:
Stewart H. Maxwell, Dallas, TX (US);
Wesley R. Erhart, Sr., McKinney, TX (US);
Srinivas Eswara, Garland, TX (US);
Anthony D. Bennett, Plano, TX (US);
Eric C. Corum, Georgetown, TX (US);
Assignee:
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 72/04 (2009.01); H04W 8/08 (2009.01); H04W 28/08 (2009.01); H04W 88/16 (2009.01); H04W 76/02 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 72/048 (2013.01); H04W 8/08 (2013.01); H04W 28/085 (2013.01); H04W 72/0413 (2013.01); H04W 72/0433 (2013.01); H04W 76/02 (2013.01); H04W 76/022 (2013.01); H04W 88/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
An access gateway node couples a control node to an external data network, where the control node and access gateway node are for use in a wireless communications network. The access gateway node comprises a data function to route packets containing traffic data between the control node and the external data network. An interface to the control node enables exchange of control messages between the data function and a control function in the control node.