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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2014
Applicant:
Futurewei Technologies Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Inventors:
Kaippallimalil Mathew John, Richardson, TX (US);
Hinghung Anthony Chan, Plano, TX (US);
Assignee:
FUTUREWEI TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Plano, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/08 (2006.01); H04W 76/02 (2009.01); H04W 36/00 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 76/02 (2013.01); H04W 36/0011 (2013.01); H04W 76/022 (2013.01); H04W 76/021 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method, apparatus and system related to a packet data network (PDN) connection for a radio access network (RAN) are provided. The PDN connections between eNB of the RAN and an Evolved Packet Core (EPC) are forward though Ethernet switching network. A controller at Evolved Packet Core (EPC) site such as EPC controller or centralized switch controller is configured to configure flow table entries along the transport path from eNB to a gateway of the EPC.