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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2017
Filed:
May. 15, 2014
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Young-Ki Jeon, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Seong-Ryong Kang, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Woo-Jae Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Jong-Hyune Kim, Seoul, KR;
Jung-Ah Choi, Seoul, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A method for operating a switch in a communication network includes receiving path information of a service flow between a first user equipment (UE) and a second UE from a controller, receiving a packet forwarded through the service flow from a base station, and transmitting the packet to a path determined by the path information. An apparatus for a switch in a communication network includes a controller configured to receive path information of a service flow between a first user equipment (UE) and a second UE from a controller, receive a packet forwarded through the flow from an evolved NodeB and forward the packet to a path determined by the path information. Other embodiments are also disclosed.