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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2013
Applicant:
Nokia Solutions and Networks Management International Gmbh, Munich, DE;
Inventor:
Klaus Hoffmann, Munich, DE;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 11/00 (2006.01); H04L 1/00 (2006.01); H04L 12/26 (2006.01); H04W 28/08 (2009.01); H04L 12/803 (2013.01); H04L 12/801 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 28/08 (2013.01); H04L 47/125 (2013.01); H04L 47/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
Apparatuses and methods are provided by which a second network is associated to or disassociated from a network element (e.g., an eNB) which is connected to a first network, and an association configuration information is sent to the network element, the association configuration information comprising a combination of a first network identification identifying the first network and a second network identification identifying the second network. Based on this association configuration, for example load balancing using both the first and the second network may be carried out.