Broadcasting information about eligible network operators to mobile user equipments
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Abstract
The invention proposes a system and method for providing an attachment or a connection in a communication network. A connection is established between a user equipment and another network element via a radio access network, and one or more of alternatively selectable support network elements of at least two operator networks, the radio access network element broadcasting information on types of support network elements of available operator networks to the user equipment.
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17. System for providing an attachment or a connection in a communication network comprising a radio access network and at least two operator networks, the system being adapted to route a connection between a user equipment and another network element via the radio access network, and one or more of alternatively selectable support network elements of the operator networks,
the radio access network being adapted to broadcast information on available operator networks or support network elements to the user equipment, wherein the broadcast information includes information on the mobile generation type of the operator network to which the support network element or elements belong, the user equipment being adapted to receive the broadcast information and to send selection information to the radio access network for selecting an operator network and/or a support network element, wherein the broadcast information includes area identifiers of the operator networks, the broadcast area identifiers being specified as information which is only readable by user equipments of the respective generation type, and wherein the user equipment is adapted to receive only that part of the broadcast information which is intended for the generation type of the user equipment.
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25. Method for providing an attachment or a connection in a communication network, wherein a connection is routed between a user equipment and another network element via a radio access network, and one or more of alternatively selectable support network elements of at least two operator networks, the radio access network broadcasting information on available operator networks or support network elements to the user equipment, the broadcast information including information on the generation type of the support network elements,
wherein the broadcast information includes area identifiers of the operator networks, the broadcast area identifiers being specified as information which is only readable by user equipments of the respective generation type, and wherein the user equipment receives only that part of the broadcast information which is intended for the generation type of the user equipment, and the user equipment sends selection information to the radio access network for selecting an operator network and/or a support network element.
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