METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INSTANCE IDENTIFIER BASED ON A UNIQUE DEVICE IDENTIFIER
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1. A method for use in a communications network, comprising the step of:
- creating an Instance Identifier (ID) to uniquely identify a device such as a mobile device or User Equipment (UE) in the communications network.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for use in a communications network whereby an Instance Identifier (ID) is created to uniquely identify a device such as a mobile device or User Equipment (UE) in the communications network.
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1. A method for use in a communications network, comprising the step of:
creating an Instance Identifier (ID) to uniquely identify a device such as a mobile device or User Equipment (UE) in the communications network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus for use in a communications network, comprising:
means for creating an Instance Identifier (ID) to uniquely identify a device such as a mobile device or User Equipment (UE) in the communications network. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A computer program for creating an Instance Identifier (ID), said computer program being embodied in a computer readable medium adapted to be executed by a processor, comprising:
computer code for constructing the Instance ID as a Universally Unique Identifier (UUID) URN using the string representation of a UUID.
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