APPARATUS AND METHOD COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE RESOURCE RECORD
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Abstract
Embodiments provide a method and apparatus configured to store at least one record which comprises information on an address of an access point and on the type of the access point. The method or apparatus may return the information on the address and on the type of the access point in response to a query request requesting the address of the access point. The apparatus may be a domain name server.
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86 Claims
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1-43. -43. (canceled)
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44. An apparatus configured to store at least one record, the record comprising information on an address of an access point and on the type of the access point,
the apparatus being adapted to return the information on the address and on the type of the access point in response to a query request requesting the address of the access point.
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68. An apparatus being configured to at least one of:
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to send a query request requesting an address of an access point, to receive an information on the address and on a type of the access point in response to the query request, and to send a message to the access point depending on the received address and type information. - View Dependent Claims (70, 71, 72, 73, 74)
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69. Apparatus comprising at least one of means for sending a query request requesting an address of an access point,
means for receiving an information on the address and on a type of the access point in response to the query request, and means for sending a message to the access point depending on the received address and type information.
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75. A method, comprising:
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receiving a query request requesting an address of an access point, checking at least one record, the record comprising information on the address of the access point and on the type of the access point, and returning the information on the address and on the type of the access point in response to the query request. - View Dependent Claims (76, 77)
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78. A method, comprising:
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sending a query request requesting an address of an access point, receiving an information on the address and on a type of the access point in response to the query request, and sending a message to the access point depending on the received address and type information. - View Dependent Claims (79, 80)
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81. A method, comprising:
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attaching a user to a network, optionally an evolved packet service, connecting a mobility management entity to a serving gateway, or, if no serving gateway is reachable, redirecting the user to general packet radio service.
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82. A method, comprising:
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performing a handover, such as an Inter SGSN/MME handover, during handover a new support node or mobility management entity performs a server query to find an old support node or mobility management entity, the new support node or mobility management entity receives from the server query information on a type or version of a peer node, the new support node or mobility management entity uses the received information so as to speed up the handover procedure.
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83. Computer program product, comprising code means configured to carry out or implement, when run on a processor,
receiving a query request requesting an address of an access point, checking at least one record, the record comprising information on the address of the access point and on the type of the access point, and returning the information on the address and on the type of the access point in response to the query request.
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84. Computer program product, comprising code means configured to carry out or implement, when run on a processor,
sending a query request requesting an address of an access point, receiving an information on the address and on a type of the access point in response to the query request, and sending a message to the access point depending on the received address and type information.
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86. A record, the record comprising information on an address of an access point and on the type of the access point.
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