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METHOD FOR NETWORK CONTROLLED ACCESS SELECTION

  • US 20110128907A1
  • Filed: 08/23/2007
  • Published: 06/02/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/23/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An Access Selection Server (ASS) (201, 301, 404, 409, 603, 706, 802, 902) comprising storing means and software, the ASS being adapted for location in a communication network comprising at least one User Equipment (UE) (212, 302, 701, 801, 901) and communication nodes (204, 401, 406, 206, 407, 601, 602, 704, 705, 211, 202) characterized by the ASS being arranged to allow each UE to have multiple accesses to at least one Packet Data Network Gateway (PDN GW) (211) being part of the communication network, each access comprising one IP-session (502, 503), the ASS (201, 301, 404, 409, 603, 706, 802, 902) further being arranged to store information of all accesses for each UE (212, 302, 701, 801, 901) in the communication network and information of overall load status of the communication network in the storing means by means of collecting information through interactions with the communication nodes (204, 401, 406, 206, 407, 601, 602, 704, 705, 211, 202), the UE and an Access Selection Server subscriber Data Base (ASS DB) (203), and that the ASS is arranged to communicate control messages, based on the stored information, from the ASS to the UE, thereby enabling control of multiple UE-accesses from the ASS.

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