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DISTRIBUTED DATA STORE-EQUIPPED EVOLVED PACKET CORE APPARATUS AND METHOD

  • US 20180124592A1
  • Filed: 10/27/2016
  • Published: 05/03/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/27/2016
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. An apparatus, comprising:

  • a distributed data store configured to store user equipment information received from a mobility management entity, and gateway information received from a plurality of gateway user plane services and computing resources; and

    a plurality of gateway controllers in communication with the distributed data store, wherein the plurality of gateway controllers are configured to;

    receive a message from the mobility management entity associated with a service request for a user equipment;

    in response to the message, query the distributed data store for at least a portion of the user equipment information, and at least a portion of the gateway information; and

    identify at least one gateway using the gateway user plane services, based on the at least portion of the user equipment information and the at least portion of the gateway information, for use in servicing the service request for the user equipment.

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