VIRTUAL MOBILITY ANCHOR FOR NETWORK SHARING
First Claim
1. A virtual mobility anchor network element comprising:
- a network interface implemented at least partially in hardware; and
a processor implemented at least partially in hardware;
wherein the virtual mobility anchor network element is communicatively coupled to a plurality of packet gateway (PGW) nodes relating to a plurality of mobile network operators (MNO) and is configured to;
establish an IP address for a mobile device; and
provide the IP address to a PGW node of the plurality of PGW nodes, in response to a request for the IP address for the mobile device.
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Abstract
Embodiments are directed to a virtual mobility anchor network element to receive, from a packet gateway (PGW) node, a request for an internet protocol (IP) address for a mobile device, establish an IP address for the mobile device; and provide the IP address to the PGW node in response to the request for the IP address for the mobile device. The virtual mobility anchor network element is configured to receive IP traffic from a network location; determine a target destination for the IP traffic based on a destination IP address, the destination IP address comprising the second IP address; and forward the IP traffic to the PGW node associated with the destination IP address. The virtual mobility anchor network element is also configured to receive IP traffic from the PGW node; determine a target destination for the IP traffic; and route the IP traffic to the target destination.
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25 Claims
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1. A virtual mobility anchor network element comprising:
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a network interface implemented at least partially in hardware; and a processor implemented at least partially in hardware; wherein the virtual mobility anchor network element is communicatively coupled to a plurality of packet gateway (PGW) nodes relating to a plurality of mobile network operators (MNO) and is configured to; establish an IP address for a mobile device; and provide the IP address to a PGW node of the plurality of PGW nodes, in response to a request for the IP address for the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method performed by a virtual mobility anchor network element implemented at least partially in hardware and communicatively coupled to a plurality of packet gateway (PGW) nodes relating to a plurality of mobile network operators (MNO), the method comprising:
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receiving, at the virtual mobility anchor network element, from a PGW node of the plurality of PGW nodes, a request for an internet protocol (IP) address for a mobile device; establishing an IP address for the mobile device; and providing the IP address to the PGW node in response to the request for the IP address for the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A mobile virtual network comprising:
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a home subscriber server (HSS) implemented at least partially in hardware, the HSS comprising a database of subscribers and, for each subscriber, information about authorized cellular networks each subscriber is authorized to connect to, the HSS configured to; receive a request for authentication of a user equipment (UE) to connect to a cellular network from a mobility management entity associated with the cellular network; and determine that the UE is authorized to connect to the cellular network; and a virtual mobility anchor network element implemented at least partially in hardware, wherein the virtual mobility anchor network element is communicatively coupled to a plurality of Internet gateway nodes and is configured to; establish an Internet Protocol address for the UE; and provide the IP address to an Internet gateway node, of the plurality of Internet gateway nodes, associated with the cellular network. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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