Service selection gateway (SSG) allowing access to services operating using changing set of access addresses
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1. A method of allowing a subscriber to access a service, said method being performed in a service selection gateway (SSG), said method comprising:
- receiving a first set of access addresses, wherein said first set of access addresses represent the set of addresses at which said service can be accessed;
forwarding a first plurality of packets, each of said first plurality of packets is destined to one of said first set of access addresses such that said subscriber can access said service;
receiving a request to change said first set of access addresses to a new set of access addresses, wherein said new set of access addresses represent addresses at which said service can be continued to be accessed; and
forwarding a second plurality of packets, each of said second plurality of packets being destined to one of said new set of access addresses such that said subscriber can continue to access said service.
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Abstract
A service selection gateway (SSG) which allows a subscriber to access services operating using a changing set of access addresses. The SSG may be initially configured to forward packets related to a set of addresses associated with a service. The SSG may then accept a request to a change the set of addresses. In response to the request, the SSG may be configured to forward packets related to the changed set of addresses.
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1. A method of allowing a subscriber to access a service, said method being performed in a service selection gateway (SSG), said method comprising:
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receiving a first set of access addresses, wherein said first set of access addresses represent the set of addresses at which said service can be accessed; forwarding a first plurality of packets, each of said first plurality of packets is destined to one of said first set of access addresses such that said subscriber can access said service; receiving a request to change said first set of access addresses to a new set of access addresses, wherein said new set of access addresses represent addresses at which said service can be continued to be accessed; and forwarding a second plurality of packets, each of said second plurality of packets being destined to one of said new set of access addresses such that said subscriber can continue to access said service. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A service selection gateway (SSG) allowing a subscriber to access a service, said SSG comprising:
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means for receiving a first set of access addresses, wherein said first set of access addresses represent the set of addresses at which said service can be accessed; means for forwarding a first plurality of packets, each of said first plurality of packets is destined to one of said first set of access addresses such that said subscriber can access said service; means for receiving a request to change said first set of access addresses to a new set of access addresses, wherein said new set of access addresses represent addresses at which said service can be continued to be accessed; and means for forwarding a second plurality of packets, each of said second plurality of packets being destined to one of said new set of access addresses such that said subscriber can continue to access said service. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer readable medium carrying one or more sequences of instructions for causing a service selection gateway (SSG) to allow a subscriber to access a service, wherein execution of said one or more sequences of instructions by one or more processors contained in said SSG causes said one or more processors to perform the actions of:
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receiving a first set of access addresses, wherein said first set of access addresses represent the set of addresses at which said service can be accessed; forwarding a first plurality of packets, each of said first plurality of packets is destined to one of said first set of access addresses such that said subscriber can access said service; receiving a request to change said first set of access addresses to a new set of access addresses, wherein said new set of access addresses represent addresses at which said service can be continued to be accessed; and forwarding a second plurality of packets, each of said second plurality of packets being destined to one of said new set of access addresses such that said subscriber can continue to access said service. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A service selection gateway (SSG) allowing a subscriber to access a service, said SSG comprising:
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a forwarding engine forwarding packets according to a service information; a memory storing said service information comprising a first set of access addresses representing the set of addresses at which said service can be accessed, such that said subscriber can access said service based on packets forwarded by said forwarding engine; an input interface receiving a request to change said first set of access addresses to a new set of access addresses, wherein said new set of access addresses represent addresses at which said service can be continued to be accessed; and a configuration logic changing said service information such that said new set of access addresses are associated with said service, whereby said subscriber uses said service with said new set of access addresses. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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