Forwarding a terminal identity between core network nodes
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1. An apparatus, configured to:
- derive a terminal identity of a user equipment at a first core network node;
determine that said user equipment will be served by a second core network node without a request therefrom; and
transmit said terminal identity of said user equipment via a radio access network to said second core network, thereby allowing said second core network node to serve said user equipment without deriving said terminal identity.
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Abstract
A method, system and network element for forwards a terminal identity from a first core network node to a second core network node via a common radio access network. The common radio access network is arranged to incorporate a derived terminal identity received from the first core network node into a signaling message transmitted to the second core network node. The second core network node may then use this terminal identity to address the concerned terminal device.
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42 Claims
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1. An apparatus, configured to:
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derive a terminal identity of a user equipment at a first core network node; determine that said user equipment will be served by a second core network node without a request therefrom; and transmit said terminal identity of said user equipment via a radio access network to said second core network, thereby allowing said second core network node to serve said user equipment without deriving said terminal identity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method, comprising:
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deriving a terminal identity of a user equipment at a first core network node; determining that said user equipment will be served by a second core network node without a request therefrom; and transmitting said terminal identity of said user equipment via a radio access network to said second core network, thereby allowing said second core network node to serve said user equipment without deriving said terminal identity. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus, configured to:
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receive a terminal identity of a user equipment when a first core network node determines that said user equipment will be served by a second core network node without a request therefrom; and transmit said terminal identity of said user equipment to said second core network node, thereby allowing said second core network node to serve said user equipment without deriving said terminal identity. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method, comprising:
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receiving a terminal identity of a user equipment when a first core network node determines that said user equipment will be served by a second core network node without a request therefrom; and transmitting said terminal identity of said user equipment to said second core network node, thereby allowing said second core network node to serve said user equipment without deriving said terminal identity. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A communication system, comprising:
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a first network node configured to derive a terminal identity of a user equipment and determine that said user equipment will be served by a second core network node without a request therefrom; and a radio access network, shared by said first core network node and said second core network node, configured to receive said terminal identity of said user equipment and transmit said terminal identity of said user equipment to said second core network node, thereby allowing said second core network node to serve said user equipment without deriving said terminal identity. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A method, comprising:
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deriving a terminal identity for a user equipment at a first core network node; determining that said user equipment will be served by a second core network node without a request therefrom; receiving said terminal identity of said user equipment at a radio access network shared by said first core network node and said second core network node; and transmitting said terminal identity of said user equipment to said second core network node, thereby allowing said second core network node to serve said user equipment without deriving said terminal identity. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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