Auto-discovery of a non-advertised public network address
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1. A method of providing a network address, comprising:
- receiving, at a registration server from a base transceiver station, a communication indicating that the base transceiver station desires to communicate, via a packet data network, with a gateway configured to provide access for the base transceiver station to a base station controller, whereinthe gateway is communicatively disposed between the packet data network and the base station controller,the registration server and the gateway are communicatively coupled to the packet data network,the registration server and the gateway are communicatively coupled to each other over a secure connection that is separate from the packet data network; and
sending, from the registration server to the base transceiver station, a non-publicly advertised packet data network address usable to communicate with the gateway via the packet data network.
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Abstract
Providing a network address is disclosed. A communication indicating that a first node desires to communicate via a packet data network with a second node configured to provide access to a private resource is received. A non-publicly advertised packet data network address usable to communicate with the second node via the packet data network is provided to the first node.
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1. A method of providing a network address, comprising:
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receiving, at a registration server from a base transceiver station, a communication indicating that the base transceiver station desires to communicate, via a packet data network, with a gateway configured to provide access for the base transceiver station to a base station controller, wherein the gateway is communicatively disposed between the packet data network and the base station controller, the registration server and the gateway are communicatively coupled to the packet data network, the registration server and the gateway are communicatively coupled to each other over a secure connection that is separate from the packet data network; and sending, from the registration server to the base transceiver station, a non-publicly advertised packet data network address usable to communicate with the gateway via the packet data network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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