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Facilitation of mobility management across various radio technologies

  • US 9,826,436 B2
  • Filed: 09/29/2014
  • Issued: 11/21/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/29/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, comprising:

  • receiving, by a software-defined network device comprising a processor, from a mobile device, broadcasted network address data representative of a mobile device identifier address, wherein the mobile device identifier address comprises network address data related to an internet protocol address of a first network device other than the software-defined network device;

    determining, by the software-defined network device, a second network device other than the software-defined network device capable of a communication with the mobile device;

    updating, by the software-defined network device, a mobility status associated with the mobile device, wherein the updating comprises updating a first speed of the mobile device in relation to the first network device and updating a second speed of the mobile device in relation to the second network device based on a change in speed of the mobile device;

    based on the updating the mobility status and a condition associated with a distance of the mobile device to the first network device, prompting, by the software-defined network device, the mobile device to communicate with the second network device; and

    in response to the updating, routing, by the software-defined network device, the communication with the mobile device to the second network device.

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