METHODS AND APPARATUS
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1. A method comprising:
- determining if a failure has occurred in a first path, an offload application server functionality being provided in said first path; and
if so causing routing of said data via a second different path which bypasses said offload server functionality.
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Abstract
A method comprises determining if a failure has occurred in a first path, an offload application server functionality being provided in said first path and if so, causing routing of said data via a second different path which bypasses said offload server functionality.
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1. A method comprising:
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determining if a failure has occurred in a first path, an offload application server functionality being provided in said first path; and if so causing routing of said data via a second different path which bypasses said offload server functionality. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 21)
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11. An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer code for one or more programs, the at least one memory and the computer code configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus at least to:
- determine if a failure has occurred in a first path, an offload application server functionality being provided in said first path; and
cause routing of said data via a second different path which bypasses said offload server functionality if a failure is determined in said first path. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20)
- determine if a failure has occurred in a first path, an offload application server functionality being provided in said first path; and
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16. An apparatus as claimed in 15, wherein the control path is parallel with or part of the first path.
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