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AssigneeTelefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
InventorsCsaba Antal, Attila Takács, Lars Westberg
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A mobile communications network (20) has separation between a user plane (UP) and a control plane (CP). The network comprises plural entities, including plural user plane entities (UPE 23) (comprising the user plane) and plural mobility management entities (MME 25) (comprising the control plane). At least one of the entities is configured to transmit advertisement information. The advertisement information comprises status information and configuration information of the at least one entity. The network further comprises a node or unit (44) configured to use both the advertisement information and the transport information to select a user plane entity for attachment to a wireless station serviced by the network.
A system in a mobile communications network having separation between a user plane and a control plane, the system comprising:
A mobility management entity-node of a mobile communications network comprising:
A method in a mobility management entity of operating a mobile communications network having separation between a user plane and a control plane, the network including plural entities, the plural entities in turn including plural user plane entities comprising the user plane and plural mobility management entities comprising the control plane, the method comprising the steps of:
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