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AssigneeBlackBerry Limited
InventorsNoun Choi, Stefano Faccin, Chen Ho Chin
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A method, system and device are provided for managing LIPA and/or SIPTO connection releases when UE moves out of residential/enterprise network coverage in case service continuity is not supported for the LIPA/SIPTO PDN connection(s). To address problems caused by not providing service continuity for LIPA/SIPTO PDN connections, the PDN connection/PDP context created in the HeNB/HNB by the MME/SGSN includes context information related to the UE indicating whether such connection is a LIPA PDN connection PDN connection or not. In addition, each UE may be configured to reconnect or not reconnect to the PDN corresponding to a certain APN or service, depending on how the PDN connection was disconnected by the network.
A method in a mobility management node of a wireless communications network, the method comprising:
A network element apparatus in a wireless communications network that comprises processor control logic and/or circuitry for:
A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therein, said computer readable program code adapted to be executed to implement a method in first network element of a wireless communications network, comprising:
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