Network-controlled wtru address/anchor selection
AssigneeInterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
InventorsMichelle Perras, Juan Carlos Zuniga, Carlos Jesus Bernardos, Alexander Reznik
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AssigneeInterDigital Patent Holdings, Inc.
InventorsMichelle Perras, Juan Carlos Zuniga, Carlos Jesus Bernardos, Alexander Reznik
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A method and apparatus are provided to enable or aid network-controlled selection of an IP address (and anchor) to be used by a WTRU on an application/service basis. In one example, a method is provided for a WTRU to establish a link with a gateway, transmit a query related to a selected application via the gateway, receive an advertisement for an internet protocol (IP) address, and use the IP address to communicate via the gateway with respect to the selected application. It may be assumed that there are more than one possible IP address/anchor available for the WTRU to use, as it might be the case in a mobility environment, in which an operator can provide addresses with different mobility capabilities.
A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) comprising:
A network access device comprising:
A method for use in a network access device, the method comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.