Network node apparatus, communication system, and communication method
AssigneeNtt Docomo, Inc.
InventorsAtsushi Minokuchi, Masahiro Sawada, Jari Mutikainen
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Abstract
A network node apparatus includes: a reception unit configured to receive a request for a specific process from a base station when a procedure, for the specific process, including an authentication procedure for a terminal, is executed in a communication system; and a transmission unit configured to transfer the request to a specific network node apparatus that includes a function for executing the authentication procedure.
Claims5
A network node apparatus comprising:
- a reception unit configured to receive a request for a specific process from a base station when a procedure, for the specific process, including an authentication procedure for a terminal, is executed in a communication system;
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- a transmission unit configured to transfer the request to a specific network node apparatus that includes a function for executing the authentication procedure.
A communication system comprising:
- a network node apparatus comprising:
- a reception unit configured to receive a request for a specific process from a base station when a procedure, for the specific process, including an authentication procedure for a terminal, is executed in a communication system;
- and
- a transmission unit configured to transfer the request to a specific network node apparatus that includes a function for executing the authentication procedure;
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- the specific network node apparatus.
A communication method executed by a network node apparatus, the communication method comprising:
- a reception step of receiving a request for a specific process from a base station when a procedure, for the specific process, including an authentication procedure for a terminal, is executed in a communication system;
- and
- a transmission step of transferring the request to a specific network node apparatus that includes a function for executing the authentication procedure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.