Fixed access point for a terminal device

An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to:

• direct interfacing of at least one of multiple mobile access systems with a packet data network;
• assign one of at least one of an access point comprised in said apparatus and another access point comprised in another apparatus to serve as a fixed access point for a terminal device, based on a received identifier of said terminal device;
• and
• direct transmission, to at least one of said terminal device and a gateway node serving said terminal device, of a notification about said assignment of said fixed access point.

A system comprising:

• a terminal device;
• a packet data network;
• multiple mobile access systems;
• and
• multiple network nodes, each network node comprising at least one access point, each access point configured to interface at least one of said mobile access systems with said packet data network;
• wherein at least one of said multiple network nodes further comprises
• a fixed access point assigner configured to assign one of said access points to serve as a fixed access point for said terminal device based on a received identifier of said terminal device, and
• a notification transmitter configured to transmit to at least one of said terminal device and a gateway node serving said terminal device a notification about said assignment of said fixed access point.

A computer readable medium having a computer program stored thereon, the computer program being configured to control a data-processing device to perform the following:

• receiving an identifier of a terminal device;
• assigning one of multiple access points to serve as a fixed access point for said terminal device based on said received identifier of said terminal device, each of said multiple access points configured to interface at least one of multiple mobile access systems with a packet data network;
• and
• directing transmission, to at least one of said terminal device and a gateway node serving said terminal device, of a notification about said assignment of said fixed access point.

An apparatus comprising:

• at least one access point means for interfacing at least one of multiple mobile access systems with a packet data network;
• a fixed access point assigning means for assigning one of said at least one access point means comprised in said apparatus and another access point means comprised in another apparatus to serve as a fixed access point means for a terminal device, based on a received identifier of said terminal device;
• and
• a notification transmitting means for directing transmission to at least one of said terminal device and a gateway node serving said terminal device of a notification about said assignment of said fixed access point means.