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AssigneeTelefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ)
InventorsJohn Michael Walker, Francisco Cortes Gomez, Lars-Bertil Olsson, Maria Esther Terrero Díaz-Chirón
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A method for operating a communication network includes at least two radio access networks (10-1, 10-2) in which a user equipment (12) can simultaneously be registered and, for each of the at least two radio access networks (10-1, 10-2), a serving entity (14-1, 14-2) in the control plane. The method including the steps of assigning (s16) a master role to one serving entity (14-2) and a slave role to the other serving entity (14-1) or entities; and when a serving entity (14-1) to which a slave role is assigned has to perform control plane signalling (s18), transmitting (s20), by the serving entity, a signalling message to the serving entity (14-2) to which the master role is assigned, so as to perform (s22) the control plane signalling Servers acting as serving entities, systems including such servers, and computer programs executable on the servers are also disclosed.
A method implemented by a first control plane server that is associated with a first radio access network (RAN) in which a user equipment is registered, the method comprising informing a network node about the location of the user equipment by the first control plane server, in accordance with a slave role assigned to the first control plane server, sending a signaling message to a second control plane server that is associated with a second RAN in which the user equipment is simultaneously registered, that is assigned a master role, and that is configured to perform control plane signaling on behalf of the first control plane server for informing the network node about said location.
A method implemented by a first control plane server for a first radio access network (RAN) in which a user equipment is registered, the method comprising:
A first control plane server for a first radio access network (RAN) in which a user equipment is registered, the first control plane server configured to inform a network node about the location of the user equipment by, in accordance with a slave role assigned to the first control plane server, sending a signaling message to a second control plane server that is for a second RAN in which the user equipment is simultaneously registered, that is assigned a master role, and that is configured to perform control plane signaling on behalf of the first control plane server for informing the network node about said location.
A first control plane server for a first radio access network (RAN) in which a user equipment is registered, the first control plane server configured to:
A first control plane server that is associated with a first radio access network (RAN) in which a user equipment is registered and that is configured to:
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