Telecommunication networks
AssigneeVodafone IP Licensing Limited
InventorsMatthew Cheng, Walter Gottfried Bindrim, John Leadley Moughton
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Abstract
A mobile telecommunications network includes a core network (2020) having content processing means (2060, 2070) operable to provide a core network service relating to content, and a radio access network (700, 2003) having radio means for wireless communication with terminals (10) registered with the network, wherein the radio access network (700, 2003) includes a local source of content (741, 1100). The network is arranged to provide the content processing means (2060, 2070) core network service in relation to the content of the local source.
Claims15
A mobile telecommunications network comprising:
- a core network having content processing means operable to provide a core network service relating to content, and
- a radio access network having radio means for wireless communication with terminals registered with the telecommunications network, wherein the radio access network includes a local source of content,
- wherein the telecommunications network is arranged to copy requests for content used by the registered terminals to request content from the local source, and forward these requests to the core network, such that the core network provides the requested content, and
- wherein the telecommunications network is arranged to provide the content processing means core network service for the requested content of the local source.
A method of operating a mobile telecommunications network including:
- a core network having content processing means operable to provide a core network service relating to content, and
- a radio access network having radio means for wireless communication with terminals registered with the telecommunications network, wherein the radio access network includes a local source of content,
- wherein the telecommunications network is arranged to copy requests for content used by the registered terminals to request content from the local source, and forward these requests to the core network, such that the core network provides the requested content, and
- wherein the telecommunications network provides the content processing means core network service for the requested content of the local source.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.