Identifying a user equipment in a communication network

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9872172
APP PUB NO 20160127891A1
SERIAL NO

14892495

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A method and apparatus for identifying a User Equipment (UE) in a communication network. A service aware control signalling node associated with a transmission path related to the UE receives a first message sent from a Radio Access Network (RAN) node associated with the UE on the transmission path. The first message initiates a communication between the RAN node and the control signalling node and includes an identity of the UE. On its own, the identity of the UE is not enough to unambiguously identify the UE, as described above. The control signalling node stores at a database an identity of the UE and an identity of the transmission path via which the first message was sent. The combination of the UE identity and the transmission path identity can be used to uniquely identify the UE.

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GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP LTDCHANGAN TOWN IN GUANGDONG PROVINCE DONGGUAN 523860 USHA BEACH ROAD NO 18 DONGGUAN CITY GUANGDONG PROVINCE 523860

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Nylander, Tomas Värmdö, SE 183 4535
Schliwa-Bertling, Paul Ljungsbro, SE 434 2799

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