IDENTIFYING A USER EQUIPMENT IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK

摘要

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.

主权项

1. A method of identifying a User Equipment in a communication network, the method comprising, at a control signalling node associated with a transmission path related to the User Equipment:
receiving a first message sent from a Radio Access Network node associated with the User Equipment and on the transmission path, the first message initiating a communication between the Radio Access Network node and the control signalling node and including an identity of the User Equipment; and storing at a database an identity of the User Equipment and an identity of the transmission path via which the first message was sent, the combination of the User Equipment identity and the transmission path identity being usable to uniquely identify the User Equipment.