Method and apparatus for providing distributed mobility management in a network

摘要

The present invention pertains to a method for providing distributed mobility management in a network, the method comprising receiving at a first mobility management entity from among a plurality of mobility management entities a message from a base station or a service gateway, said message being associated with a user equipment; retrieving state information pertaining to said user equipment from a data storage means; and processing said message on the basis of said state information; wherein said data storage means is common to said plurality of mobility management entities. The present invention also pertains to an apparatus for use in the method, i.e. a distributed mobility management entity.