Abstract: A network node adapted to forward incoming data packets, the network node including a tag identifying unit, adapted to identify a tag of an incoming data packet as a replicate tag; a tag look-up module, adapted to retrieve from a tag table a number of replications and destinations for the replicate tag; a replicating engine, configured to replicate the incoming data packet according to the number of replications, thereby generating replicated data packets; and a forwarding unit, adapted to forward the replicated data packets to the destinations.

Abstract: A method for providing network access to a plurality of user entities through an access point, said access point comprising a LAN interface and a broadband network interface, the method comprising the following steps at a gateway device: establishing a second secure communication link with said access point; receiving an IP address allocation request from one of said plurality of user entities via said second secure communication link; accessing a AAA server to verify whether a successful authentication of said one of said plurality of user entities on the basis of data related to a mobile subscription associated with said one of said plurality of user entities has already taken place; and upon successful verification, completing an IP address allocation scheme with said one of said plurality of user entities and enabling relaying of data between said one of said plurality of user entities and a PDN; wherein said gateway device is adapted to aggregate a plurality of instances of second secure communication li

Abstract: The disclosure relates generally to supporting bonded services at non-anchor nodes. A non-anchor gateway device is configured to support service bonding for a user device and communication with an anchor node of the user device. The non-anchor gateway device is configured to associated a set of user device data plane connections of the user device to form a bonded session for the user device where the set of user device data plane sessions includes a first user device data plane connection associated with a first access network and a second user device data plane connection associated with a second access network. The non-anchor gateway device is configured to map user device traffic of the user device between the user device data plane connections of the bonded session and a user device data plane session between the gateway device and the anchor node for the user device.

Abstract: Network system comprising multiple access network gateways interconnected via networking equipment, each of the access network gateways being adapted for connecting user equipment devices to the network system, wherein the network system comprises a database wherein private networks are defined as groups of predetermined user equipment devices, and wherein the access network gateway are configured to interconnect user equipment devices belonging to a single private network via SDN service chains to emulate the single private network inside the network system.

Abstract: A network node adapted to forward incoming data packets, the network node including a tag identifying unit, adapted to identify a tag of an incoming data packet as a replicate tag; a tag look-up module, adapted to retrieve from a tag table a number of replications and destinations for the replicate tag; a replicating engine, configured to replicate the incoming data packet according to the number of replications, thereby generating replicated data packets; and a forwarding unit, adapted to forward the replicated data packets to the destinations.

Abstract: The invention includes a method and apparatus for distributing flooding labels within a Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) infrastructure supporting Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) Media Access Control (MAC) Virtual Private Networking (VPN).

Abstract: Method for operating a user equipment device in a private network by a visiting device from outside the private network, each device being connected via a server gateway to a network function on a common server outside the private network, comprising the steps of: (i) creating and managing a private network context for both the user equipment device and the visiting device by each respective network function; (ii) consulting one or more databases defined by the network functions to authenticate the user equipment device and visiting device and subsequently determine whether the user equipment device and visiting device are allowed to join their private contexts; and if they are allowed to join their private contexts, (iii) setting up connections between the network functions on the server to join the private contexts of the user equipment device and visiting device and therewith

Abstract: Network system comprising multiple access network gateways interconnected via networking equipment, each of the access network gateways being adapted for connecting user equipment devices to the network system, wherein the network system comprises a database wherein private networks are defined as groups of predetermined user equipment devices, and wherein the access network gateway are configured to interconnect user equipment devices belonging to a single private network via SDN service chains to emulate the single private network inside the network system.

Abstract: The disclosure relates generally to supporting bonded services at non-anchor nodes. A non-anchor gateway device is configured to support service bonding for a user device and communication with an anchor node of the user device. The non-anchor gateway device is configured to associated a set of user device data plane connections of the user device to form a bonded session for the user device where the set of user device data plane sessions includes a first user device data plane connection associated with a first access network and a second user device data plane connection associated with a second access network. The non-anchor gateway device is configured to map user device traffic of the user device between the user device data plane connections of the bonded session and a user device data plane session between the gateway device and the anchor node for the user device.

Abstract: The disclosure relates generally to supporting a maximum fill link capability for a bonded session. The maximum fill link capability may be configured to control allocation of user device traffic of a user device across multiple bearers of a bonded data plane session supported for the user device. The maximum fill link capability may be provided at a gateway device associated with the bonded data plane session, which may be a network gateway device for downstream user device traffic or a customer gateway device for upstream user device traffic. The maximum fill link capability may be configured to determine an allocation of the user device traffic of a user device data plane session to multiple bearers of the user device data plane session based on policy information associated with the user device data plane session and based on traffic monitoring performed for the user device traffic of the user device data plane session.

Abstract: A system, method and apparatus of failover indication of a Multicast Virtual Private Networking (MVPN) P-Tunnel at a leaf provider equipment (PE) router. Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD) attributes may be adapted to associate a BFD discriminator with a P-Tunnel terminated at the Leaf PE router such that BFD session status may be used to indicate a tunnel failure condition.

Abstract: Methods, systems and apparatus for associating packets or traffic flows with service functions to be applied thereto such that repeated identification of the packets or traffic flows at each of multiple service delivery modules may be avoided.

Abstract: Method, system and apparatus for identifying and binding together in one session multiple data bearing paths through various access technologies between a Packet Gateway (PGW) and Customer Premises Equipment (CPE) to form thereby a bonded service combining wireless and wireline bearers.

Abstract: Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method and related network node including one or more of the following: receiving, at the node, a network update message; determining whether the network update message should be propagated to other nodes; if the network update message should be propagated to other nodes, forwarding the network update message to at least one other node; and if the network update message should not be propagated to other nodes, refraining from forwarding the network update message to any other node. Various further embodiments relate to a method and related network node including one or more of the following: determining a first time period for the network update message; setting the first time period as a delay time; waiting for the delay time; and after the delay time has elapsed, computing new routing information based on the network update message.

Abstract: The invention includes a method and apparatus for distributing flooding labels within a Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) infrastructure supporting Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) Media Access Control (MAC) Virtual Private Networking (VPN).

Abstract: In an embodiment, there is provided a method for the support of IP connections for a User Equipment UE having access to a 3GPP Core Network CN via at least a trusted non-3GPP Access Network AN that does not support Layer 2 signalling and bearer per IP connection, said method comprising: —providing that traffic carried by an IP connection is tunnelled over said AN, through a Layer-2 tunnel associated with said IP connection.

Abstract: A method for providing network access to a plurality of user entities through an access point, said access point comprising a LAN interface and a broadband network interface, the method comprising the following steps at a gateway device: establishing a second secure communication link with said access point; receiving an IP address allocation request from one of said plurality of user entities via said second secure communication link; accessing a AAA server to verify whether a successful authentication of said one of said plurality of user entities on the basis of data related to a mobile subscription associated with said one of said plurality of user entities has already taken place; and upon successful verification, completing an IP address allocation scheme with said one of said plurality of user entities and enabling relaying of data between said one of said plurality of user entities and a PDN; wherein said gateway device is adapted to aggregate a plurality of instances of second secure communication li

Abstract: Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method and related network node including one or more of the following: receiving, at the node, a network update message; determining whether the network update message should be propagated to other nodes; if the network update message should be propagated to other nodes, forwarding the network update message to at least one other node; and if the network update message should not be propagated to other nodes, refraining from forwarding the network update message to any other node. Various further embodiments relate to a method and related network node including one or more of the following: determining a first time period for the network update message; setting the first time period as a delay time; waiting for the delay time; and after the delay time has elapsed, computing new routing information based on the network update message.

Abstract: The invention includes a method and apparatus for distributing flooding labels within a Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) infrastructure supporting Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) Media Access Control (MAC) Virtual Private Networking (VPN).

Abstract: In an embodiment, there is provided an arrangement for providing functions of a mobile IP-CAN gateway, said arrangement comprising: a first gateway node, a second gateway node, and an interface between said first and second gateway nodes, said first and second gateway nodes linked by said interface appearing to the mobile IP-CAN and to an external IP network as a mobile IP-CAN gateway interfacing said mobile IP-CAN with said IP network, said first gateway node, located in said mobile IP-CAN, providing those traffic handling functions of said mobile IP-CAN gateway, referred to as first traffic handling functions, which are related with the termination of the interface of said mobile IP-CAN gateway towards said mobile IP-CAN, said second gateway node, located in a fixed IP-CAN, providing those traffic handling functions of said mobile IP-CAN gateway, referred to as second traffic handling functions, which are not related with the termination of the interface of said mobile IP-CAN gateway towards said mobile