Patent ID: 9420492
Filing Date: 2016-08-16
CPC Classification: H04L,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method for load balancing, comprising: in response to a second network edge node of an access network receiving a message including information indicating that a user equipment intends to access a network, causing the second network edge node to enter a waiting state; in response to the second network edge node receiving during the waiting state, from a device, a message indicating that the second network edge node is requested to serve the user equipment, transmitting a message to the user equipment, through the second network edge node, indicating that the user equipment is served by the second network edge node; wherein the device is a first network edge node in the access network, and the message including the information that the user equipment intends to access the network is an address allocation discovery message, wherein the causing the second network edge node to enter the waiting state further comprises: in response to the second network edge node receiving a user authentication result of the user equipment from a user authentication device after the message is received, causing the second network edge node to enter the waiting state, and wherein the transmitting the message to the user equipment, through the second network edge node, that the user equipment is served by the second network edge node comprises: