Patent ID: 9730095
Date: 2017-08-08
CPC Classifications: H04L,H04W,Y02D

Claim:
1. Component for use in association with a cellular communication network to reduce redundant signaling on the network or between the network and other networks, the component comprising: an extractor configured to extract network signaling that is heading towards a destination, and to reinsert said signaling for sending onwards in reduced form, said extractor comprising a signal part remover, configured to remove, from said extracted signaling, at least one part of said signaling determined to be present in association with said destination; an inserter for inserting a flag into the signaling to indicate the removal, said extractor configured to pass on said signaling including said flag and without said extracted parts, towards said destination; wherein said signaling is part of an update location response and said at least one part is a user profile.