Patent ID: 9596628
Date: 2017-03-14
CPC Classifications: H04L,H04W,Y02D

Claim:
1. A network controller computing system, comprising: serving gateway (SGW) control plane circuitry to virtualize control plane functions of an SGW in a wireless communication network; packet data network gateway (PGW) control plane circuitry to virtualize control plane functions of a PGW in the wireless communication network; first communication circuitry to establish a first secure communication link between the SGW control plane circuitry and an SGW user plane computing system that is to perform user plane functions of an SGW, wherein the SGW user plane computing system is different from the network controller computing system; and second communication circuitry to establish a second secure communication link between the PGW control plane circuitry and a PGW user plane computing system that is to perform user plane functions of a PGW, wherein the PGW user plane computing system is different from the network controller computing system, wherein: