Patent ID: 9161378
Filing Date: 2015-10-13
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: establishing a transport layer connection with a network component, wherein the transport layer connection supports multiple application layer connections; receiving, by a mobility management entity, a first unique identifier in an uplink message related to an access point; inserting, by the mobility management entity, the first unique identifier in an application layer downlink message to facilitate determining the access point related to the uplink message; transmitting, by the mobility management entity, the application layer downlink message to the network component; receiving, by the mobility management entity, a handover request message from the network component related to the access point and a target access point; inserting, by the mobility management entity, a second unique identifier related to the target access point in the handover request message; and forwarding, by the mobility management entity, the handover request message to the network component or one or more disparate network components.