Patent ID: 9021073
Filing Date: 2015-04-28
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving a session request associated with a user equipment (UE); selecting one or more network address pool name lists that include a plurality of network address pool names, wherein each network address pool name, of the plurality of network address pool names, is associated with a priority, and wherein the priority of each network address pool name is based on a type of service requested by the session request and an application to be used with respect to the session request; selecting one or more network address pool names from the plurality of network address pool names based on the priority associated with the one or more network address pool names; selecting one or more network addresses from the one or more network address pool names; assigning the one or more network addresses to the UE; and establishing a session with the UE using the assigned one or more network addresses.