Patent ID: 8768333
Filing Date: 2014-07-01
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A communication apparatus for communicating by radio with mobile stations located in a radio communication area of the communication apparatus and for connecting to a network of a communication carrier from among a plurality of communication carrier networks, the communication apparatus comprising: obtainment means for obtaining first information identifying a selection equipment in one communication carrier network from among a plurality of communication carrier networks, wherein the first information is based on data stored in a detachable data storage device relating at least to the one communication carrier network from among the plurality of communication carrier networks, the obtainment means performing said obtaining when the detachable data storage device is connected to the communication apparatus; reception means for receiving from the identified selection equipment second information identifying a control equipment in the one communication carrier network, wherein the identified control equipment is selected by the identified selection equipment from a plurality of control equipments when a connection request is received from a mobile station communicating with the communication apparatus, the selection of the control apparatus being based on the obtained first information relating at least to both a position of the communication apparatus and an identification of the one communication carrier network from among the plurality of communication carrier networks; and connection means for performing communication by radio to the mobile station with the selected control equipment, based on the received second information identifying the control equipment in the one communication carrier network.