Patent ID: 8995335
Filing Date: 2015-03-31
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method useful for scalable deployment of network nodes, comprising: communicating in a first base station in a radio access network protocol and a core network node including a mobility management entity in a core network using messages associated with a first set of operations connecting the first base station to the core network; communicating in the first base station with other base stations of the radio access network using messages associated with a second set of operations connecting the radio access network nodes; and communicating in the first base station with a second base station using messages associated with a third set of operations, the third set of operations providing at least part of the operations provided by the first and second set of operations, wherein the first, the second, and the third set of operations comprise operations that implement transport network layer protocols for routing between the first base station, the core network node, and the third node second base station.