Patent ID: 9032083
Filing Date: 2015-05-12
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for efficient use of a connection between a telecommunications network and a Customer Premises Equipment (CPE), via an access node, for a location based application, the method comprising the steps of: establishing a physical communication channel between the access node of the telecommunications network and the CPE, the physical communication channel being assigned to a network access related identification information related to the access node; providing, by the telecommunications network, a public or private internet Protocol (IP) address to the CPE for use by the CPE to communicate with an IP Edge node of the telecommunications network, the IP address being associated with the network access related identification information and an IP session or connection realizing a logical communication channel being initiated between the IP Edge node of the telecommunications network and the CPE; storing, by the telecommunications network, a location information related to the physical communication channel; initially assigning, by the telecommunications network, a first functionality level to the public or private IP address; and assigning, by the telecommunications network, a second functionality level to the public or private IP address when the telecommunications network is able to federate the network access related identification information to a contract related identification information; wherein the location information is used by the location based application; wherein the telecommunications network comprises a control function, wherein the contract related identification information to enable the second functionality level is sent to the control function after relating the network access related identification information to the contract related identification information.