Patent ID: 11974343

Abstract:
A method of selectively connecting mobile devices to 4G and/or 5G networks includes preparing a plurality of isolated 4G and/or 5G networks configured to define a network federation and each having a Radio Access Network (RAN), a PDN Gateway node or a User Plane Function (UPF), and an application server; preparing a plurality of mobile devices; connecting the mobile devices to the networks to exchange data traffic with the application server via, at least, the RAN and the PDN Gateway or UPF node; preparing a connectivity network configured to selectively connect the networks to each other; selecting one reference PDN Gateway or UPF node associated with a network of the federation; and migrating the data traffic associated with all the mobile devices connected to the networks other than the reference network to the application server associated with the reference network that includes the previously selected PDN Gateway or UPF node.