Patent ID: 8892069

Claim:
A method of configuring the address(es) between evolved Node Bs of a Long Term Evolution (LTE) access network, the method comprising: receiving a chosen evolved Node B address configuration message at at least one Mobility Management Entity connected to the LTE access network, the chosen evolved Node B address configuration message concerning at least one cell controlled by a first evolved Node B and having been newly defined or newly introduced or newly started, the chosen evolved Node B address configuration message including at least one transport layer address of the first evolved Node B or authentication data or security data of the first evolved Node B for connection to the first evolved Node B, and relaying an identifier of the first evolved Node B and the at least one transport layer address or authentication data or security data for the connection to the first evolved Node B within a downlink evolved Node B address configuration message from the Mobility Management Entity to a set of at least one chosen evolved Node B.