Title:
通信網
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2004526358
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
The present invention provides a method of, computer programs for and apparatus adapted to operate a communications network to determine membership of a group of access nodes of the communications network with which there is a relatively high probability that a mobile node will be associated after the mobile node has been associated with a first access node, access nodes being linked to other access nodes via data communications links, the method comprising: a) detecting characteristics of relationships between access nodes; b) operating the communications network to determine membership of the group in dependence on the detected characteristics.
Inventors:
O'Neill, Alan William
Corson, Matthew Scott
Corson, Matthew Scott
Application Number:
JP2002566935A
Publication Date:
August 26, 2004
Filing Date:
February 19, 2002
Export Citation:
Assignee:
BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
International Classes:
H04L12/753; H04L29/06; H04W68/00; H04L12/70; (IPC1-7): H04Q7/22
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Takehiko Suzue
Satoshi Kono
Makoto Nakamura
Yoshihiro Fukuhara
Sadao Muramatsu
Ryo Hashimoto
Satoshi Kono
Makoto Nakamura
Yoshihiro Fukuhara
Sadao Muramatsu
Ryo Hashimoto