(19)
(11) EP 2 154 872 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
20.02.2019 Bulletin 2019/08

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
03.10.2018 Bulletin 2018/40

(21) Application number: 09167912.6

(22) Date of filing: 14.08.2009
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
H04L 29/12(2006.01)
H04W 80/04(2009.01)

(54)

Method and system for handling a dynamic host configuration protocol internet protocol version 4 address release

Verfahren und System zur Handhabung einer Dynamic-Host-Configuration-Protocol-Freigabe der Internetprotokoll-Version-4-Adresse

Procédé et système pour manipuler un protocole de configuration d'hôte dynamique, protocole Internet version 4, libération d'adresse


(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR

(30) Priority: 14.08.2008 IN 1985CH2008
31.07.2009 IN 1985CH2008

(43) Date of publication of application:
17.02.2010 Bulletin 2010/07

(60) Divisional application:
12179031.5 / 2521339
18214228.1

(73) Proprietor: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, 443-742 (KR)

(72) Inventors:
  • Choi, Sungho
    Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do (KR)
  • Guttman, Erik
    Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do (KR)
  • Vaidya, Rahul Suhas
    Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do (KR)

(74) Representative: Nederlandsch Octrooibureau 
P.O. Box 29720
2502 LS The Hague
2502 LS The Hague (NL)


(56) References cited: : 
   
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  • 3RD GENERATION PARTNERSHIP PROJECT: "3GPP TS 23.401 V8.2.0 (2008-06); 3rd Generation Partnership Project;Technical Specification Group Services and System Aspects;General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) enhancements for Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (E-UTRAN) access (Release 8)" INTERNET CITATION, [Online] 9 June 2008 (2008-06-09), pages 1-182, XP002508813 Retrieved from the Internet: URL:http://www.3gpp.org/ftp/Specs/archive/ 23_series/23.401/23401-820.zip> [retrieved on 2008-12-23]
  • DROMS BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY R: "Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol; rfc2131.txt" IETF STANDARD, INTERNET ENGINEERING TASK FORCE, IETF, CH, 1 March 1997 (1997-03-01), XP015007915 ISSN: 0000-0003
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  • SAMSUNG: "Issues related to IP address release in EPC" 3GPP DRAFT; S2-085454_DHCP_RELEASE, 3RD GENERATION PARTNERSHIP PROJECT (3GPP), MOBILE COMPETENCE CENTRE ; 650, ROUTE DES LUCIOLES ; F-06921 SOPHIA-ANTIPOLIS CEDEX ; FRANCE, vol. SA WG2, no. Sophia; 20080819, 19 August 2008 (2008-08-19), XP050267489 [retrieved on 2008-08-19]
   
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