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Abstract

The present invention concerns a method for providing location privacy for a terminal node (MN) in communication with a communication partner node (CN) in a communication network system comprising at least a first communication network (HN, VN), wherein a respective node (MN) communicating via said communication network system is identified by its permanent network address (MN_PA) and addressable by a temporary network address (MN_CoA), at least one server entity (LPS), a plurality of agent entities (LPA1, . . . , LPAn), wherein each of said at least one server entities (LPS) maintains a record of said plurality of agent entities (LPA1, . . . , LPAn) and their respective location within the network system, said method comprising the steps of: requesting (S41), by said terminal node (MN), said at least one server entity (LPS) for location privacy, selecting (S42), at said at least one server entity (LPS), a specific one of said plurality of agent entities (LPA1, . . . , LPAn), based on data maintained in said record of said server entity and said temporary network address of said requesting terminal node, and communicating (S46) messages between said terminal node (MN) and said communication partner node (CN) via said selected one (LPA) of said agent entities. The present invention also, concerns corresponding network systems, server entities, agent entities and terminal nodes.

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First Claim