Network device and operation method for network device

• Main Author: Jang, Jae Seong
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 07.07.2020
• Subjects: ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRICITY; TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHICCOMMUNICATION; WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS

A network device in a network system including a plurality of network devices, includes: an identification unit to identify whether specific information is included in an uplink message received from a specific terminal device, where the specific information includes subscription-related information indicating that the specific terminal device has a subscription to a specific network device among the plurality of network devices and the specific terminal device is locally managed by the specific network device; a determination unit to determine whether to route the uplink message on the basis of the identification of the specific information; and a decision unit to decide the specific network device to which the uplink message is routed on the basis of the specific information when routing the uplink message is determined, where each network device of the network devices in the network system locally manages terminal devices which subscribes to each network device.