| CPC H04W 76/11 (2018.02) [H04W 12/73 (2021.01); H04W 88/16 (2013.01); H04W 92/06 (2013.01); G16Y 10/75 (2020.01); G16Y 30/10 (2020.01); H04L 41/5006 (2013.01); H04L 41/5029 (2013.01); H04L 41/509 (2013.01); H04L 63/102 (2013.01); H04W 12/088 (2021.01); H04W 28/0268 (2013.01); H04W 76/12 (2018.02); H04W 84/18 (2013.01); H04W 88/02 (2013.01)] | 54 Claims |

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1. A method of receiving services at an end-point device coupled to a user equipment (UE) gateway from a network through a radio base station (BS), comprising:
sending a service request from the UE gateway through the radio BS to one or more distributed units in the network;
receiving a proposed contract from each of the one or more distributed units into the UE gateway from the radio BS;
deciding on a winning proposed contract;
notifying a winning distributed unit associated with the winning proposed contract through the radio BS; and
connecting to receive services through the winning distributed unit and provide services to the end-point device.
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