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The eNBs 3a-05, 3a-10, 3a-15 and 3a-20 are access nodes of a cellular network, and provide radio access to UEs that access a network. For example, the eNBs 3a-05, 3a-10, 3a-15, and 3a-20 collect state information, such as a buffer state, available transmission power state and channel state of UEs, schedules the UEs, and supports connections between the UEs and a core network (CN) in order to serve the traffic of the UEs. The MME 3a-25 is a device responsible for various control functions in addition to a mobility management function for a UE, and is connected to multiple eNBs. The S-GW 3a-30 provides a data bearer. The MME 3a-25 and the S-GW 3a-30 may further perform authentication and bearer management on a UE that accesses a network, and processes packets arrived from the eNBs 3a-05, 3a-10, 3a-15 and 3a-20 or packets to be delivered to the eNB 3a-05, 3a-10, 3a-15 and 3a-20.