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Method for activating a connection in a communications system, mobile station, network element and packet filter

  • US 20040151155A1
  • Filed: 03/09/2004
  • Published: 08/05/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2001
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. Method for activating a user data transfer connection (11) in a communications system including at least one mobile station (1) and at least one node (2), said node being accessible by the mobile station (1) via a wireless access network, and said node operating as a gateway to a packet-switched network, wherein between said mobile station (1) and said node (2) user data can be transferred via activated connections (11), wherein for at least some of to be activated connections (11) the mobile station (1) sends at least one packet filter value (16) to said node (2), wherein the node (2) assigns packets (6) received via said packet-switched network to a connection (11) of which received packet filter values (16) match with the values included in said packet (6), and wherein in case at least one required packet filter value (16) is not available at the mobile station (1) when a new connection is to be activated, the mobile station (1) sends for said connection (11) at least one packet filter value (16) to said node (2) that does not match with the corresponding value of any possible packet (6).

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