METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BYPASSING 3GPP PACKET SWITCHED CORE NETWORK WHEN ACCESSING INTERNET FROM 3GPP UES USING 3GPP RADIO ACCESS NETWORK
First Claim
1. A machine-implemented method for processing network traffic of a packet network, the method comprising:
- determining whether a packet of data is destined for the Internet, in response to receiving the packet from a radio network controller (RNC) of a radio access network (RAN), the packet originated from a user equipment (UE) of the RAN; and
routing the packet directly to the Internet without sending the packet to an SGSN (serving GPRS support node) of the packet core network, if the packet is destined to the Internet.
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Abstract
Techniques for bypassing a packet core network for Internet bound traffic from user equipment (UE) via a RAN are described herein. According to one embodiment, it is determined whether a packet of data is destined for the Internet, in response to receiving the packet from a radio network controller (RNC) of a radio access network (RAN). The packet is originated from user equipment (UE) over the RAN. The packet is routed directly to the Internet without sending the packet to an SGSN (serving GPRS support node) of a packet core network, if the packet is destined to the Internet. Other methods and apparatuses are also described.
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1. A machine-implemented method for processing network traffic of a packet network, the method comprising:
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determining whether a packet of data is destined for the Internet, in response to receiving the packet from a radio network controller (RNC) of a radio access network (RAN), the packet originated from a user equipment (UE) of the RAN; and routing the packet directly to the Internet without sending the packet to an SGSN (serving GPRS support node) of the packet core network, if the packet is destined to the Internet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A machine-readable storage medium storing instructions therein, which when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method for processing network traffic of a data network, the method comprising:
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determining whether a packet of data is destined for the Internet, in response to receiving the packet from a radio network controller (RNC) of a radio access network (RAN), the packet originated from a user equipment (UE) of the RAN; and routing the packet directly to the Internet without sending the packet to an SGSN (serving GPRS support node) of the packet core network, if the packet is destined to the Internet. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An apparatus, comprising:
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a packet inspector to determine whether a packet of data is destined for the Internet, in response to receiving the packet from a radio network controller (RNC) of a radio access network (RAN), the packet originated from a user equipment (UE) of the RAN; and a packet router coupled to the packet inspector to route the packet directly to the Internet without sending the packet to an SGSN (serving GPRS support node) of a packet core network, if it is determined that the packet is destined for the Internet. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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