Method of Controlling Packet Data Traffic
First Claim
1. A method of controlling packet data traffic of a packet service in a communication network (10), where in accordance with said packet service a communication with a given packet service terminal (12) involves a terminal serving entity (101) supporting said packet service and arranged for performing access control with respect to said given packet service terminal, and a gateway entity (102) supporting said packet service and arranged for providing interworking with other networks, said method comprising:
- setting up (S41) a communication between a terminal serving entity (101) of said communication network (10) and a visiting packet service terminal (12) visiting said communication network (10),tunneling (S42) packet data traffic of said visiting packet service terminal (12) from said terminal serving entity (101) of said communication network to a decision entity (103) in said communication network (10), said decision entity (103) performing a decision procedure (S43) for deciding whether to process said packet data traffic in a gateway entity (102) of said communication network, or to tunnel said packet data traffic on to a home communication network (13) of said visiting packet service terminal (12), the decision entity being arranged to perform the decision procedure for packet data traffic received from a plurality of different terminal serving entities of the communication network.
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Abstract
The application relates to a method of controlling packet data traffic of a packet service in a communication network 10, where in accordance with the packet service a communication with a terminal 12 involves a terminal serving entity 101 and a gateway entity 102. Furthermore, a decision entity 103 is provided for performing a decision procedure for deciding whether to process packet data traffic from the terminal 12 in the gateway entity 102 of the network 10, or to tunnel the traffic on to a home communication network 13 of the visiting terminal 12.
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27 Claims
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1. A method of controlling packet data traffic of a packet service in a communication network (10), where in accordance with said packet service a communication with a given packet service terminal (12) involves a terminal serving entity (101) supporting said packet service and arranged for performing access control with respect to said given packet service terminal, and a gateway entity (102) supporting said packet service and arranged for providing interworking with other networks, said method comprising:
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setting up (S41) a communication between a terminal serving entity (101) of said communication network (10) and a visiting packet service terminal (12) visiting said communication network (10), tunneling (S42) packet data traffic of said visiting packet service terminal (12) from said terminal serving entity (101) of said communication network to a decision entity (103) in said communication network (10), said decision entity (103) performing a decision procedure (S43) for deciding whether to process said packet data traffic in a gateway entity (102) of said communication network, or to tunnel said packet data traffic on to a home communication network (13) of said visiting packet service terminal (12), the decision entity being arranged to perform the decision procedure for packet data traffic received from a plurality of different terminal serving entities of the communication network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A decision entity (50;
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103) for a packet service in a communication network, where in accordance with said packet service a communication with a given packet service terminal involves a terminal serving entity supporting said packet service and arranged for performing access control with respect to said given packet service terminal, and a gateway entity supporting said packet service and arranged for providing interworking with other networks, where said decision entity comprises;
a receiver (501) for receiving tunneled packet data traffic of a visiting packet service terminal from a terminal serving entity of said communication network, a controller (502) for performing a decision procedure for deciding whether to process said packet data traffic from said visiting packet service terminal in a gateway entity of said communication network, or to tunnel said packet data traffic on to a home communication network of said visiting packet service terminal, and the decision entity being arranged to perform the decision procedure for packet data traffic received from a plurality of different terminal serving entities of the communication network. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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103) for a packet service in a communication network, where in accordance with said packet service a communication with a given packet service terminal involves a terminal serving entity supporting said packet service and arranged for performing access control with respect to said given packet service terminal, and a gateway entity supporting said packet service and arranged for providing interworking with other networks, where said decision entity comprises;
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26. An address providing entity (60) for a communication network that supports a packet service, where in accordance with said packet service a communication with a given packet service terminal involves a terminal serving entity supporting said packet service and arranged for performing access control with respect to said given packet service terminal, and a gateway entity supporting said packet service and arranged for providing interworking with other networks, said communication network comprising a decision entity for deciding whether to process packet data traffic from said visiting packet service terminal in a gateway entity of said communication network, or to tunnel said packet data traffic on to a home communication network of said visiting packet service terminal, said address providing entity comprising:
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a receiver (601) for receiving an address query from a terminal serving entity of said communication network, said address query comprising a network identification part, and a controller (602) for responding to said address query with an address of said decision entity at least if the network identification part of said address query indicates a home communication network of said visiting packet service terminal. - View Dependent Claims (27)
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