METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOCAL GATEWAY ASSIGNMENT IN WIRELESS NETWORKS
First Claim
1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a processor configured for identifying, in response to receiving a request, a Local Gateway General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) Support Node (L-GGSN) associated with a Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN), wherein the L-GGSN is identified using an SGSN-specific Access Point Name (APN) associated with the SGSN.
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Abstract
A local gateway assignment capability is depicted and described herein. In a wireless service provider network, the local gateway assignment capability enables a local gateway, rather than a core gateway, to be selected to serve a user request for an APN. The local gateway and core gateway may be a Local-GGSN (L-GGSN) and a GGSN, respectively, where the L-GGSN is associated with an SGSN and provides local traffic offloading for the GGSN and where the GGSN provides a gateway for the core network portion of the wireless service provider network. A DNS element or other device is configured to determine an SGSN-specific APN in response to receiving a DNS Request from an SGSN. A DNS element is configured to identify, using an SGSN-specific APN associated with an SGSN, an L-GGSN associated with the SGSN, and to provide an indication of the L-GGSN to the SGSN from which the DNS Request is received, thereby enabling the user associated with the DNS Request to use the L-GGSN rather than the GGSN.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
a processor configured for identifying, in response to receiving a request, a Local Gateway General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) Support Node (L-GGSN) associated with a Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN), wherein the L-GGSN is identified using an SGSN-specific Access Point Name (APN) associated with the SGSN. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method, comprising:
in response to receiving a request, identifying a Local Gateway General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) Support Node (L-GGSN) associated with a Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN), wherein the L-GGSN is identified using an SGSN-specific Access Point Name (APN) associated with the SGSN.
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13. An apparatus, comprising:
a processor configured for; receiving an Access Point Name (APN) request comprising an identifier of a Serving General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) Support Node (SGSN); and determining, using at least a portion of the identifier of the SGSN, an SGSN-specific APN associated with the SGSN. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method, comprising:
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receiving, at a Domain Name Server (DNS) element, an Access Point Name (APN) request comprising an identifier of a Serving General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) Support Node (SGSN); and determining, using at least a portion of the identifier of the SGSN, an SGSN-specific APN associated with the SGSN.
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