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DPI-driven bearer termination for short-lived applications

  • US 8,179,846 B2
  • Filed: 09/08/2008
  • Issued: 05/15/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/08/2008
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A device for managing termination of radio channels in a mobile network, the device comprising:

  • a receiver that receives a request for establishment of a radio channel, the radio channel used for transmission of data packets associated with a flow;

    a channel establishment block that establishes the radio channel and sets a value of a corresponding dormancy timer; and

    a dormancy timer controller that receives an end-of-application indication from a Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) device, the end-of-application specifying that an application associated with the flow has ended wherein the end-of-application indication is located in one of key field and a sequence number field of a GRE packet header and triggering termination of the radio channel associated with the flow upon receipt of either the end-of-application indication from the DPI device or expiration of the dormancy timer.

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