Method and system for bypassing 3GPP packet switched core network when accessing internet from 3GPP UEs using IP-BTS, femto cell, or LTE access network
First Claim
1. A machine-implemented method performed within a network element for processing network traffic of a packet network, the method comprising:
- determining, by a security gateway (GW) unit of a multi-function gateway (MGW), a type of network traffic associated with a packet received from a remote node of an access network, wherein the MGW operates as a GW between a plurality of access networks and a packet core network;
routing, by a first interface logic of the MGW, the packet to a radio network controller (RNC) associated with a radio access network (RAN) if the packet is received from an Internet protocol-basestation (IP-BTS) access network and destined to the packet core network, wherein RNC forwards the packet to a component of the packet core network;
routing, by a second interface logic of the MGW, the packet to the component of the packet core network, including aggregating other packets of the same type received from other remote nodes, if the packet is received from a femto cell and destined to the packet core network; and
routing, by a breakout logic of the MGW, the packet to a destination of the Internet directly to enable the packet to reach the Internet without having to route the packet to the component of the packet core network, if the packet is destined to the Internet regardless of the remote node of an access network the packet is received from.
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Abstract
A type of network traffic associated with a packet received from a remote node of an access network is determined. A first interface logic routes the packet to a radio network controller (RNC) if the packet is received from an Internet protocol-basestation (IP-BTS) access network and destined to a packet core network. The RNC forwards the packet to a component of the packet core network. A second interface logic routes the packet to the component of the packet core network, including aggregating other packets of the same type received from other remote nodes, if the packet is received from a femto cell and destined to the packet core network. A breakout logic routes the packet to a destination of the Internet directly to enable the packet to reach the Internet without having to route the packet to the component of the packet core network, if the packet is destined to the Internet.
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21 Claims
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1. A machine-implemented method performed within a network element for processing network traffic of a packet network, the method comprising:
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determining, by a security gateway (GW) unit of a multi-function gateway (MGW), a type of network traffic associated with a packet received from a remote node of an access network, wherein the MGW operates as a GW between a plurality of access networks and a packet core network; routing, by a first interface logic of the MGW, the packet to a radio network controller (RNC) associated with a radio access network (RAN) if the packet is received from an Internet protocol-basestation (IP-BTS) access network and destined to the packet core network, wherein RNC forwards the packet to a component of the packet core network; routing, by a second interface logic of the MGW, the packet to the component of the packet core network, including aggregating other packets of the same type received from other remote nodes, if the packet is received from a femto cell and destined to the packet core network; and routing, by a breakout logic of the MGW, the packet to a destination of the Internet directly to enable the packet to reach the Internet without having to route the packet to the component of the packet core network, if the packet is destined to the Internet regardless of the remote node of an access network the packet is received from. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A network element for processing network traffic of a packet network, the network element comprising:
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a security gateway unit to secure the traffic received from a remote node of an access network, wherein the network element operates as a GW between a plurality of access networks and a packet core network; a traffic identification unit to determine a type of network traffic associated with a packet received from a remote node of an access network; a first interface logic coupled to the security gateway to route the packet to a radio network controller (RNC) associated with a radio access network (RAN) if the packet is received from an Internet protocol-basestation (IP-BTS) access network and destined to the packet core network, wherein RNC forwards the packet to a component of the packet core network; a second interface logic coupled to the security gateway to route the packet to the component of the packet core network, including aggregating other packets of the same type received from other remote nodes, if the packet is received from a femto cell and destined to the packet core network; and a breakout unit coupled to the security gateway to route the packet to a destination of the Internet directly to enable the packet to reach the Internet without having to route the packet to the component of the packet core network, if the packet is destined to the Internet. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium having instructions stored therein, which when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform a method within a network element for processing network traffic of a packet network, the method comprising:
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determining, by a security gateway (GW) unit of a multi-function GW (MGW), a type of network traffic associated with a packet received from a remote node of an access network, wherein the MGW operates as a GW between a plurality of access networks and a packet core network; routing, by a first interface logic of the MGW, the packet to a radio network controller (RNC) associated with a radio access network (RAN) if the packet is received from an Internet protocol-basestation (IP-BTS) access network and destined to the packet core network, wherein RNC forwards the packet to a component of the packet core network; routing, by a second interface logic of the MGW, the packet to the component of the packet core network, including aggregating other packets of the same type received from other remote nodes, if the packet is received from a femto cell and destined to the packet core network; and routing, by a breakout logic of the MGW, the packet to a destination of the Internet directly to enable the packet to reach the Internet without having to route the packet to the component of the packet core network, if the packet is destined to the Internet. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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