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System and method for offloading data in a communication system

  • US 9,049,046 B2
  • Filed: 07/10/2011
  • Issued: 06/02/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/16/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, comprising:

  • receiving a data packet using a first tunnel;

    communicating a message in the first tunnel from a first network element, in response to the receiving, the message including tunnel identification binding data identifying the first tunnel;

    receiving a response to the message in a second tunnel, wherein the response containstunnel identification binding data that identifies a third tunnel on a backhaul link, andidentification data of a second network element;

    establishing an out-of-band channel using the identification data; and

    receiving instructions through the out-of-band channel to determine whether to offload the data packet from the backhaul link and whether to transmit the data packet using the first and third tunnels.

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