Data management in telecommunication networks
First Claim
1. In a communication network including one or more mobile terminals configured to communicate over a mobile network with a data network such that data transmitted between the one or more mobile terminals and the data network is transmitted via the mobile network, a method of directing data between the one or more mobile terminals and the data network comprising:
- providing a data route between the one or more mobile terminals and the data network through core components of the mobile network;
providing an alternative data route between the one or more mobile terminals and the data network, wherein the alternative data route bypasses at least a portion of the core components of the mobile network;
receiving a request to communicate the data with the data network from the one or more mobile terminals;
executing a decision method to determine whether the data is to be routed through the alternative data route or the data route by applying one or more selection criteria to the data to be transmitted;
when the one or more mobile terminals are moving across one or more areas of the mobile network, routing the data on the data route independent of an outcome of the decision method; and
when the one or more mobile terminals are not moving across one or more areas of the mobile network, selectively redirecting at least a portion of the data to be transmitted on the alternative data route based on the outcome of the decision method.
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Abstract
In a telecommunications network including one or more mobile terminals in communicable relation to a mobile network and a data network such that data from the mobile terminals is transmitted towards the data network via the mobile network, a method of directing data from the mobile terminals towards the data network includes: providing an alternative data route towards the data network which bypasses at least a portion of the mobile network; comparing the data from the mobile terminals with selection criteria; and using the result of the comparison to selectively redirecting at least a portion of the data generated by the mobile terminals onto the alternative data route. The alternative data route may be configured to bypass at least a portion of the core component of the mobile network, and data that is redirected is data which is not required to be processed by the bypassed core network component.
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29 Claims
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1. In a communication network including one or more mobile terminals configured to communicate over a mobile network with a data network such that data transmitted between the one or more mobile terminals and the data network is transmitted via the mobile network, a method of directing data between the one or more mobile terminals and the data network comprising:
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providing a data route between the one or more mobile terminals and the data network through core components of the mobile network; providing an alternative data route between the one or more mobile terminals and the data network, wherein the alternative data route bypasses at least a portion of the core components of the mobile network; receiving a request to communicate the data with the data network from the one or more mobile terminals; executing a decision method to determine whether the data is to be routed through the alternative data route or the data route by applying one or more selection criteria to the data to be transmitted; when the one or more mobile terminals are moving across one or more areas of the mobile network, routing the data on the data route independent of an outcome of the decision method; and when the one or more mobile terminals are not moving across one or more areas of the mobile network, selectively redirecting at least a portion of the data to be transmitted on the alternative data route based on the outcome of the decision method. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. In a communications network including one or more mobile terminals configured to communicate over a mobile network with a data network, such that data transmitted between the one or more mobile terminals and the data network is transmitted via the mobile network, a data route selection module for directing data between the one or more mobile terminals and the data network, the module configured to:
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provide a data route between the one or more mobile terminals and the data network through core components of the mobile network; provide an alternative data route between the one or more mobile terminals and the data network wherein the alternative data route bypasses at least a portion of the core components of the mobile network; receive a request to communicate the data with the data network from the one or more mobile terminals; execute a decision method to determine whether the data is to be routed through the alternative data route or the data route by applying one or more selection criteria to the transmitted data; when the one or more mobile terminals are moving across one or more areas of the mobile network, route the data on the data route independent of an outcome of the decision method; and when the one or more mobile terminals are not moving across one or more areas of the mobile network, selectively redirect at least a portion of the data to the alternative data route based on the outcome of the decision method. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing software for directing data between one or more mobile terminals of a mobile network, which includes a radio access part and a core component, and a data network, the software comprising:
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executable code that receives a request to communicate the data with the data network from the one or more mobile terminals; executable code that executes a decision method to determine whether the data is to be routed through a data route between the one or more mobile terminals and the data network or an alternative data route that bypasses at least a portion of core components of the mobile network by applying one or more selection criteria to the data to be transmitted; executable code that, when the one or more mobile terminals are moving across one or more areas of the mobile network, routes data on the data route independent of an outcome of the decision method, the data route providing a route through the core components of the mobile network; and executable code that, when the one or more mobile terminals are not moving across the one or more areas of the mobile network, selectively redirects at least a portion of the data on the alternative data route based on the outcome of the decision method. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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