Patent ID: 11870844
Assignee: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 9:
10. An apparatus in a mobile communication network, the apparatus comprising:
a transceiver; and
a processor that:
receives a first request from a UE to establish a mobile data connection;
selects a first user-plane function for the mobile data connection;
determines whether the UE is located in a first service area;
configures the first user-plane function to forward a DNS request received from the UE to a first DNS server associated with the first service area in response to determining that the UE is located in the first service area;
receives a first message from the first user-plane function, the first message indicating that the first DNS server has provided a DNS reply including a first IP address; and
inserts a second user-plane function to the mobile data connection that provides a local route to the first IP address.