Patent ID: 9258696
Filing Date: 2016-02-09
CPC Classification: G06F,H04L,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method of route optimization involving a first mobile device associated with a first home gateway, the method implemented in a first mobility forwarding entity and comprising: registering, at the first mobility forwarding entity, the first mobile device using a session key included in a registration message transmitted by the first mobile device, wherein the session key is derived during access authentication of the first mobile device and is shared by the first mobile device and the first mobility forwarding entity, and wherein reception of the session key in the registration message delegates authority to the first mobility forwarding entity to establish a secure route on behalf of the first mobile device; and establishing, at the first mobility forwarding entity, a secure route between the first mobility forwarding entity and a terminating node, wherein the secure route bypasses the first home gateway, and wherein the secure route is used to transmit packets between the first mobile device and the terminating node, and wherein the packets are encrypted for transmission along the secure route using an encryption key shared by the first mobility forwarding entity and the terminating node.