Patent ID: 9264882
Filing Date: 2016-02-16
CPC Classification: H04W

Claim Text:
1. A service control apparatus comprising: a registering means that acquires subscriber information for PS (Packet Switching) service on a UE (User Equipment) that is present in an area covered by a femtocell base station on an IMS (IP Multimedia subsystem) network, from a HLR (Home Location Register) and registers the subscriber information in a VLR (Visitor Location Register) that is present on the IMS network; and a control means that is directly connected to a GGSN (Gateway GPRS Support Node) on a 3G network and a P-GW (PDN-Gateway) and that performs PS service based on the subscriber information registered in the VLR, wherein the control means is configured to determine whether the UE is a PS-dedicated device, and in response to the UE being a PS-dedicated device, the control means causes the PS-dedicated device to perform a PS transmission by including, a Mobile Station International Subscriber Directory Number (MSISDN), which is included in the subscriber information acquired from the HLR, in a GPRS Tunneling protocol (GTP).