Patent ID: 9338694
Filing Date: 2016-05-10
CPC Classification: H04L,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method for communicating data packets between network devices in a wireless communication system, wherein the system comprises an open flow controller and a network element, wherein the network element comprises an open flow switch including at least one flow table, the method comprising: at the network element, on receipt of a first data packet from a wireless communication unit, sending the first data packet to the open flow controller in a message that includes an identifier; at the open flow controller, processing the first data packet with rules that match the identifier, returning the first data packet to the network element and sending a modification message to the network element for creating a session in a flow table and for programming the open flow switch with the rules for forwarding packets to either a core network or a local network; and at the network element, forwarding the first data packet and subsequent packets from the wireless communication unit in accordance with the programmed rules.