Patent ID: 9622254
Date: 2017-04-11
CPC Classifications: H04L,H04W

Claim:
1. A method comprising: enabling, by a processing system including a processor, a first interface between the processing system and a network device, wherein the network device performs policy and charging rules functions, wherein first communications between the processing system and the network device via the first interface do not utilize a packet data network gateway or a serving gateway, and wherein the processing system operates as a mobility management entity; enabling, by the processing system, a second interface between the processing system and the network device, the second interface being distinct from the first interface, wherein second communications between the processing system and the network device via the second interface do utilize the packet data network gateway or the serving gateway; receiving, at the processing system, a first message from the network device via the first interface, wherein the network device sends the first message to the first interface and not the second interface responsive to the network device identifying a first type of content in the first message; and receiving, at the processing system, a second message from the network device via the second interface, wherein the network device sends the second message to the second interface and not the first interface responsive to the network device identifying a second type of content in the second message.