Patent ID: 9749850
Date: 2017-08-29
CPC Classifications: H04W

Claim:
1. A system operable to enable shortest connection route for a mobile device of a subscriber, the system comprising: a home network of the mobile device having a Home Location Register and a first gateway; and a foreign network having a serving device and a second gateway, the serving device connected to the Home Location Register and the first gateway of the home network, and connected to the second gateway of the foreign network, wherein when said mobile device has roamed between the home network and the foreign network and when said mobile device requests connection to the Internet via the foreign network, the serving device of the foreign network is operable to communicate directly with, and to receive information regarding the connection route from, the Home Location Register of the home network without accessing a serving device of the home network, wherein said serving device of the foreign network is operable to route a packet to the second gateway, wherein said second gateway of the foreign network is operable to allocate an IP address for said mobile device and to function as an access point to the Internet from its position within the foreign network, wherein said second gateway of the foreign network is operable to count every byte transferred to and from said mobile device while said mobile device is connected to the Internet via the foreign network, and to communicate said count of bytes to said home network upon request or at the end of a session.