Patent ID: 8270945
Filing Date: 2012-09-18
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A monitoring method of a Wireless GateWay (WGW) in a mobile communication system, the method comprising: receiving, at the WGW, information relating to a monitored subscriber and monitoring type information from a Wireless Soft Switch (WSS); establishing a monitoring path between the WGW and a monitoring server and a communication path between the WGW and the monitored subscriber, upon request from the WSS; and monitoring the monitored subscriber at the WGW according to the monitoring type information and transmitting monitored data from the WGW to the monitoring server, upon receipt of a monitoring start request from the WSS, wherein the monitoring type information indicates one monitoring type from a selection of reception only monitoring, transmission only monitoring, reception and transmission monitoring, and monitoring information distribution, wherein the monitoring type information comprises information related to a context given to monitor information and the monitoring type information is stored in at least one table.