Patent ID: 7593364
Filing Date: 2009-09-22
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving, by a base station BS, a message from a mobile station MS within a wireless network, the message indicating a current location of the MS and that the MS is in an Idle state; and triggering the sending of further messages in the wireless network from the BS to a Packet Control Function PCF, and from the PCF to a Packet Data Serving Node PDSN, and from the PDSN to an Authentication, Authorization and Accounting AAA server, such that information that is indicative of a current BS/PCF/PDSN affiliation of the MS at the current location of the MS is recorded by the AAA server; and in response to an occurrence of a network initiated data session (NIDS) for the MS, querying the AAA server to obtain at least the information for the MS.