Patent ID: 8451800
Filing Date: 2013-05-28
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of delivering content to a mobile device in a radio-access network as the mobile device moves from an area served by a first base station to an area served by a second base station, the method comprising: identifying, in the radio-access network, a user application running on the mobile device, the user application receiving a stream of application data routed from a first application mobility-management entity (“AME”) located within the radio-access network to the mobile device via the first base station; detecting movement of the mobile device from the first base station area to the second base station area; establishing a connection, in the radio-access network, between the first AME that monitors traffic to the first base station and a second AME located in the radio-access network and that monitors traffic to the second base station; and routing the stream of application data over the connection to the mobile device via the second base station.