Patent ID: 9084107
Filing Date: 2015-07-14
Classification: H04L,H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A mobile data network comprising: a network component in a core network of the mobile data network, wherein the network component communicates with a user equipment (UE), wherein the network component provides policy and charging control of data sessions in the mobile data network; an auto switching function (ASF) server connected to the network component that communicates with a wireless access point connected to the ASF server, wherein the wireless access point receives wireless communications with the UE on a wireless tunnel; a client in the UE that opens a packet data protocol (PDP) context with a special access point name (APN) for data to be transferred through the network component to the ASF server on a ASF tunnel; and wherein the network component applies a deep packet inspection (DPI) to the ASF tunnel to identify all data traffic having the special APN on the ASF tunnel and the core network component, in response to applying the DPI to the ASF tunnel, applies policy and charging control to all data traffic identified as having the special APN.