Patent ID: 7684436
Filing Date: 2010-03-23
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A gateway device connected to a mobile communication network, an external network, and a service control device which executes service control based on packet signals received from a communication terminal or a predetermined communication device, so as to transmit and receive packet signals to and from the service control device, the gateway device comprising: a receiver configured to receive control information, required for providing a plurality of services, from the service control device, the control information generated by a service management device connected to the service control device and including rules or policies defined for each of the plurality of services; and an information processor configured to perform a predetermined information process for a packet signal received from the mobile communication network or the external network based on the control information, wherein each rule or policy included in the control information specifies processing for the packet signal, wherein the information processor comprises a gateway rule retainer and a gateway rule executor, the gateway rule retainer is configured to retain a gateway rule given through the service control device, and the gateway rule executor is configured to execute a gateway process by applying the gateway rule to packet signals, which are received from the service control device, the mobile communication network, the external network, and the communication terminal or the predetermined communication device contained in the mobile communication network or the external network, the gateway rule comprising at least one of the gateway rule executor is configured to execute a protocol conversion process in accordance with the protocol conversion information defined by the gateway rule, an information extraction process in accordance with the information extraction information, a packet allocation process to the connection processor in accordance with the packet allocation information, or an accumulation process of the packet signals in accordance with the information accumulation information, for the packet signals received from the service control device, the mobile communication network, the external network, or the communication terminal or the predetermined communication device contained in the mobile communication network or the external network.