Patent ID: 8824430
Filing Date: 2014-09-02
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A gateway node for routing data packets between a packet data network and a mobile device in a radio access network, the gateway node comprising: one or more physical interfaces means for assigning an identifier to a wireless connection between the mobile device and the radio access network, wherein the identifier comprises: means for communicating the identifier to the radio access network; means for assigning a network address to the mobile device; and means for storing at least one forwarding table, wherein the forwarding table includes the network address and the identifier; and means for forwarding data packets between the mobile device and the packet data network based on the network address and the identifier, wherein the forwarding is performed using the Gi interface and the radio access network interface; and the gateway node further comprising: means for tagging a data packet with the identifier; and means for transmitting the data packet according to the at least one forwarding table and the identifier; and/or means for receiving a tagged data packet; and means for processing the data packet according to the at least one forwarding table and the identifier.