Patent ID: 8320377
Filing Date: 2012-11-27
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method in a communication network, having a network control plane and a connectivity plane, of routing a connectivity plane message via the connectivity plane in a call to a mobile terminal which can be reached at a same radio access via two or more Media Gateways (MGWs) of a radio access network, the method comprising the steps of: routing the connectivity plane message separately from an associated network control plane message; determining positional information, that indicates a geographical location of the mobile terminal, by a Mobile Switching Center Server (MSC Server) to which the mobile terminal is attached, and routing information, the routing information being associated with the MSC Server; based on the positional information, selecting one of the two or more MGWs of the connectivity plane via which the connectivity plane message is to be routed to the mobile terminal; and routing the connectivity plane message to the mobile terminal via the selected MGW of the connectivity plane.