Patent ID: 9119141
Filing Date: 2015-08-25
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for enabling a mobile device to communicate with a local IP network and a cellular core network, comprising: a femto cellular access point communicating control plane information associated with the mobile device to a mobility management entity (MME) of the cellular core network; the femto cellular access point receiving first data packets transmitted by the mobile device; the femto cellular access point analyzing the first data packets to identify a first destination address of the data packets; in response to determining that the first data packets identify a destination address of a terminal device within the local IP network, the femto cellular access point routing the first data packets to the terminal device, wherein said routing the first data packets to the terminal device comprises maintaining the first data packets in the local IP network without transmitting the first data packets to the cellular core network; the femto cellular access point receiving second data packets transmitted by the mobile device; the femto cellular access point analyzing the second data packets to identify a second destination address of the data packets; and in response to determining that the second data packets identify an external destination address, the femto cellular access point routing the second data packets to the cellular core network.