Patent ID: 8462710
Filing Date: 2013-06-11
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method in a traffic plane entity of a mobile packet telecommunications network, which includes at least a control entity and the traffic plane entity, the method comprising the steps of: receiving a setup request message from said control entity where the setup request message includes information about a plurality of bearers in a context which is associated with a user equipment; processing the setup request message and if successful then allocating a unique identifier that identifies the plurality of bearers in the context which is associated with the user equipment; sending an ok message to said control entity where the ok message includes the unique identifier that identifies the plurality of bearers in the context which is associated with the user equipment; receiving at said traffic plane entity the unique identifier in subsequent control signaling from said control entity; and using the received unique identifier to perform a procedure at said traffic plane entity which simultaneously affects the plurality of bearers in the context which is associated with the user equipment, wherein said procedure is one of the following: a network mobility procedure, an operation and management procedure, a charging procedure, a policy enforcement procedure, a security or authentication procedure, or a legal interception procedure.