Patent ID: 8179846
Filing Date: 2012-05-15
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A device for managing termination of radio channels in a mobile network, the device comprising: a receiver that receives a request for establishment of a radio channel, the radio channel used for transmission of data packets associated with a flow; a channel establishment block that establishes the radio channel and sets a value of a corresponding dormancy timer; and a dormancy timer controller that receives an end-of-application indication from a Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) device, the end-of-application specifying that an application associated with the flow has ended wherein the end-of-application indication is located in one of key field and a sequence number field of a GRE packet header and triggering termination of the radio channel associated with the flow upon receipt of either the end-of-application indication from the DPI device or expiration of the dormancy timer.