Patent ID: 9071959
Filing Date: 2015-06-30
Classification: H04L,H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for providing service awareness to auto switching function (ASF) data traffic in a mobile data network, the method comprising steps of: providing an ASF server connected to a core network component of a core network of the mobile data network, wherein the ASF server is also connected to a wireless access point that receives wireless communications with a user equipment (UE) and the wireless access point communicates ASF data traffic from the UE on a wireless tunnel; providing an ASF client in the UE that communicates with the ASF server through the core network component using a special ASF access point name (APN) on an ASF tunnel; the core network component detecting the special ASF APN and routing corresponding data traffic to the ASF server; the core network component applying a dedicated deep packet inspection to the ASF tunnel to identify all data traffic having the special ASF APN on the ASF tunnel; and in response to applying the dedicated deep packet inspection to the ASF tunnel, the core network component applying policy and charging control to all data traffic identified as having the special ASF APN.