Patent ID: 9225726
Filing Date: 2015-12-29
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for supporting Local Internet Protocol (IP) Access (LIPA) services to a User Equipment (UE), comprising the steps of: receiving, by a network node, a request for accessing a Packet Data Network (PDN) which is identified by an Access Point Name (APN), from the UE; determining, by the network node, whether the UE is permitted to access LIPA services via a non-Closed Subscriber Group (CSG) base station based on LIPA accessibility information; determining, by the network node, whether requirements for connecting the UE to the LIPA services via the non-CSG base station are met based on the LIPA accessibility information and device capabilities of a serving base station of the UE, when the UE is permitted to access the LIPA services via the non-CSG base station; and activating the LIPA services via the non-CSG base station for the UE, when the requirements for connecting the UE to the LIPA services via the non-CSG base station are met.