Patent ID: 8116272

Claim:
A method for dealing with packet domain gateway support node errors in the case of a direct tunnel, wherein the method comprises the following steps of: 1.1. a radio network controller sending a radio access bearer release request message with a reason value indicating that the radio network controller receives an Error Indication message to a serving General Packet Radio Service support node according to the received Error Indication message from a gateway General Packet Radio Service support node, to notify the serving General Packet Radio Service support node that the gateway General Packet Radio Service support node user plane is abnormal; 1.2. the serving General Packet Radio Service support node initiating a process of deactivating a Packet Data Protocol context to a user equipment based on determination, by the serving General Packet Radio Service support node, whether a bearer is a direct-tunnel bearer or not according to saved bearer attributes, and according to the received radio access bearer release request message to make the states of the Packet Data Protocol contexts in the user equipment, the serving General Packet Radio Service support node and the gateway General Packet Radio Service support node consistent.