Patent ID: 8284786

Claim:
A system for performing context aware deep packet inspection in a mobile IP data network, the system comprising: a pre-processing unit for collecting real time data from mobile IP data sessions, analyzing the real time data and differentiating data traffic from control traffic; a Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) unit for: extracting control information from the control traffic and creating a subscriber context, the control information comprising a unique identifier of a mobile device and an IP address allocated to the mobile device, the subscriber context comprising the unique identifier of the mobile device and the IP address allocated to the mobile device; and extracting user data information from the data traffic, the user data information comprising the IP address of the mobile device and a classification of an application used on the mobile device; and a value added data analysis unit for correlating the user data information with a corresponding subscriber context, the correlation consisting in matching the IP address of the mobile device comprised in the user data information with the IP address allocated to the mobile device comprised in the corresponding subscriber context.