Patent ID: 7363341

Claim:
A relay apparatus, which is connected to a first content server that is located on a private network and delivers various content, wherein the relay apparatus relays the content delivered by the first content server to a mobile terminal, the mobile terminal and the relay apparatus being connected to a radio network including a RAN (Radio Access Network), the relay apparatus comprising: a table setting section which sets, in accordance with an instruction from the mobile terminal, a table including (1) a radio connection identifier to identify a channel through which content is sent and received between the mobile terminal and the relay apparatus, and (2) an IP address with which the content is sent and received between the relay apparatus and the first content server; a receiving section which receives content request information from the mobile terminal; and a transfer section which transfers the content request information to an IP address included in the content request information when, based on the content request information received by the receiving section, (1) the radio connection identifier, and (2) the IP address included in the content request information are identified in the table set by the table setting section.