Patent ID: 8634795

Claim:
A method for communicating packet traffic from an access point to a destination node, the method comprising: receiving a packet from a wireless terminal at a control node in a network, the packet including data from the wireless terminal in the network; aggregating the packet with a plurality of other received packets; determining, based on packet characteristics, whether the packet is to be routed to a mobile communication service provider network or to a local intranet, wherein the determining comprises making a routing decision based on the aggregation of packets; and when the packet is to be routed to the local intranet, routing the packet directly to the local intranet, bypassing the mobile communication service provider network and any IP gateways configured to provide connectivity to the local intranet via the mobile communication service provider network, wherein a direct link between the control node and the local intranet is utilized for routing the packet to the local intranet, wherein the method further comprises: determining whether the first wireless terminal is in a handoff mode and if so, routing the packet to the mobile communication service provider network without examining the packet characteristics.