Patent ID: 8724460

Claim:
A method for optimizing signalling load in a cellular communication network, the method comprising: determining by a Radio Network Controller a reception of a request for a plurality of data packets for delivery to a User Equipment; forwarding the plurality of requested data packets to an auxiliary device for storage in a queue; processing by the auxiliary device the requested data packets to thereby set-up Radio Access Bearer (RAB) or Radio Bearer (RB) services for delivering the requested data packets from the queue to the User Equipment, wherein the auxiliary device processes said requested data packets only when at least one of the following conditions is met: at least one requested data packet of the plurality of requested data packets has been stored in the queue for a period of time longer than a time threshold value; a volume of the plurality of requested data packets stored in the queue exceeds a data threshold value; and a request for the requested data packets is determined to have been triggered by a specific end user of the User Equipment.