Patent ID: 8311012

Claim:
A mobile communication system comprising a gateway information storage device, a first access device, and a second access device and configured to refrain from using a function to transfer, from the first access device to the second access device, context information on a mobile terminal including gateway information indicating a gateway to which the mobile terminal is being connected, during a handover from the first access device to the second access device by the mobile terminal, wherein the gateway information storage device comprises a gateway information storage unit configured to store the gateway information, the first access device and the second access device are configured to be able to connect to the gateway, the second access device comprises: a gateway information acquiring unit configured to acquire the gateway information from the gateway information storage device in response to a connection request in handover that is received from the mobile terminal, during the handover; and a connection processor unit configured to establish a connection between the mobile terminal and the gateway identified by the gateway information acquired from the gateway information storage device, during the handover, and the connection processor unit is configured to establish a connection between the gateway and the mobile terminal, based on the connection request and the gateway information.