System and method for offloading data in a communication system
US9031038B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 10, 2011 |
| Grant date | May 12, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 10, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W40/24
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method is provided in one example embodiment and includes receiving a data packet over a first link at a first network element; establishing an out-of-band channel over a second link between the first network element and a second network element; and receiving instructions at the first network element to offload the data packet from the first link. In more particular embodiments, the first network element is a mobile enabled router, and the second network element is a gateway general packet radio service support node or a packet data network gateway. The method can also include receiving a discovery message from the second network element, the discovery message triggering the establishment of the out-of-band channel. In certain cases, the data packet is offloaded based on a type of data in the data packet.
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