Providing multiple levels of service for wireless communication

摘要

Local breakout is provided by one or more nodes (e.g., a local access point and/or a local gateway) in a wireless network to facilitate access to one or more local services. In conjunction with local breakout, multiple IP points of presence relating to different levels of service may be provided for an access point. For example, one point of presence may relate to a local service while another point of presence may relate to a core network service.

主权项

1. A method of communication, comprising:
receiving at an access point a packet from an access terminal; determining a level of service associated with the packet based on whether the packet is associated with a local service or a network service, wherein:
a first Internet protocol address is associated with the local service,the access point is associated with an Internet protocol subnetwork, anda second Internet protocol address is associated with the network service; determining whether to send the packet via a protocol tunnel based on the determined level of service, wherein:
the packet is tunneled via a protocol tunnel that terminates in a core network gateway when the determined level of service indicates that the packet is associated with the network service, andthe packet is tunneled via a protocol tunnel that terminates in a home network when the determined level of service indicates that the packet is associated with the local service; receiving at the access point a page request from a local mobility management entity relating to traffic associated with the local service, wherein paging is initiated only at the access point; and paging the access terminal in response to receiving the page request.