METHOD AND APPARATUS TO FACILITATE ESTABLISHING A NON-HOME AGENT-FACILITATED INTERACTIVE REAL-TIME SESSION

摘要

A packet data serving node (200) that receives (101) from a mobile station (408) that already has an existing home agent-facilitated data session an indication of a present need to conduct an interactive real-time session is able to establish (102) a non-home agent-facilitated interactive real-time session for that mobile station notwithstanding and apart from the existing home agent-facilitated data session. By one approach this can comprise treating traffic as corresponds to the non-home agent-facilitated interactive real-time session as simple Internet Protocol traffic while treating traffic as corresponds to the existing home agent-facilitated data session as mobile Internet Protocol traffic. If desired, different Internet Protocol address can be used to facilitate such treatment alternatives. By one approach, the aforementioned packet data serving node assigns the Internet Protocol that the mobile station uses in conjunction with the non-home agent-facilitated interactive real-time session.