Apparatus and method for traffic offload in a broadband wireless access system

摘要

A method and apparatus for reducing backhaul traffic in a broadband wireless access system are provided. The method includes receiving an uplink packet including a contents request from a Mobile Station (MS), determining whether the requested contents have been cached, if it is determined that the contents have not been cached, acquiring the contents from a corresponding server, transmitting the contents to the MS, and if it is determined that the contents have not been cached, caching the contents.