A METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING LOCAL BREAKOUT IN A MOBILE NETWORK

摘要

A method of providing local breakout from a local network for a user equipment associated with a home network, which is located at the local network; wherein communication between the home and local networks includes information signalling between the home and local networks characterised in that the method comprises the steps of: identifying a possibility of carrying out a first local breakout in relation to the communication of a specific type; communicating the rules for the local breakout at the local network from the home network by means of an extension of the information signalling; effecting local breakout from the local network for the user equipment based on the rules defined by the home network.