Mobile communication system and gateway selection method

摘要

A mobile communication network 21 is connected to a second network such as the Internet 20 via a plurality of gateways 18-1...18-n. The load is distributed among the gateways to minimise delays. Data requested by a mobile terminal is retrieved by a gateway from a contents server and the format converted according to restrictions on resources of the mobile terminal. The load imposed on the gateway processes is measured and the measured load data stored at a service control point (SCP) 16. In response to a request from a mobile terminal a gateway is selected by the SCP according to the stored load data. Load data may be transmitted from the gateways periodically or when a predetermined threshold is exceeded.