Bart A Brinckman

US Patent:

20130007286, Jan 3, 2013

Filed:

Jun 29, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/172579

Inventors:

Apurva Mehta - Cupertino CA, US
Bart Brinckman - Redwood City CA, US
Bin W. Hong - San Jose CA, US
Huiyang Yang - Cupertino CA, US
Krishna Sankaran - Milpitas CA, US
Kumar Mehta - Cupertino CA, US

Assignee:

JUNIPER NETWORKS, INC. - Sunnyvale CA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16

US Classification:

709227

Abstract:

In general, techniques are described for dynamically redirecting session requests received with a mobile network gateway to another gateway of the mobile network. Heterogeneous static and dynamic capabilities among gateways of the mobile network lead some gateways unable to service a particular session requested by a wireless device attached to the mobile network. A set of policies configured within the gateways by a mobile network operator and applied by the gateway enable the gateway to identify and offload session requests to another gateway of the mobile network that has the present capability to service the session. The policies may define conditions and actions to provide flexible routing of the user session to an appropriate gateway.