De-activation of data bearer connections upon outgoing handover from a home cell
View Patent ↗The present invention relates to a home arrangement ( 7 ). In accordance with an embodiment of the invention, the home arrangement comprises: —a radio access node ( 2 ) configured to operate a home cell (A), with detecting means for detecting a handover condition for a particular mobile device ( 1 ), and —a local data gateway ( 3 ) supporting at least one alive data bearer connection for connection of the particular mobile device to a local data network ( 11 ), wherein the local data gateway comprises releasing means for triggering the de-activation of the at least one alive data bearer connection upon detection of said handover condition. The present invention also relates to a method for releasing network resources.
1. A home arrangement comprising:
a radio access node configured to operate a home cell, and configured to detect a handover condition for a particular mobile device; and
a local data gateway configured to support at least one data bearer for connection of said particular mobile device to a local data network through a service data gateway,
wherein said local data gateway is further configured to, upon detection of said handover condition, issue a bearer de-activation request to said service gateway to de-activate said at least one data bearer upon detection of said handover condition.
2. The home arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein said radio access node is further configured to trigger a handover for said particular mobile device upon completion of the de-activation of said at least one data bearer.
3. The home arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein said radio access node and said local data gateway are configured to operate according to Long Term Evolution LTE technology.
4. The home arrangement according to claim 1 , wherein said radio access node and said local data gateway are configured to operate according to Universal Mobile Telecommunication System UMTS technology.
5. A method for releasing network resources, said method comprising:
by a radio access node configured to operate a home cell, detecting a handover condition for a particular mobile device,
by a local data gateway configured to support at least one data bearer for connection of said particular mobile device to a local data network through a service data gateway, and upon detection of said handover condition, issuing a bearer de-activation request to said service data gateway to de-activate said at least one data bearer.
6. A method according to claim 5 , wherein said method further comprises, by said radio access node, triggering a handover for said particular mobile device upon completion of the de-activation of said at least one data bearer.