Mapping service for local content redirection
A mapping service in the mobile core network located after a packet data network gateway examines content requests from user equipment across a first PDN connection to determine if content associated with the content request is cached at an edge server outside of the packet data network. If the content from the packet data network is cached at the edge server, the mapping service redirects the user equipment to request the content from the edge server across a second PDN connection. By using a mapping service located after the packet data network gateway, the content requests may have already passed restrictions such as parental controls.
1. A method for a user plane interaction, the method comprising:
connecting with a first packet data network using a first packet data network connection;
sending a content request on the first packet data network connection;
in response to sending the content request on the first packet data network connection, receiving a message comprising information for the user equipment to access data from a second packet data network, wherein the mobile core network generates the message based on the content request from the user equipment after the content request has reached an anchor of the first packet data network connection;
accessing, using the information and a second packet data network connection, data from the second packet data network; and
receiving a packet data network service advertisement request message and the message includes an access point name, wherein the packet data network service advertisement request message comprises an indication of one or more of: a security header type, a services advertisement type, or a packet data network type.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the information comprising at least a URL or an IP Address, or
the content request is an HTTP content request.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the data request is associated with a domain name system lookup.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the anchor of the first packet data network connection comprises a packet data network gateway.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the data request is associated with a hypertext transfer protocol request.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the mobile core network determines, based at least on a location of the user equipment and a deep packet inspection of a data request from the user equipment, that the user equipment should connect to the second packet data network using the second packet data network connection in order to access the data.
7. A user equipment in communication with first packet data network using a first packet data network connection, the user equipment comprising a processor and a memory, the memory storing computer-executable instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the user equipment to perform operations comprising:
sending a content request on the first packet data network connection;
in response to sending the content request on the first packet data network connection, receiving a message comprising information for the user equipment to access data from a second packet data network, wherein a mobile core network generates the message based on the content request from the user equipment after the content request has reached an anchor of the first packet data network connection;
accessing, using the information and a second packet data network connection, data from the second packet data network; and
receiving a packet data network service advertisement request message and the message includes an access point name, wherein the packet data network service advertisement request message comprises an indication of one or more of: a security header type, a services advertisement type, or a packet data network type.
8. The user equipment of claim 7 , further comprising receiving a packet data network service advertisement request message and the message includes an access point name.
9. The user equipment of claim 8 , wherein the content request is an HTTP content request.
10. The user equipment of claim 7 , wherein the information comprises an internet protocol address.
11. The user equipment of claim 7 , wherein the data request is associated with a hypertext transfer protocol request or domain name system lookup.
12. The user equipment of claim 7 , wherein the mobile core network determines, based at least on a location of the user equipment and a deep packet inspection of a data request from the user equipment, that the user equipment should connect to the second packet data network using the second packet data network connection in order to access the data.
13. A computer-readable storage medium storing computer-executable instructions which, when executed by a processor of a user equipment in communication with first packet data network using a first packet data network connection, cause the user equipment to perform operations comprising:
sending a content request on the first packet data network connection;
in response to sending the content request on the first packet data network connection, receiving a message comprising information for the user equipment to access data from a second packet data network, wherein the mobile core network generates the message based on the content request from the user equipment after the content request has reached an anchor of the first packet data network connection;
accessing, using the information and a second packet data network connection, data from the second packet data network; and
receiving a packet data network service advertisement request message and the message includes an access point name, wherein the packet data network service advertisement request message comprises an indication of one or more of: a security header type, a services advertisement type, or a packet data network type.
14. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein the content request is an HTTP content request.
15. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein the data request is associated with a domain name system lookup.
16. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein the data request is associated with a hypertext transfer protocol request.
17. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein the mobile core network determines, based at least on a location of the user equipment and a deep packet inspection of a data request from the user equipment, that the user equipment should connect to the second packet data network using the second packet data network connection in order to access the data.
18. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein the anchor of the first packet data network connection comprises a packet data network gateway.