QCI Based Traffic-Offload of PDN Traffic at Trusted Wifi Access Gateway

1 . A method for Quality of Service (QoS) Class Identifier (QCI) based traffic-offload of Packet Data Network (PDN) traffic at a trusted Wireless Fidelity (WiFi) access gateway, comprising:

for an initial attachment of a User Equipment (UE) via a Trusted Wireless Access Network (TWAN):

providing TWAN the QCI value in an Attribute Value Pair (AVP) in an Access point Network (APN)-Configuration AVP;

using by a Trusted Wireless Access Gateway (TWAG) a QoS profile while requesting for default bearer creation with Packet Data Network Gateway (PGW) using General Packet Radio Service Tunneling Protocol (GTP)V2 Create Session Request;

responding, by the PGW, with a final QoS profile based on various parameters; and

making a determination if the QCI equals a QCI offload (QCIo) and routing traffic in accordance with the determination.

2 . The method of claim 1 wherein when the determination is that QCI equals QCIo then routing by the TWAG, all the default bearer traffic directly Network Access Translation (NAT)-ed to an external network.

3 . The method of claim 1 wherein when the determination is that QCI equals QCIo then routing by the TWAG, when UE matches dedicated bearer TFT, all the default bearer traffic to a dedicated bearer GTP tunnel.

4 . The method of claim 1 wherein when the determination is that QCI equals QCIo then routing by the TWAG, when UE does not match dedicated bearer Traffic Flow Template (TFT), all the default bearer traffic to a default bearer GTP tunnel.

5 . The method of claim 1 wherein a bearer QOS contains the QCI value.

6 . The method of claim 1 further comprising marking the offloaded traffic with the corresponding Differentiated Services (DiffServ) code points (DSCPs) value to have controlled traffic-flow in an offloaded network.

7 . A system for Quality of Service (QoS) Class Identifier (QCI) based traffic-offload of Packet Data Network (PDN) traffic at a trusted Wireless Fidelity (WiFi) access gateway, comprising:

a WiFi device;

an Access Point (AP) in wireless communication with the WiFi device;

a Trusted Wireless Access Gateway (TWAG) in communication with the AP, the TWAG including a first Network Address Translation (NAT) element;

a General Packet Radio Service Tunneling Protocol (GTP) tunnel in communication with the TWAG;

a Packet Data Network Gateway (PGW) in communication with the GTP tunnel, the PGW including a second NAT element;

an external network in communication with the PGW and the TWAG; and

wherein the system, for an initial attachment of a User Equipment (UE) via a Trusted Wireless Access Network (TWAN):

provides TWAN the QCI value in an Attribute Value Pair (AVP) in an Access Point Network (APN)-Configuration AVP;

uses by a Trusted Wireless Access Gateway (TWAG) a QoS profile while requesting for default bearer creation with packet Data Network Gateway (PGW) using General Packet Radio Service Tunneling Protocol (GTP)V2 Create Session Request;

responds, by the PGW, with a final QoS profile based on various parameters; and

makes a determination if the QCI equals a QCI offload (QCIo) and routing traffic in accordance with the determination.

8 . The system of claim 7 wherein when the determination is that QCI equals QCIo then routing by the TWAG, all the default bearer traffic directly Network Access Translation (NAT)-ed to an external network.

9 . The system of claim 7 wherein when the determination is that QCI equals QCIo then routing by the TWAG, when UE matches dedicated bearer TFT, all the default bearer traffic to a dedicated bearer GTP tunnel.

10 . The system of claim 7 wherein when the determination is that QCI equals QCIo then routing by the TWAG, when UE does not match dedicated bearer Traffic Flow Template (TFT), all the default bearer traffic to a default bearer GTP tunnel.

11 . The system of claim 7 wherein a bearer QOS contains the QCI value.

12 . The system of claim 7 further comprising marking the offloaded traffic with the corresponding Differentiated Services (DiffServ) code points (DSCPs) value to have controlled traffic-flow in an offloaded network.

13 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing instructions for Quality of Service (QoS) Class Identifier (QCI) based traffic-offload of Packet Data Network (PDN) traffic at a trusted Wireless Fidelity (WiFi) access gateway which, when executed, cause a system to perform steps comprising:

for an initial attachment of a User Equipment (UE) via a Trusted Wireless Access Network (TWAN):

providing TWAN the QCI value in an Attribute Value Pair (AVP) in an Access point Network (APN)-Configuration AVP;

using by a Trusted Wireless Access Gateway (TWAG) a QoS profile while requesting for default bearer creation with packet Data Network Gateway (PGW) using General Packet Radio Service Tunneling Protocol (GTP)V2 Create Session Request;

responding, by the PGW, with a final QoS profile based on various parameters; and

making a determination if the QCI equals a QCI offload (QCIo) and routing traffic in accordance with the determination.

14 . The computer-readable medium of claim 13 further comprising instructions wherein when the determination is that QCI equals QCIo then routing by the TWAG, all the default bearer traffic directly Network Access Translation (NAT)-ed to an external network.

15 . The computer-readable medium of claim 13 further comprising instructions wherein when the determination is that QCI equals QCIo then routing by the TWAG, when UE matches dedicated bearer TFT, all the default bearer traffic to a dedicated bearer GTP tunnel.

16 . The computer-readable medium of claim 13 further comprising instructions wherein when the determination is that QCI equals QCIo then routing by the TWAG, when UE does not match dedicated bearer Traffic Flow Template (TFT), all the default bearer traffic to a default bearer GTP tunnel.

17 . The computer-readable medium of claim 13 further comprising instructions wherein a bearer QOS contains the QCI value.

18 . The computer-readable medium of claim 13 further comprising instructions marking the offloaded traffic with the corresponding Differentiated Services (DiffServ) code points (DSCPs) value to have controlled traffic-flow in an offloaded network.