A METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE TRAFFIC WITHIN A NETWORK STRUCTURE AND A NETWORK STRUCTURE

摘要

For allowing a reliable and flexible control of traffic within a network structure without the addition of remarkable complexity to the core network a method for controlling the traffic within a network structure is claimed, said structure comprising a PDN (Packet Data Network), an operator core network with a DNS (Domain Name System) server, a HeNB (Home evolved Node B) or HNB (Home Node B) and/or eNB (Evolved Node B) or NB (Node B) and a UE (User Equipment) that is associated with said HeNB or HNB and/or eNB or NB, wherein the method is characterized in that on the basis of a predefinable routing policy said DNS server is controlling whether a traffic from a UE to a destination address within a local network associated to the HeNB or HNB or eNB or NB or within a PDN and/or vice versa will be routed via the core network or directly via the local network in suppport of local network protocol access or selected network protocol traffic offload. Further, a network structure is claimed, preferably for carrying out the above mentioned method.