Call localization and processing offloading

A gateway comprising:

• a memory capable of storing data;
• a first network interface in communication with a first and a second user equipment (UE);
• a second network interface in communication with a second gateway, the second gateway for providing access to services;
• and
• a processor connected to the first network interface and the second network interface, and configured to forward packets from the first network interface to the second network interface, and configured to use the stored data such that the gateway can:
• receive an indication that the first UE has identified the second UE as a remote endpoint of a communication session;
• receive from the first UE via the first network interface a compressed packet;
• and
• communicate, within the gateway, the compressed packet from the first UE to the second UE, wherein the communication is initiated in response to the indication that the first UE has identified the second UE as a remote endpoint of a communication session, and wherein the communicated compressed packet is communicated through the first user interface without passing through the second network interface.

Logic encoded in one or more non-transient media that includes code for execution and when executed by a processor is operable to perform operations comprising:

• receiving a first indication, for a first and a second user equipment (UE) associated with a first gateway in communication with a second gateway to access services, that the first UE has identified the second UE as a remote endpoint of a first communication session;
• receiving a second indication that the second UE has identified the first UE as a remote endpoint of a second communication session;
• receiving from the first UE at the first gateway a compressed packet;
• and
• communicating, within the first gateway, the compressed packet from the first UE to the second UE, wherein the communicating is initiated in response to the first indication and the second indication, and wherein the forwarded compressed packet is communicated through the first gateway without passing through the second gateway.