Mobile-access information based adaptation of network address lookup for differentiated handling of data traffic

A network device for enabling differentiated handling of mobile network data traffic between a user equipment and a network resource, the network device comprising:

• an interface for receiving a message of a lookup procedure for obtaining a network address of a network resource, and
• a processor configured to:
• obtain mobile access information used in a mobile network for establishing, controlling, or maintaining a connection of the user equipment to the mobile network, or for a combination of said establishing, controlling, and maintaining;
• and
• on the basis of the mobile access information, process a received message of the lookup procedure for adapting the lookup procedure to return a network address of a replacement network resource capable of handling the data traffic by operating as a proxy node for the network resource;
• wherein the network address of the replacement network resource matches a packet filter for directing the data traffic to a bearer.

A network system for enabling differentiated handling of mobile network data traffic between a user equipment and a network resource, said data traffic being preceded by a lookup procedure for obtaining a network address of the network resource, the network system comprising:

• at least one communication device comprising a packet filter for directing the data traffic to a bearer;
• and
• a network device configured to:
• obtain mobile access information used in a mobile network for establishing, controlling, or maintaining a connection of the user equipment to the mobile network, or for a combination of said establishing, controlling, and maintaining;
• and
• on the basis of the mobile access information, process a received message of the lookup procedure for adapting the lookup procedure to return a network address of a replacement network resource capable of handling the data traffic by operating as a proxy node for the network resource;
• wherein the network address of the replacement network resource matches the packet filter for directing the data traffic to a bearer.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising program code stored thereupon for execution by a processor of a network device for enabling differentiated handling of mobile network data traffic between a user equipment and a network resource, said data traffic being preceded by a lookup procedure for obtaining a network address of the network resource, wherein the program code is configured to cause the network device to:

• obtain mobile access information used in a mobile network for establishing, controlling, or maintaining a connection of the user equipment to the mobile network, or for a combination of said establishing, controlling, and maintaining;
• and
• on the basis of the mobile access information, process a message of the lookup procedure for adapting the lookup procedure to return a network address of a replacement network resource capable of handling the data traffic by operating as a proxy node for the network resource;
• wherein the network address of the replacement network resource matches a packet filter for directing the data traffic to a bearer established between the user equipment and the mobile network.