Method, system, and entity for exercising policy control
US10306073B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 2, 2015 |
| Grant date | May 28, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 29, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W28/02
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and a system for exercising policy control, a policy and charging enforcement function (PCEF) are provided, which can solve the problem that no policy control can be exercised over application service flows without an application function (AF). In the method, a PCRF receives information about an application event sent by a PCEF after subscribing the application event from the PCEF; and the PCRF generates a control policy for a service flow of the application according to the information about the application event. In the present invention, the PCEF sends the obtained information about the application event to the PCRF, so that even when no AF is involved, the PCRF can still generate a control policy according to policy contexts including the information about the application event and the like.
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