Method and apparatuses for policy and charging control of machine-to-machine type communications
US9319867B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 10, 2012 |
| Grant date | Apr 19, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 10, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W4/70
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
At present, applying conventional policy and charging control in scenarios where a huge amount of users is supported, such as machine-to-machine type communication devices, represents a number of drawbacks, such as the amount of data to be stored in subscriber databases and the access rate, the signalling load, and the processing performance of nodes. The present invention provides for a method of policy control and enhanced apparatuses enabling the support of user community profiles that apply to a plurality of subscribers, the generation and enforcement of community policy and charging rules derived from the user community profiles and preferably installed upon establishment of a session for a first user. Further sessions to be established for subsequent users of the plurality of users would be enforced with said community policy and charging rules without needs for handling them on individual basis.
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