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Sy based integrated policy and charging control

US9495706B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Alcatel Lucent · FR

Inventors

Fan Mo · Hinckley, US
Simon Chen · Qingdao, CN
Hamdy Farid · Gatineau, CA
Ivaylo Tanouchev · Ottawa, CA

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 3, 2011
Grant date	Nov 15, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 28, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04M15/66
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method for managing subscriber usage in a mobile network by a policy and charging rules function (PCRF) including: receiving a credit control request (CCR) message from a policy and enforcement rules function (PCEF) for an application; determining if a Sy connection to an online charging system (OCS) is necessary to implement the CCR; determining if a Sy session is present; sending an application authorization request (AAR) message to the OCS; binding a counter to the application; determining a policy to apply based upon the application; and sending a credit control answer (CCA) message to the PCEF to effect the policy.

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