Method and apparatus for granting or not granting a chargeable party at a session management with required quality of service utilizing a MAC address

A method implemented at a network device, comprising:

• receiving from an application server a create request related to a session between an application server and a user equipment (UE), including a Media Access Control (MAC) address of the UE and at least one Ethernet flow information of the UE, wherein the create request indicates setting up the session with a required quality of service (QoS);
• sending an authorization request to another network device to determine whether to authorize the create request;
• and
• sending a create response indicating whether the create request is granted or not granted to the application server,
• wherein the create request comprises a QoS Reference to identify QoS information,
• wherein the create request further comprises a Nnef_AFsession WithQoS_Create request, and the create response comprises a Nnef_AFsession WithQoS_Create response, the Nnef_AFsession WithQoS_Create request comprises the MAC address of the UE and the at least one Ethernet flow information of the UE.

An apparatus implemented at an application server, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory coupled to the processor, said memory containing instructions which, when executed by said processor, cause said apparatus to:
• send to a network device a create request related to a session between the application server and a user equipment (UE), including a Media Access Control (MAC) address of the UE and at least one Ethernet flow information of the UE, wherein the create request indicates setting up the session with a required quality of service (QoS);
• and
• receive a create response indicating whether the create request is granted or not granted from the network device,
• wherein the create request comprises a QoS Reference to identify QoS information,
• wherein the create request further comprises a Nnef_AFsession WithQoS_Create request, and the create response comprises a Nnef_AFsession WithQoS_Create response, the Nnef_AFsession WithQoS_Create request comprises the MAC address of the UE and the at least one Ethernet flow information of the UE.

An apparatus implemented at a network device, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory coupled to the processor, said memory containing instructions which, when executed by said processor, cause said apparatus to:
• receive from an application server a create request related to a session between an application server and a user equipment (UE), including a Media Access Control (MAC) address of the UE and at least one Ethernet flow information of the UE, wherein the create request indicates setting up the session with a required quality of service (QoS);
• send an authorization request to another network device to determine whether to authorize the create request;
• and
• send a create response indicating whether the create request is granted or not granted to the application server,
• wherein the create request comprises a QoS Reference to identify QoS information,
• wherein the create request further comprises a Nnef_AFsession WithQoS_Create request, and the create response comprises a Nnef_AFsession WithQoS_Create response, the Nnef_AFsession WithQoS_Create request comprises the MAC address of the UE and the at least one Ethernet flow information of the UE.