Method, apparatus and system for updating pcc rules
AssigneeHuawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
InventorsXu Xia, Yan Li
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Abstract
A method, an apparatus, and a system for updating PCC rules are disclosed herein to ensure normal process of the user service in the process of updating the PCC rules. A method for updating PCC rules includes: obtaining a response made by a PCEF after the PCEF updates the PCC rules; and keeping consistency between PCC rules stored in the PCRF and the PCC rules currently executed in the PCEF according to the obtained response.
Claims20
A method for updating Policy and Charging Control (PCC) rules, comprising:
- obtaining, by a Policy Control and Charging Rules Function (PCRF), a response made by a Policy and Charging Enforcement Function (PCEF) after the PCEF updates the PCC rules;
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- keeping, by the PCRF, consistency between PCC rules stored in the PCRF and the PCC rules in the PCEF according to the obtained response.
An apparatus for updating Policy and Charging Control (PCC) rules, comprising:
- a response obtaining unit configured to obtain a response made by a Policy and Charging Enforcement Function (PCEF) after the PCEF updates the PCC rules;
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- a PCC rule processing unit configured to keep consistency between PCC rules stored in a Policy Control and Charging Rules Function (PCRF) and the PCC rules in the PCEF according to the obtained response.
A system for updating Policy and Charging Control (PCC) rules, comprising:
- a Policy and Charging Enforcement Function (PCEF), configured to send a response to a Policy Control and Charging Rules Function (PCRF) after updating the PCC rules,
- wherein the PCRF is configured to:
- obtain the response made by the PCEF after the PCEF updates the PCC rules, and keep consistency between PCC rules stored in the PCRF and the PCC rules in the PCEF according to the obtained response.
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