US 2014/0233497 A1 · METHOD OF HANDLING A CHANGE TO BEARER CONTROL MODE

Abstract

Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method and related network node and machine-readable storage medium including one or more of the following: receiving, at the PCRN, a request message from an Evolved Packet Core node; determining whether the request message includes a request for a modification to an IP-CAN session; and if the request message includes a request for a modification to the IP-CAN session: determining a current bearer control mode for the IP-CAN session, determining a previous bearer control mode for the IP-CAN session, comparing the current bearer control mode to the previous bearer control mode, and if the current bearer control mode is different from the previous bearer control mode, modifying the IP-CAN session according to the current bearer control mode.

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Dependent claims

A method performed by a policy and charging rules node (PCRN) for handling changes to a bearer control mode (BCM), the method comprising:

receiving a first message, wherein the first message includes a network-initiated request associated with an IP-CAN session;
determining that a BCM for the IP-CAN session currently disallows network-initiated requests;
deferring processing of the network initiated request associated with the IP-CAN session in response to determining that the BCM for the IP-CAN session currently disallows network-initiated requests;
determining, after deferring processing of the network initiated request associated with the IP-CAN session, that the BCM for the IP-CAN session currently allows network-initiated requests;
and
processing the network initiated request in response to determining that the BCM for the IP-CAN session currently allows network-initiated requests.

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A policy and charging rules node (PCRN) for handling changes to a bearer control mode (BCM) comprising:

a network interface;
a storage device;
and
a processor in communication with the network interface and the storage, the processor being configured to:
receive a first message via the network interface, wherein the first message includes a network-initiated request associated with an IP-CAN session;
determine that a BCM for the IP-CAN session currently disallows network-initiated requests;
defer processing of the network initiated request associated with the IP-CAN session in response to determining that the BCM for the IP-CAN session currently disallows network-initiated requests;
determine, after deferring processing of the network initiated request associated with the IP-CAN session, that the BCM for the IP-CAN session currently allows network-initiated requests;
and
process the network initiated request in response to determining that the BCM for the IP-CAN session currently allows network-initiated requests.

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A non-transitory machine-readable medium encoded with instructions for execution by a policy and charging rules node (PCRN) for handling changes to a bearer control mode (BCM), the non-transitory machine-readable medium comprising:

instructions for receiving a first message, wherein the first message includes a network-initiated request associated with an IP-CAN session;
instructions for determining that a BCM for the IP-CAN session currently disallows network-initiated requests;
instructions for deferring processing of the network initiated request associated with the IP-CAN session in response to determining that the BCM for the IP-CAN session currently disallows network-initiated requests;
instructions for determining, after deferring processing of the network initiated request associated with the IP-CAN session, that the BCM for the IP-CAN session currently allows network-initiated requests;
and
instructions for processing the network initiated request in response to determining that the BCM for the IP-CAN session currently allows network-initiated requests.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Method of handling a change to bearer control mode

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Abstract

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