Method and Apparatus for PCC Enhancement for Flow Based Mobility
AssigneeQUALCOMM lncoroorated
InventorsGerardo Giaretta, Georgios Tsirtsis, Haipeng Jin
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Abstract
Systems and methods are described that facilitate multiple registrations and flow based mobility in a wireless communication network. A flow routing component can be included in a mobile device, home agent/p-gateway, or a policy and charging rules function server that determines the manner in which to route one or more IP flows through a set of network access entry points. The flow routing component can determine the routing based on a set of policies and/or network data, such as quality of service requirements, bandwidth requirements, network congestion, currently active IP flows, and so forth.
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A method for internet protocol flow routing in a communication network, comprising:
- determining at least one policy that indicates which of a plurality of access networks should be used for routing a plurality of internet protocol flows;
- determining routing for the plurality of internet protocol flows through the plurality of access networks based at least in part on the at least one policy;
- and
- sending a binding update to a network entity, the binding update comprising a distinct flow identifier number for each of the plurality of internet protocol flows.
An apparatus for internet protocol flow routing in a communication network, comprising:
- a processor;
- memory in electronic communication with the processor;
- and
- instructions stored in the memory, the instructions being executable by the processor to:
- determine at least one policy that indicates which of a plurality of access networks should be used for routing a plurality of internet protocol flows;
- determine routing for the plurality of internet protocol flows through the plurality of access networks based at least in part on the at least one policy;
- and
- send a binding update to a network entity, the binding update comprising a distinct flow identifier number for each of the plurality of internet protocol flows.
An apparatus for internet protocol flow routing in a communication network, comprising:
- means for determining at least one policy that indicates which of a plurality of access networks should be used for routing a plurality of internet protocol flows;
- means for determining routing for the plurality of internet protocol flows through the plurality of access networks based at least in part on the at least one policy;
- and
- means for sending a binding update to a network entity, the binding update comprising a distinct flow identifier number for each of the plurality of internet protocol flows.
A non-transitory tangible computer-readable medium having instructions thereon, the instructions comprising:
- code for causing a wireless communication device to determine at least one policy that indicates which of a plurality of access networks should be used for routing a plurality of internet protocol flows;
- code for causing the wireless communication device to determine routing for the plurality of internet protocol flows through the plurality of access networks based at least in part on the at least one policy;
- and
- code for causing the wireless communication device to send a binding update to a network entity, the binding update comprising a distinct flow identifier number for each of the plurality of internet protocol flows.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.