Mechanism for detecting and reporting traffic/service to a PCRF

A system for detecting and reporting network traffic, the system comprising:

• a policy server for sending a first message over a network from the policy server to a device that performs a data packet inspection function, said first message including instructions for detecting an occurrence of a particular network traffic or service taking place over a connection on the network and to send a notification to the policy server upon detecting the occurrence of said particular network traffic or service, wherein the device comprises a gateway general packet radio service (GPRS) support node that implements a deep packet inspection (DPI) function;
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• a device for receiving the instructions, for detecting the particular traffic or service, and for sending a notification to the policy server that the device has detected the particular traffic or service, wherein the policy server receives the notification from the device that the device has detected the occurrence of said particular network traffic or service, and wherein, in response to receiving said notification, the policy server sends a second message over the network from the policy server to a network component, said second message containing information associated with said notification, said second message instructing the network component to apply a new rule to said particular network traffic or service taking place over the connection, and said second message containing at least one of bandwidth, quality of service (QoS), and charging policy instructions for said network component to implement with respect to said particular network traffic or service for said connection.