Nokia Corporation

Nokia Siemens Networks Oy

Kati Ahvonen

Tuija Helena Hurtta

Zhi-Chun Honkasalo

Man Li

Martti Tuulos

Ralitsa Gateva

Aki T Korhonen

Antti Pikkusaari

Zheng Li

Markku T Mäkinen

Mika Kiikkilä

Renaud Cuny

Li Zheng

Mika Kiikkila

Markku T Makinen

Martii Tuulos

The invention is a method and a system for the providing of service to user equipment (UE). A method of providing services to user equipment in accordance with the invention includes providing from a database () to a policy decision entity () subscriber information regarding permitted conditions for the users to obtain the services; providing service information from at least one network or server (), regarding service offered by the at least one network or server to the user equipment, forming policy rules at the policy decision entity based upon the subscriber information and the service information. A requesting user equipment transmits a request for service to the communications network which is processed by the policy decision entity in accordance with the policy rules to determine if the service is to be allowed and if the service is allowed characteristics of the service to be provided to the requesting user equipment and the policy enforcement entity enforces at least one characteristic of an allowed service upon the communication network to insure that the allowed service obtained by the requesting user equipment has the at least one characteristic of the allowed service.

Enhanced QoS control

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Helsinki, Finland

Kati Ahvonen