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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2019
Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;
Göran Eriksson, Norrtälje, SE;
Stefan Håkansson, Gothenburg, SE;
Hans Mattsson, Mölndal, SE;
Linus Andersson, Gothenburg, SE;
David Del Peral Chico, Madrid, ES;
Alfonso de Jesus Perez Martinez, Madrid, ES;
Miguel Angel Muñoz De La Torre Alonso, Madrid, ES;
Rodrigo Alvarez Dominguez, Madrid, ES;
Marcos Caballero Del Dedo, Madrid, ES;
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ), Stockholm, SE;
Abstract
A method for over-the-top (OTT) management in a communication network is presented. The method is performed in an application client. The method comprises sending a request for activation of a policy for an application network interaction protocol (ANIP) service to a packet data network gateway (PGW) wherein the request indicates an address to a local ANIP server; receiving a set of rules related to the requested activation of the policy from the PGW, wherein the set of rules are defined for a packet data network (PDN) session applicable for the ANIP service; and communicating over the communication network based on the received set of rules. Methods, application clients, PGWs, ANIP servers, computer programs, and a computer program for OTT management in a communication network are also presented.