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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2004
Robert M. Broberg, Berwyn, PA (US);
Mark Grayson, Cary, NC (US);
Louis F. Menditto, Raleigh, NC (US);
Rafael M. Montalvo, Raleigh, NC (US);
Chris O'rourke, Apex, NC (US);
Timothy P. Stammers, Raleigh, NC (US);
Marco C. Centemeri, Rho, IT;
Jayaraman R. Iyer, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Robert M. Broberg, Berwyn, PA (US);
Mark Grayson, Cary, NC (US);
Louis F. Menditto, Raleigh, NC (US);
Rafael M. Montalvo, Raleigh, NC (US);
Chris O'Rourke, Apex, NC (US);
Timothy P. Stammers, Raleigh, NC (US);
Marco C. Centemeri, Rho, IT;
Jayaraman R. Iyer, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for charging in a network environment is provided that includes an access gateway encapsulation/decapsulation element operable to establish one or more packet data protocol (PDP) links on behalf of an end user and to perform encapsulation and decapsulation operations for one or more of the links associated with the end user. The access gateway encapsulation/decapsulation element is further operable to interface with a client services packet gateway (CSPG) that is operable to provide enhanced packet processing for the end user for requested information. The apparatus also includes an access gateway policy element operable to interface with the CSPG. The access gateway encapsulation/decapsulation element and the access gateway policy element cooperate to use one or more inter-module headers in order to coordinate the enhanced packet processing for one or more communication flows associated with the end user.