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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2010
Kevin Scott Cutler, Carp, CA;
Susan Patricia Ackerman, Kanata, CA;
Steve Rock, Carp, CA;
Felix Katz, Nepean, CA;
Kalyan Premchand Siddam, Nepean, CA;
Fernando Cuervo, Dunrobin, CA;
Kevin Scott Cutler, Carp, CA;
Susan Patricia Ackerman, Kanata, CA;
Steve Rock, Carp, CA;
Felix Katz, Nepean, CA;
Kalyan Premchand Siddam, Nepean, CA;
Fernando Cuervo, Dunrobin, CA;
Alcatel Lucent, Paris, FR;
Abstract
Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method and related network node including one or more of the following: receiving, at the policy and charging rules node from a requesting entity, a message including a request associated with at least one service data flow (SDF), wherein the request includes at least one requested bandwidth; extracting at least one subscriber identifier from the message; retrieving a subscription record associated with the at least one subscriber identifier; determining whether the request should be fulfilled by performing at least one comparison of the at least one requested bandwidth for the SDF against at least one field of the subscription record; if the request should be fulfilled, establishing the SDF; and if the request should not be fulfilled: generating a response message that indicates that the request was rejected, and transmitting the response message to the requesting entity.