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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2010
Kevin Scott Cutler, Carp, CA;
Jeff Allan Kerluke, Stittsville, CA;
Kevin Scott Cutler, Carp, CA;
Jeff Allan Kerluke, Stittsville, CA;
Alcatel Lucent, Paris, FR;
Abstract
Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method and related network node and machine-readable storage medium including one or more of the following: receiving, at the PCRN, a request message from an Evolved Packet Core node; determining whether the request message includes a request for a modification to an IP-CAN session; and if the request message includes a request for a modification to the IP-CAN session: determining a current bearer control mode for the IP-CAN session, determining a previous bearer control mode for the IP-CAN session, comparing the current bearer control mode to the previous bearer control mode, and if the current bearer control mode is different from the previous bearer control mode, modifying the IP-CAN session according to the current bearer control mode.