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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 14, 2010
Handling of policy and charging information and user profiles in a multisite communication's network
Fabian Castro Castro, Madrid, ES;
Juan Pedro García Cervigón, Madrid, ES;
Ana Maria Lopez Nieto, Madrid, ES;
Fabian Castro Castro, Madrid, ES;
Juan Pedro García Cervigón, Madrid, ES;
Ana Maria Lopez Nieto, Madrid, ES;
Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;
Abstract
It is provided a method for handling policy and charging information, PCI, relating to a user, wherein the method is carried out in a communications network comprising a first and a second site at least (S, S). Each of these sites comprises at least a policy and charging rules, PCR, network entity. The method comprises sending (SIO) from a first network entity of a first site (; AF-; PCEF-) to a PCR network entity of said first site (PCRF-) a request to obtain PCI dependent on a user profile; generating—if it is determined that said user profile is not accessible at the first site (PCRF-)—a redirection message comprising an identity of the PCR network entity of the first site (PCRF-); forwarding said redirection message to a PCR network entity of said second site (PCRF-).