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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2014

Filed:

Oct. 18, 2011
Applicants:

Haiqing M. MA, Nepean, CA;

Sachin J. Lalseta, Ottawa, CA;

Robert A. Mann, Carp, CA;

Lui Chu Yeung, Kanata, CA;

Partoo Mohebi-sarmadi, Ottawa, CA;

Inventors:

Haiqing M. Ma, Nepean, CA;

Sachin J. Lalseta, Ottawa, CA;

Robert A. Mann, Carp, CA;

Lui Chu Yeung, Kanata, CA;

Partoo Mohebi-Sarmadi, Ottawa, CA;

Assignee:

Alcatel Lucent, Boulogne-Billancourt, FR;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/00 (2009.01); H04W 8/02 (2009.01); H04W 4/14 (2009.01); H04M 15/00 (2006.01); H04W 8/12 (2009.01); H04W 4/24 (2009.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01); H04L 12/14 (2006.01); H04W 76/02 (2009.01); H04W 8/18 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 8/02 (2013.01); H04W 76/02 (2013.01); H04W 4/14 (2013.01); H04M 15/66 (2013.01); H04M 15/52 (2013.01); H04M 15/00 (2013.01); H04W 8/12 (2013.01); H04W 4/24 (2013.01); H04M 15/8038 (2013.01); H04L 67/143 (2013.01); H04M 15/51 (2013.01); H04L 12/14 (2013.01); H04L 12/1407 (2013.01); H04W 8/18 (2013.01);
Abstract

Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method performed by a policy and charging rules node (PCRN) for processing a change in a status of a roaming partner, the method including: receiving, at the PCRN, a message indicating a change in a status of the roaming partner; identifying roaming subscriber sessions associated with the roaming partner; determining home based roaming subscriber sessions among the identified subscriber sessions; marking the determined home based roaming subscriber sessions for termination; and sending a termination message to a policy and charging enforcement node for the determined home based roaming subscriber sessions.


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