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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2010
Kalyan Premchand Siddam, Nepean, CA;
Kevin Scott Cutler, Carp, CA (US);
Haiqing MA, Ottawa, CA;
Alcatel Lucent, Boulogne-Billancourt, FR;
Abstract
Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method and related network node including one or more of the following: receiving, at a policy and charging rules node from a first requesting device, a first message including a first set of information regarding an application request; generating a set of PCC rules for fulfilling the application request based on the first set of information; determining whether the PCRN should wait for a period of time for at least one PCC rule to receive a second message including a second set of information regarding the application request; and if the PCRN should wait for the period of time: waiting for the period of time to receive a second message including a second set of information regarding the application request, determining, after the time has elapsed, whether the second message has arrived, and if the second message has not arrived, initiating a cleanup procedure.