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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2012
Shanawaz Shaik, Ottawa, CA;
Kugendran Sabaratnam, Kanata, CA;
Ivy Mao, Kanata, CA;
Matthew Yee, Kanata, CA;
Shanawaz Shaik, Ottawa, CA;
Kugendran Sabaratnam, Kanata, CA;
Ivy Mao, Kanata, CA;
Matthew Yee, Kanata, CA;
Alcatel Lucent, Boulogne-Billancourt, FR;
Abstract
Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method performed by a policy and charging rules node (PCRN), the method including: sending a first Sy spending limit request (SLR) to an online charging system (OCS) without specifying any policy counters; receiving from the OCS a first spending limit answer (SLA) including policy counters and associated status reports for a subscriber; creating an Sy session; determining required policy counters based upon the policy counter statuses; sending a second Sy SLR to the OCS for the required policy counters; and receiving a second SLA including status reports for the required policy counters.