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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2014
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Shenzhen, Guangdong, CN;
Weihua Zhou, Shenzhen, CN;
Wanqiang Zhang, Beijing, CN;
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., Shenzhen, CN;
Abstract
The present invention provides a method for selecting a bearer mode, a packet gateway, and a policy and charging rule function entity, relating to the field of communications technologies, and solving the problem that a base station selects a suitable air interface transmission mode for a bearer of a mobile terminal. Indication information of an air interface transmission mode supported by a mobile terminal is received. According to the indication information and a received enhanced policy and charging control rule that is sent by a policy and charging rule function entity, an air interface transmission mode allowed to be used by a bearer bound with a service flow of the mobile terminal is determined. A session establishment reply message is sent to a serving gateway to which the mobile terminal belongs, where the session establishment reply message comprises the air interface transmission mode allowed to be used by the bearer.