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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2011
Fan MO, Ottawa, CA;
Simon Chen, Ottawa, CA;
Hamdy Farid, Kanata, CA;
Ivaylo Tanouchev, Ottawa, CA;
Alcatel Lucent, Boulogne-Billancourt, FR;
Abstract
Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method for managing subscriber usage in a mobile network by a policy and charging rules function (PCRF) including: receiving a credit control request (CCR) message from a policy and enforcement rules function (PCEF) for an application; determining if a Sy connection to an online charging system (OCS) is necessary to implement the CCR; determining if a Sy session is present; sending an application authorization request (AAR) message to the OCS; binding a counter to the application; determining a policy to apply based upon the application; and sending a credit control answer (CCA) message to the PCEF to effect the policy.