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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2012
Xuejun Cai, Beijing, CN;
Yuxi Shen, Beijing, CN;
Xuejun Cai, Beijing, CN;
Yuxi Shen, Beijing, CN;
TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET L M ERICSSON (PUBL), Stockholm, SE;
Abstract
A method for controlling, by a policy and charging enforcement unit, an access procedure of a mobile entity to a packet switched network via a cellular network, the mobile entity belonging to a group of mobile entities having common policy and charging rules. The method comprises the steps of receiving an attach request message to establish a group session for one of the mobile entities belonging to group, and checking whether a group subscription profile with policy and charging rules is provided in the policy and charging enforcement unit for the group, wherein if the policy and charging rules are provided in the policy and charging enforcement unit, the provided policy and charging rules are applied to the one mobile entity for which the attach request message has been received.