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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2018
Filed:
May. 15, 2012
Applicant:
W. Chastain, Atlanta, GA (US);
Inventor:
W. Chastain, Atlanta, GA (US);
Assignee:
AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/173 (2006.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01); H04L 12/701 (2013.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 67/143 (2013.01); H04L 45/00 (2013.01); H04L 63/0892 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, utilizing a first diameter agent function to route messages between network elements that provide policy control and charging for a communication session, utilizing the first agent function to maintain transaction and session state during the communication session, and utilizing the first agent function to selectively adjust routing and non-routing information for the messages. Other embodiments are disclosed.