Sy session creation and recovering from inconsistent session state between PCRF and OCS

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PATENT NO 8995305
APP PUB NO 20140064151A1
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13598271

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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.

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ALCATEL LUCENT3 AVENUE OCTAVE GREARD PARIS 75007

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Mao, Ivy Kanata, CA 6 26
Sabaratnam, Kugendran Kanata, CA 11 77
Shaik, Shanawaz Ottawa, CA 14 54
Yee, Matthew Kanata, CA 12 57

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