APN-AMBR authorization in GPRS mobile network

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9226168
APP PUB NO 20150049603A1
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13965717

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Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method performed by a policy and charging rules node (PCRN), the method including: receiving a credit control request (CCR) message from a packet data network gateway (PGW) based upon a general radio packet service (GPRS) internet protocol connectivity access network (IP-CAN) session request; determining that an operator policy rule specifies an aggregate maximum bit rate (APN-AMBR) value; determining that the CCR message includes an APN-AMBR value; setting an APN-AMBR value for the GPRS IP-CAN session to the APN-AMBR value specified by the operator policy rule; setting a GPRS IP-CAN session maximum bit rate download/upload (MBR DL/UL) value to the lowest of the APN-AMBR value specified by the operator policy rule and a subscriber MBR DL/UL value; and sending a credit control answer (CCA) message to the PGW with the selected APN-AMBR and MBR DL/UL values.

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ALCATEL LUCENTBOULOGNE-BILLANCOURT

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ma, Haiqing H Nepean, CA 13 44
Xue, Xiong Kanata, CA 9 32

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