Identifying Gn/Gp mode at PCRF

US9036631B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9036631-B2
Application numberUS-201213686665-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateNov 27, 2012
Priority dateNov 27, 2012
Publication dateMay 19, 2015
Grant dateMay 19, 2015

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A method, and machine readable storage medium is disclosed for a method performed by policy and charging rules function (PCRF) node (PCRN) in a packet switching network, for identifying a Gn/Gp mode of an adjacent network node, in which the adjacent network node which is connected directly to a Serving General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) Support Node (SGSN) node via a Gn/Gp interface, from an adjacent network node connected to a Serving Gateway (S-GW) via a S5/S8 interface, wherein the adjacent network node is a Packet Data Network Gateway (P-GW) node or a Gateway GPRS Support Node (GGSN). The method comprises receiving at the PCRN from the adjacent network node, a Diameter Credit Control Request (CCR) message requesting a IP-CAN session; determining whether the request message includes a SGSN-Address and does not include an AN-GW-Address.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method performed by a policy and charging rules node (PCRN) in a packet switching network, the method comprising steps of: receiving at the PCRN from an adjacent network node, a Diameter Credit Control Request (CCR) message; determining whether the request message does not include an AN-GW-Address; determining whether the request message includes a SGSN-Address; and responsive to the request message including an SGSN-Address and the request message n…

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What does patent US9036631B2 cover?
A method, and machine readable storage medium is disclosed for a method performed by policy and charging rules function (PCRF) node (PCRN) in a packet switching network, for identifying a Gn/Gp mode of an adjacent network node, in which the adjacent network node which is connected directly to a Serving General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) Support Node (SGSN) node via a Gn/Gp interface, from an a…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Xue Xiong, Ma Haiqing H, Alcatel Lucent
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04L12/1407. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue May 19 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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