Method, apparatus, and system for associating sessions

US9209999B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9209999-B2
Application numberUS-201213661653-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateOct 26, 2012
Priority dateApr 29, 2010
Publication dateDec 8, 2015
Grant dateDec 8, 2015

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Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, an apparatus, and a system for associating sessions, which relate to the communications technology field, and are used to solve the problem where policy control sessions cannot be correctly associated when an access network is connected to a core network through a secure gateway ePDG. The method for associating sessions in an embodiment of the present invention includes: receiving a first policy control session establishment request or a first policy control session modification request that carries a local address of a user equipment; and associating the first policy control session and a second policy control session corresponding to the first policy control session according to the local address of the user equipment; where, the local address is allocated by a non-3GPP access network.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method for associating sessions, comprising: receiving, by an apparatus operable to provide a policy control and charging rules function (PCRF), an IP connectivity access network (IP-CAN) session establishment request from a packet data gateway (PGW), wherein the IP-CAN session establishment request carries a local address of a user equipment, and the local address of the user equipment is an IP address or an IP address prefix; receiving, by a policy con…

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What does patent US9209999B2 cover?
Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, an apparatus, and a system for associating sessions, which relate to the communications technology field, and are used to solve the problem where policy control sessions cannot be correctly associated when an access network is connected to a core network through a secure gateway ePDG. The method for associating sessions in an embodiment of …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Huawei Tech Co Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04L12/66. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Dec 08 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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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).