FLEXIBLE RULE BASED USAGE METERING POLICIES
    1.
    发明申请
    FLEXIBLE RULE BASED USAGE METERING POLICIES 审中-公开
    基于灵活规则的使用计量政策

    公开(公告)号:US20130086252A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-04-04

    申请号:US13251557

    申请日:2011-10-03

    IPC分类号: G06F15/173

    摘要: Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method of managing usage of a service. The method may include: defining a plurality of metering policies associated with the service; assigning an applicability condition to each of the plurality of metering policies; assigning a quota to each of the plurality of metering policies; selecting an applicable first metering policy for a subscriber session based on the applicability condition; measuring usage of the service according to the first metering policy; comparing the usage against the quota of the first metering policy; and selecting an applicable second metering policy for the subscriber session based on the applicability condition assigned to the second metering policy if the usage exceeds the quota of the first metering policy. Various exemplary embodiments relate to a network node for managing subscriber usage. The network node may include: a metering policy storage; a limit selector; an interface; and a processor.

    摘要翻译: 各种示例性实施例涉及管理服务的使用的方法。 该方法可以包括:定义与服务相关联的多个计费策略; 将适用性条件分配给所述多个计费策略中的每一个; 向所述多个计费策略中的每一个分配配额; 基于适用性条件为用户会话选择适用的第一计费策略; 根据第一计量政策测量服务的使用; 将使用量与第一计量政策的配额进行比较; 以及如果所述使用超过所述第一计费策略的配额,则基于分配给所述第二计费策略的适用性条件,为所述用户会话选择适用的第二计费策略。 各种示例性实施例涉及用于管理订户使用的网络节点。 网络节点可以包括:计费策略存储; 限位选择器 界面; 和处理器。

    Hierarchical metering policy attributes
    2.
    发明授权
    Hierarchical metering policy attributes 有权
    层次计量策略属性

    公开(公告)号:US08694629B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-04-08

    申请号:US13251709

    申请日:2011-10-03

    IPC分类号: G06F15/173

    摘要: Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method performed by a policy and charging rules node for managing usage of a subscriber. The method may include: defining a primary metering policy having a first applicability condition and a first quota; defining a secondary metering policy having attributes including a second applicability condition and at least one inherited attribute that references an attribute of the primary metering policy; determining that the second metering policy is applicable when the first applicability condition and the second applicability condition are true; selecting the secondary metering policy as an active metering policy; and managing subscriber usage according to the attributes of the secondary metering policy. In various alternative embodiments, the step of managing subscriber usage includes: measuring subscriber usage according to a rating factor of the secondary metering policy; and charging the measured subscriber usage to both the primary metering policy and the secondary metering policy.

    摘要翻译: 各种示例性实施例涉及由策略和计费规则节点执行的用于管理用户的使用的方法。 该方法可以包括:定义具有第一适用性条件和第一配额的主计量策略; 定义具有包括第二可适用性条件的属性和引用所述主计量策略的属性的至少一个继承属性的次计量策略; 当所述第一适用性条件和所述第二适用性条件为真时,确定所述第二计量策略是适用的; 选择二次计量政策作为主动计量政策; 并根据二次计费策略的属性来管理用户使用情况。 在各种替代实施例中,管理用户使用的步骤包括:根据次计费策略的评级因素测量用户使用; 并将所测量的用户使用量计入主要计费策略和次计费策略。

    HIERARCHICAL METERING POLICY ATTRIBUTES
    3.
    发明申请
    HIERARCHICAL METERING POLICY ATTRIBUTES 有权
    分层计量政策属性

    公开(公告)号:US20130086253A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-04-04

    申请号:US13251709

    申请日:2011-10-03

    IPC分类号: G06F15/173

    摘要: Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method performed by a policy and charging rules node for managing usage of a subscriber. The method may include: defining a primary metering policy having a first applicability condition and a first quota; defining a secondary metering policy having attributes including a second applicability condition and at least one inherited attribute that references an attribute of the primary metering policy; determining that the second metering policy is applicable when the first applicability condition and the second applicability condition are true; selecting the secondary metering policy as an active metering policy; and managing subscriber usage according to the attributes of the secondary metering policy. In various alternative embodiments, the step of managing subscriber usage includes: measuring subscriber usage according to a rating factor of the secondary metering policy; and charging the measured subscriber usage to both the primary metering policy and the secondary metering policy.

    摘要翻译: 各种示例性实施例涉及由策略和计费规则节点执行的用于管理用户的使用的方法。 该方法可以包括:定义具有第一适用性条件和第一配额的主计量策略; 定义具有包括第二可适用性条件的属性和引用所述主计量策略的属性的至少一个继承属性的次计量策略; 当所述第一适用性条件和所述第二适用性条件为真时,确定所述第二计量策略是适用的; 选择二次计量政策作为主动计量政策; 并根据二次计费策略的属性来管理用户使用情况。 在各种替代实施例中,管理用户使用的步骤包括:根据次计费策略的评级因素测量用户使用; 并将所测量的用户使用量计入主要计费策略和次计费策略。

    Rules engine evaluation for policy decisions
    5.
    发明授权
    Rules engine evaluation for policy decisions 有权
    规则引擎评估政策决定

    公开(公告)号:US09497082B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-11-15

    申请号:US13251643

    申请日:2011-10-03

    摘要: Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method performed by a network policy node. The method may include: translating a policy into a plurality of rule objects, the policy including an applicability condition and one or more action rules; generating a selection rule table based on the applicability condition of one or more policies; generating an action rule table from the one or more action rules of an applicable policy, an action rule including an action condition and an action path; determining a set of applicable policies by evaluating the selection rule table using a rules engine; and selecting an action path by evaluating the action rule table using the rules engine. Various exemplary embodiments relate to a network policy node including a scanner that generates rules objects and rule tables based on one or more policies, a context information storage, and a rules engine that evaluates rule tables.

    摘要翻译: 各种示例性实施例涉及由网络策略节点执行的方法。 该方法可以包括:将策略转换成多个规则对象,所述策略包括适用性条件和一个或多个动作规则; 基于一个或多个策略的适用性条件生成选择规则表; 根据适用策略的一个或多个动作规则,包括动作条件和动作路径的动作规则生成动作规则表; 通过使用规则引擎来评估选择规则表来确定一组适用的策略; 并通过使用规则引擎评估动作规则表来选择动作路径。 各种示例性实施例涉及包括基于一个或多个策略生成规则对象和规则表的扫描器的网络策略节点,上下文信息存储以及评估规则表的规则引擎。

    Management of serving gateways for enhanced performance
    6.
    发明授权
    Management of serving gateways for enhanced performance 有权
    服务网关的管理,以提高性能

    公开(公告)号:US08625612B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-01-07

    申请号:US12826014

    申请日:2010-06-29

    IPC分类号: H04L12/28

    摘要: Various embodiments relate to a system and related method for managing a connection of a user device to a communications network. Various embodiments relate to a Policy and Charging Rules Node (PCRN) receiving a user requests through multiple serving gateways. The PCRN may assign one of the serving gateways as a primary serving gateway when the serving gateway sends a Gateway Control Session that binds to an IP-CAN session established in the PCRN. When the PCRN receives a subsequent message from another serving gateway, the PCRN may reassign the new serving gateway as primary when its Gateway Control Session matches. The PCRN may then mark the former serving gateway as pending termination and signal the marked gateway to terminate. After sending rules to serving gateways not pending termination, the PCRN may delete those serving gateways marked for termination.

    摘要翻译: 各种实施例涉及用于管理用户设备到通信网络的连接的系统和相关方法。 各种实施例涉及通过多个服务网关接收用户请求的策略和计费规则节点(PCRN)。 当服务网关发送绑定到PCRN中建立的IP-CAN会话的网关控制会话时,PCRN可以将服务网关之一分配为主服务网关。 当PCRN从另一服务网关接收到后续消息时,PCRN可以在其网关控制会话匹配时将新的服务网关重新分配为主服务网关。 然后,PCRN可以将前一个服务网关标记为待定终止,并且将标记的网关发信号终止。 在向未服务网关发送规则后,PCRN可以删除标记为终止的服务网关。

    MANAGEMENT OF SERVING GATEWAYS FOR ENHANCED PERFORMANCE
    7.
    发明申请
    MANAGEMENT OF SERVING GATEWAYS FOR ENHANCED PERFORMANCE 有权
    为提高性能而进行的网关管理

    公开(公告)号:US20110317709A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-12-29

    申请号:US12826014

    申请日:2010-06-29

    IPC分类号: H04L12/56

    摘要: Various embodiments relate to a system and related method for managing a connection of a user device to a communications network. Various embodiments relate to a Policy and Charging Rules Node (PCRN) receiving a user requests through multiple serving gateways. The PCRN may assign one of the serving gateways as a primary serving gateway when the serving gateway sends a Gateway Control Session that binds to an IP-CAN session established in the PCRN. When the PCRN receives a subsequent message from another serving gateway, the PCRN may reassign the new serving gateway as primary when its Gateway Control Session matches. The PCRN may then mark the former serving gateway as pending termination and signal the marked gateway to terminate. After sending rules to serving gateways not pending termination, the PCRN may delete those serving gateways marked for termination.

    摘要翻译: 各种实施例涉及用于管理用户设备到通信网络的连接的系统和相关方法。 各种实施例涉及通过多个服务网关接收用户请求的策略和计费规则节点(PCRN)。 当服务网关发送绑定到PCRN中建立的IP-CAN会话的网关控制会话时,PCRN可以将服务网关之一分配为主服务网关。 当PCRN从另一服务网关接收到后续消息时,PCRN可以在其网关控制会话匹配时将新的服务网关重新分配为主服务网关。 然后,PCRN可以将前一个服务网关标记为待定终止,并且将标记的网关发信号终止。 在向未服务网关发送规则后,PCRN可以删除标记为终止的服务网关。

    RULES ENGINE EVALUATION FOR POLICY DECISIONS
    8.
    发明申请
    RULES ENGINE EVALUATION FOR POLICY DECISIONS 有权
    规则政策决策的发动机评估

    公开(公告)号:US20130086237A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-04-04

    申请号:US13251643

    申请日:2011-10-03

    IPC分类号: G06F15/16

    摘要: Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method performed by a network policy node. The method may include: translating a policy into a plurality of rule objects, the policy including an applicability condition and one or more action rules; generating a selection rule table based on the applicability condition of one or more policies; generating an action rule table from the one or more action rules of an applicable policy, an action rule including an action condition and an action path; determining a set of applicable policies by evaluating the selection rule table using a rules engine; and selecting an action path by evaluating the action rule table using the rules engine. Various exemplary embodiments relate to a network policy node including a scanner that generates rules objects and rule tables based on one or more policies, a context information storage, and a rules engine that evaluates rule tables.

    摘要翻译: 各种示例性实施例涉及由网络策略节点执行的方法。 该方法可以包括:将策略转换成多个规则对象,所述策略包括适用性条件和一个或多个动作规则; 基于一个或多个策略的适用性条件生成选择规则表; 根据适用策略的一个或多个动作规则,包括动作条件和动作路径的动作规则生成动作规则表; 通过使用规则引擎来评估选择规则表来确定一组适用的策略; 并通过使用规则引擎评估动作规则表来选择动作路径。 各种示例性实施例涉及包括基于一个或多个策略生成规则对象和规则表的扫描器的网络策略节点,上下文信息存储以及评估规则表的规则引擎。

    PCC/QOS rule creation
    9.
    发明授权
    PCC/QOS rule creation 有权
    PCC / QOS规则创建

    公开(公告)号:US08605583B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-12-10

    申请号:US12708209

    申请日:2010-02-18

    IPC分类号: H04L12/14

    摘要: Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method and related network node and machine-readable storage medium including one or more of the following: receiving, at the PCRN, the application request message; determining at least one requested service flow from the application request message; for each requested service flow of the at least one requested service flow, generating a new PCC rule based on the application request message; and providing each new PCC rule to a Policy and Charging Enforcement Node (PCEN). Various exemplary embodiments further include an application request message including at least one media component and at least one media subcomponent and the step of for each media subcomponent, determining a requested service flow from the media subcomponent.

    摘要翻译: 各种示例性实施例涉及包括以下一个或多个的方法和相关网络节点和机器可读存储介质:在PCRN处接收应用请求消息; 从所述应用请求消息确定至少一个所请求的服务流; 对于所述至少一个所请求的服务流的每个所请求的服务流,基于所述应用请求消息生成新的PCC规则; 并向策略和计费执行节点(PCEN)提供每个新的PCC规则。 各种示例性实施例还包括包括至少一个媒体组件和至少一个媒体子组件的应用请求消息以及针对每个媒体子组件的步骤,从媒体子组件确定所请求的服务流。

    SESSION BINDING USING SUBSCRIBER IDENTIFICATION
    10.
    发明申请
    SESSION BINDING USING SUBSCRIBER IDENTIFICATION 有权
    使用订阅者识别的会话绑定

    公开(公告)号:US20110319054A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-12-29

    申请号:US12824628

    申请日:2010-06-28

    IPC分类号: H04M11/00

    摘要: Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method and related network node and machine-readable storage medium including a policy and charging rules node (PCRN) receiving a plurality of related service requests from different devices. The PCRN may establish a Session Binding Identifier (SBI) for each message received. The SBI may include one or more subscriber IDs. Upon receipt of a message, the PCRN may compare the included subscriber IDs against information included in a subscriber database to match with a specific subscriber profile. The PCRN may use the subscriber profile to determine whether existing established sessions are associated with the same subscriber profile, and may bind the sessions together when they are associated with a common subscriber profile.

    摘要翻译: 各种示例性实施例涉及包括从不同设备接收多个相关服务请求的策略和计费规则节点(PCRN)的方法和相关网络节点和机器可读存储介质。 PCRN可以为接收的每个消息建立会话绑定标识符(SBI)。 SBI可以包括一个或多个订户ID。 在接收到消息时,PCRN可以将包括的用户ID与包括在订户数据库中的信息进行比较,以与特定用户简档匹配。 PCRN可以使用用户简档来确定现有的建立的会话是否与相同的用户简档相关联,并且当它们与普通用户简档相关联时,可以将会话绑定在一起。