Patent ID: 11882234
Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
Field: Telecommunications (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 15:
16. An apparatus implemented at a network device, comprising:
a processor; and
a memory coupled to the processor, said memory containing instructions which, when executed by said processor, cause said apparatus to:
receive from an application server a create request related to a session between an application server and a user equipment (UE), including a Media Access Control (MAC) address of the UE and at least one Ethernet flow information of the UE, wherein the create request indicates setting a chargeable party at a session set-up;
send an authorization request to another network device to determine whether to authorize the create request;
send a create response indicating whether the create request is granted or not to the application server;
receive from the application server a chargeable party update request including a sponsoring status information;
send an authorization request to the another network device to determine whether to authorize the chargeable party update request; and
send a chargeable party update response indicating whether the chargeable party update request is granted or not to the application server,
wherein the create request comprises a Nnef_ChargeableParty_Create request, the create response comprises a Nnef_ChargeableParty_Create response, and the Nnef_ChargeableParty_Create request includes the MAC address of the UE and at least one Ethernet flow information of the UE.