Patent ID: 9560212
Date: 2017-01-31
CPC Classifications: H04L,H04M,H04W,Y02D

Claim:
1. A method in a Policy and Charging Rules Function (PCRF) node for handling User Equipment-Aggregated Maximum Bit Rate (UE-AMBR) for a wireless device in a communications network, wherein the PCRF node comprises a direct interface with a Mobility Management Entity/Serving General packet radio service Support Node (MME/SGSN), the method comprising: receiving a subscribed UE-AMBR from the MME/SGSN using the direct interface, which subscribed UE-AMBR is associated with a wireless device subscription; when triggered, calculating a UE-AMBR based on the subscribed UE-AMBR and based policies associated with the wireless device; and transmitting the calculated UE-AMBR to the MME/SGSN using the direct interface.