Patent ID: 8335220
Filing Date: 2012-12-18
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for obtaining Internet Protocol Connectivity Access Network (IP-CAN) session policy control information, comprising: receiving, by a policy control function entity, a policy control session setup request from an access gateway, the policy control session setup request comprising a user identifier and an address of the access gateway; obtaining and recording, by the policy control function entity, the user identifier and the address of the access gateway; receiving, by the policy control function entity, a policy control request for obtaining the IP-CAN session policy control information from a Packet Data Network (PDN) Gateway (GW), the policy control request comprising the user identifier; obtaining, by the policy control function entity, the address of the access gateway according to the user identifier; and sending, by the policy control function entity, the IP-CAN session policy control information to the access gateway according to the address of the access gateway.