Patent ID: 7953026
Filing Date: 2011-05-31
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A Connectivity session Location and repository Function (CLF) network node comprising: a network interface for receiving configuration information from at least one Access-Resource and Admission Control Function (A-RACF) node, for receiving queries from an external Application Function node, and for issuing responses to received queries; a memory for storing the received configuration information associated with at least one Access-Resource and Admission Control Function (A-RACF) node, the stored configuration information including a network address associated with the A-RACF, and for storing the address of a Service-based Policy Decision Function (SPDF) associated with the A-RACF; and a processor for generating a response to the received query including a network address from the stored configuration information in accordance with the configuration information stored in the memory, and for issuing the generated response through the network interface to the external Application Function node as a response to the received query; wherein said response message includes the address of the SPDF associated with the A-RACF that is associated with the configuration information in the response.