Patent ID: 9220118
Filing Date: 2015-12-22
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: receiving, in a wireless communication system, a request that identifies a requested network for a packet data connection for a wireless communication device (WCD), wherein the requested network is associated with a subscribed packet data policy, and wherein the wireless communication system comprises a management entity and a packet gateway; determining, by the management entity, that a validation procedure for validating the request is unavailable; responsive to determining that the validation procedure is unavailable, the management entity sending to the packet gateway a session request that includes an identifier associated with a substitute packet data policy, wherein the substitute packet data policy differs from the subscribed packet data policy; establishing, by the packet gateway, a packet data session for the WCD in accordance with the substitute packet data policy, based on the session request including the identifier associated with the substitute packet data policy; and after the packet data session has been established, determining, by the management entity, whether the validation procedure remains unavailable.