Patent ID: 9197577
Filing Date: 2015-11-24
Classification: H04L,H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. A policy control method, comprising: receiving, by a policy decision apparatus, a control policy request sent from a gateway device, wherein the control policy request carries a subscriber identifier; sending, by the policy decision apparatus, a session request message to a charging system, wherein the session request message carries the subscriber identifier; receiving, by the policy decision apparatus, a response message of the session request message from the charging system to indicate that a session between the policy decision apparatus and the charging system is established; receiving, by the policy decision apparatus, a notification message sent through the established session from the charging system, wherein the notification message carriers information of a non-subscribed charging relevant event that has occurred, and the non-subscribed charging relevant event is not subscribed to by the policy decision apparatus, and generating a service data flow control policy according to the information of the occurred non-subscribed charging relevant event carried in the notification message; and sending, by the policy decision apparatus, the control policy to the gateway device according to the control policy request.