Patent ID: 8400916
Filing Date: 2013-03-19
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of authorizing a request at a policy and charging rules node (PCRN) based on subscriber information, the method comprising: receiving, at the PCRN from a requesting entity, a message including a request associated with at least one service data flow (SDF), wherein the request includes at least one requested bandwidth for an SDF of the at least one SDF; extracting at least one subscriber identifier from the message; retrieving a subscription record associated with the at least one subscriber identifier; determining whether the request should be fulfilled by performing at least one comparison of the at least one requested bandwidth for the SDF against at least one field of the subscription record, wherein the at least one comparison includes at least one of: if the request should be fulfilled, establishing the SDF; and if the request should not be fulfilled: