Patent ID: 8582480

Claim:
A method for wireless communication, the method comprising: detecting, by a first network entity, initiation of communication by a user equipment with the first network entity; transmitting, by the first network entity in response to the detecting initiation of communication by the user equipment, a request to a second network entity to establish a policy and charging control session for the user equipment between the first and second network entities; obtaining, by the first network entity, responsive to the request, a first plurality of policy and charging control rules, including an event trigger, wherein the first plurality of policy and charging control rules defines criteria for detecting packet flows by performing deep packet inspection, wherein the event trigger comprises an indication that a packet flow associated with the user equipment accessing the first network entity which meets the criteria has been detected; detecting, by the first network entity, the packet flow using the first plurality of policy and charging control rules; transmitting the indication of the event trigger and a description of the packet flow from the first network entity to the second network entity; and receiving, in response to the indication, a second plurality of policy and charging control rules at the first network entity for the policy and charging control session.