Patent ID: 8855125

Claim:
A method performed by a policy and charging rules node (PCRN), the method comprising: receiving at said PCRN, a service request message from an Evolved Packet Core (EPC) node; generating a response message to said service request message; and if said response message is a success message; determining whether the service request message includes a Network-Request-Support (NRS) attribute value pair (AVP) for an Internet Protocol Connectivity Access Network (IP-CAN) session or a gateway control session; and if said service request message includes said NRS AVP: storing the NRS value in a NRS buffer at said PCRN; determining a Bearer Control Mode (BCM) value for the IP-CAN session, based on said NRS value and policy rules at said PCRN; storing said BCM value in a BCM buffer at said PCRN; and sending said response message containing a BCM AVP containing said BCM value for said IP-CAN session or gateway control session.