Patent ID: 8429268

Claim:
A method implemented by a policy server operating on a network to which is connected a device that performs a data packet inspection function, said method comprising: sending a first message over the network from the policy server to the device, said first message instructing the device to detect an occurrence of a particular network traffic or service taking place over a connection on the network and to send a notification to the policy server upon detecting the occurrence of said particular network traffic or service, wherein the device comprises a gateway general packet radio service (GPRS) support node that implements a deep packet inspection (DPI) function; at the policy server receiving a notification from the device that the device has detected the occurrence of said particular network traffic or service; and in response to receiving said notification, sending a second message over the network from the policy server to a network component, said second message containing information associated with said notification, said second message instructing the network component to apply a new rule to said particular network traffic or service taking place over the connection, and said second message containing at least one of bandwidth, quality of service (QoS), and charging policy instructions for said network component to implement with respect to said particular network traffic or service for said connection.