Patent ID: 8605583

Claim:
A method performed by a policy and charging rules node (PCRN) for processing an application request message to generate at least one policy and charging control (PCC) rule, the method comprising: receiving, at the PCRN, the application request message; determining at least one requested service flow from the application request message; for a requested service flow of the at least one requested service flow, generating, by the PCRN, a new PCC rule based on the application request message; performing a policy decision to generate a set of policy decision results, the policy decision being based on at least one of: the application request message, an existing application session, and a subscriber record; modifying, by the PCRN, the new PCC rule based on the set of policy decisions before providing the new PCC rule to a Policy and Charging Enforcement Node (PCEN); and providing the new PCC rule to the PCEN.