Patent ID: 7961706

Claim:
A method for reporting a bearer event of a signaling IP flow, comprising: generating, by a processor of an apparatus operable to provide an Application Function, flow identifier information of a signaling IP flow; sending, by the apparatus operable to provide an Application Function, a subscription request for subscribing to a bearer event of the signaling IP flow to an apparatus operable to provide Policy Control and Charging Rules Function, wherein the subscription request carries the flow identifier information of the signaling IP flow; and receiving, by the apparatus operable to provide an Application Function, a bearer event report of the signaling IP flow generated by a processor of the apparatus operable to provide Policy Control and Charging Rules Function, wherein the bearer event report carries the flow identifier information of the signaling IP flow, wherein the flow identifier information comprises a media component number and an IP flow number, and the signaling IP flow is provided with a default media component number 0.