Patent ID: 7120142

Claim:
Method for managing sessions, comprising the steps of: in response to an init-session request, determining compliance of said init-session request with at least one general policy rule and denying said init-session request when detecting non-compliance of said init-session request with said at least one general policy rule; otherwise determining compliance of said init-session request with at least one network policy rule and denying said init-session request when detecting non-compliance of said init-session request with said at least one network policy rule; otherwise determining compliance of said init-session request with at least one bandwidth usage policy rule and denying said init-session request when detecting non-compliance of said init-session request with said at least one bandwidth usage policy rule; otherwise detecting whether said init-session request requires channels and bandwidth resources which are greater than available channels and bandwidth resources and denying said init-session request when detecting that said init-session request requires channels and bandwidth resources which are greater than the available channels and bandwidth resources; otherwise authorizing said init-session request.