Patent ID: 8406137

Claim:
A method of generating a Policy and Control Charging (PCC) rule for managing packet traffic across a network, the method comprising: receiving a request message for PCC rules from a requesting network component, the message comprising: a first traffic mapping describing a flow of packets transmitted across the network, a second traffic mapping describing a second flow of packets transmitted across the network, and a requested set of QoS information including a requested bandwidth applicable to both the first traffic mapping and the second traffic mapping; authorizing a set of QoS information based on the requested set of QoS information; generating a PCC rule, the PCC rule comprising: a first flow description corresponding to the first traffic mapping, a second flow description corresponding to the second traffic mapping, and the authorized set of QoS information applicable to both the first flow description and the second flow description; and transmitting the PCC rule to an enforcing network component.