Patent ID: 8891365

Claim:
A method comprising: receiving, by a computing device, session information for a service request from an originating network and subscription information for the service request, the computing device being a policy control and rules device, the session information for the service request being received from a first device, and the subscription information for the service request being received from a second device, the first device being different than the second device; forwarding, by the computing device, the session information for the service request and the subscription information for the service request to a device associated with a destination network, the device being a policy control and rules device, and the originating network being different than the destination network; receiving, by the computing device and from the device, a connection admission control (CAC) decision for the destination network, the CAC decision being based on session information associated with the destination network and subscription information associated with the destination network; determining, by the computing device and based on the CAC decision for the destination network, a dual CAC decision for the originating network and the destination network, the dual CAC decision being based on the session information for the service request, the subscription information for the service request, policy information, and charging control information; sending, by the computing device and to the device using an S9 interface, the dual CAC decision; and sending, by the computing device and to another device associated with the originating network, instructions for enforcing a policy and performing bearing binding, associated with the service request, when the dual CAC decision includes information for admitting the service request.