Patent ID: 8488494

Claim:
A method for coordinating a plurality of rules system versions present in a Policy and Charging Rules Node, said method comprising: setting, by the Policy and Charging Rules Node, a first rules system version of said plurality of rules system versions in an Active State wherein said first rules systems version determines at least a subset of policies applied by the Policy and Charging Rules Node; receiving a request; applying a policy to the request based on the first rules system version; initially placing a second of said plurality of rules system versions in a Draft State; promoting said second of said plurality of rules system versions from said Draft State to a Release State; promoting said second rules system version of said plurality of rules system versions from said Release State to the Active State wherein said second rules systems version determines at least a subset of policies applied by the Policy and Charging Rules Node; demoting said first rules system version from the Active State to the Release State; receiving a second request; and applying a policy to the second request based on the second rules system version.