Patent Document ID: 8606738
Application ID: 11910933
Patent Flag: 1

Claim One:
1. A method for policy based management in a communication system, comprising a policy enforcement point associated with a plurality of policy decision points, wherein the policy enforcement point transmits a request for a decision from the policy decision points, the method comprising the steps of: the policy enforcement point requesting decisions from the plurality of policy decision points through a policy strategy point in response to occurrence of an event; each of the plurality of policy decision points generating a decision by evaluating the event against a policy that corresponds to the policy decision point and that is relevant to the event; configuring a policy strategy point with a decision strategy that comprises an algorithm for determining a resulting decision from the decisions generated by the policy decision points, based on the plurality of decisions received from the plurality of policy decision points; the policy strategy point generating the resulting decision by applying said decision strategy on said decisions; and the policy strategy point communicating the resulting decision to the policy enforcement point, the policy enforcement point executing the resulting decision.