Patent №
US 8,548,463
Granted
2013-10-01
Filed 2011
Owner
ALCATEL-LUCENT CANADA INC.
Lab
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AI components
1
planning
Assignment
Recorded
Dataset
AIPD
2023_r1 edition
Application
13275686
Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method performed by a policy and charging rules node (PCRN) for managing a session for a roaming subscriber. The method may include: defining a roaming agreement associated with at least one roaming partner and including at least one limitation; receiving a session establishment request; extracting a subscription identifier; determining an active roaming partner by comparing the subscription identifier to the roaming partner profile; selecting the roaming agreement including the active roaming partner; and enforcing the at least one limitation when processing the session establishment request. The PCRN may include: a roaming agreement storage; a first interface configured to receive a session establishment request for a roaming subscriber; a roaming manager configured to identify a roaming partner associated with the roaming subscriber and a roaming agreement associated with the roaming partner; and a second interface configured to communicate session information with a roaming partner PCRN.
AI classification
Ownership
ALCATEL-LUCENT CANADA INC.
assignment · 270780910
Assignors
VRBASKI, MIRA, YEUNG, LUI, MANN, ROBERT, LALSETA, SACHIN, MOHEBI-SARMADI, PARTOO, MA, HAIQING, SIDDAM, KALYAN PREMCHAND
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