Method and Apparatus for Handling Policy and Charging Control Rule or Quality of Service Rule Modification Failures
First Claim
1. A method, comprising:
- providing one or more modified policy rules to a gateway based at least in part on a bearer modification procedure;
determining whether the gateway successfully completes the bearer modification procedure installing the one or more modified policy rules; and
utilizing the one or more modified policy rules or one or more previous policy rules based at least in part on the determining whether the gateway successfully completes the bearer modification procedure.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatuses are provided that facilitate handling failures in policy rule installation and/or related bearer modification procedures. A set of modified policy rules can be provided to a gateway for enforcement thereof and/or correlation with a bearer of a device. The gateway can attempt to install the modified rules and can utilize a credit control request (CCR)/credit control answer (CCA) exchange to notify of a status of the modified rule installation and/or related bearer modification. A policy charging and rules function (PCRF) can, thus, determine the status based on the CCR/CCA exchange. If the status indicates failure, the PCRF can revert to previous policy rules. In addition, an application function can be notified of the status.
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Citations
46 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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providing one or more modified policy rules to a gateway based at least in part on a bearer modification procedure; determining whether the gateway successfully completes the bearer modification procedure installing the one or more modified policy rules; and utilizing the one or more modified policy rules or one or more previous policy rules based at least in part on the determining whether the gateway successfully completes the bearer modification procedure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A wireless communications apparatus, comprising:
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at least one processor configured to; communicate one or more modified policy rules to a gateway based at least in part on a bearer modification procedure; determine whether the gateway successfully installs the one or more modified policy rules and completes the bearer modification procedure; and utilize the one or more modified policy rules or one or more previous policy rules based at least in part on whether the gateway successfully installs the one or more modified policy rules and completes the bearer modification procedure; and a memory coupled to the at least one processor.
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14. An apparatus, comprising:
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means for providing one or more modified policy rules to a gateway based at least in part on a bearer modification procedure; means for determining whether the gateway successfully completes the bearer modification procedure installing the one or more modified policy rules; and means for reverting to one or more previous policy rules, wherein the means for determining determines that the gateway did not successfully complete the bearer modification procedure.
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15. A computer program product, comprising:
a computer-readable medium, comprising; code for causing at least one computer to communicate one or more modified policy rules to a gateway based at least in part on a bearer modification procedure; code for causing the at least one computer to determine whether the gateway successfully installs the one or more modified policy rules and completes the bearer modification procedure; and code for causing the at least one computer to utilize the one or more modified policy rules or one or more previous policy rules based at least in part on whether the gateway successfully installs the one or more modified policy rules and completes the bearer modification procedure.
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16. An apparatus, comprising:
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a rules provisioning component that provides one or more modified policy rules to a gateway based at least in part on a bearer modification procedure; a modifying status receiving component that determines whether the gateway successfully completes the bearer modification procedure installing the one or more modified policy rules; and a rules reverting component that reverts to one or more previous policy rules, wherein the modifying status receiving component determines that the gateway did not successfully complete the bearer modification procedure. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method, comprising:
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receiving one or more modified policy rules from a policy charging and rules function (PCRF) based at least in part on a bearer modification procedure; attempting to install the one or more modified policy rules as part of the bearer modification procedure; and transmitting a credit control request (CCR) to the PCRF to indicate whether the bearer modification procedure successfully completed. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30)
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31. A wireless communications apparatus, comprising:
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at least one processor configured to; obtain one or more modified policy rules from a policy charging and rules function (PCRF) based at least in part on a bearer modification procedure; install the one or more modified policy rules as part of the bearer modification procedure; and transmit a credit control request (CCR) to the PCRF to indicate whether the bearer modification procedure successfully completed; and a memory coupled to the at least one processor.
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32. An apparatus, comprising:
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means for receiving one or more modified policy rules from a policy charging and rules function (PCRF) based at least in part on a bearer modification procedure; means for attempting to install the one or more modified policy rules as part of the bearer modification procedure; and means for transmitting a credit control request (CCR) to the PCRF to indicate whether the bearer modification procedure successfully completed.
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33. A computer program product, comprising:
a computer-readable medium, comprising; code for causing at least one computer to obtain one or more modified policy rules from a policy charging and rules function (PCRF) based at least in part on a bearer modification procedure; code for causing the at least one computer to install the one or more modified policy rules as part of the bearer modification procedure; and code for causing the at least one computer to transmit a credit control request (CCR) to the PCRF to indicate whether the bearer modification procedure successfully completed.
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34. An apparatus, comprising:
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a rules receiving component that obtains one or more modified policy rules from a policy charging and rules function (PCRF) based at least in part on a bearer modification procedure; a rules modifying component that attempts to install the one or more modified policy rules as part of the bearer modification procedure; and a modifying status communicating component that transmits a credit control request (CCR) to the PCRF to indicate whether the bearer modification procedure successfully completed. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37)
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38. A method, comprising:
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receiving a request for additional or modified services from a device; generating new service information for a policy charging and rules function (PCRF) based at least in part on the request; and transmitting the new service information to the PCRF along with a rules behavior indicator that specifies one or more actions to take if a bearer modification procedure related to the new service information fails. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40)
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41. A wireless communications apparatus, comprising:
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at least one processor configured to; obtain a request for additional or modified services from a device; generate new service information for a policy charging and rules function (PCRF) to facilitate providing resources related to the request; and transmit the new service information to the PCRF with a rules behavior indicator that specifies one or more actions to perform where a bearer modification procedure related to the new service information fails; and a memory coupled to the at least one processor.
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42. An apparatus, comprising:
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means for transmitting new service information to a policy charging and rules function (PCRF) based at least in part on a request for additional or modified services from a device; and means for transmitting a rules behavior indicator that specifies one or more actions to take if a bearer modification procedure related to the new service information fails to the PCRF.
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43. A computer program product, comprising:
a computer-readable medium, comprising; code for causing at least one computer to obtain a request for additional or modified services from a device; code for causing the at least one computer to generate new service information for a policy charging and rules function (PCRF) to facilitate providing resources related to the request; and code for causing the at least one computer to transmit the new service information to the PCRF with a rules behavior indicator that specifies one or more actions to perform where a bearer modification procedure related to the new service information fails.
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44. An apparatus, comprising:
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a new service provisioning component that transmits new service information to a policy charging and rules function (PCRF) based at least in part on a request for additional or modified services from a device; and a rules behavior specifying component that transmits a rules behavior indicator that specifies one or more actions to take if a bearer modification procedure related to the new service information fails to the PCRF. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46)
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