SCALABLE POLICY DEPLOYMENT ARCHITECTURE IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK
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1. A method, comprising:
- providing routing between network entities and a plurality of service zones;
receiving network policy information from the network entities, wherein at least one network entity performs a first function that is different from a second function performed by a second network entity;
tracking user service activities; and
managing the plurality of service zones based on the network policy information, wherein the managing is performed on behalf of the network entities.
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Abstract
Aspects describe using a Policy Access Gateway to facilitate scalability within a communication network and to provide a solution to deploy an enhanced policy gateway. The Policy Access Gateway can enhance standard defined Diameter Routing Agent (DRA) functions with session binding mechanisms. Further, the Policy Access Gateway is scalable and can be deployed in a very large network that supports hundreds of millions of users. Further, the Policy Access Gateway can provide additional policy information to enable policy information consolidation and caching capabilities.
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1. A method, comprising:
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providing routing between network entities and a plurality of service zones; receiving network policy information from the network entities, wherein at least one network entity performs a first function that is different from a second function performed by a second network entity; tracking user service activities; and managing the plurality of service zones based on the network policy information, wherein the managing is performed on behalf of the network entities. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus, comprising:
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a consolidation component that manages and consolidates network related policies, wherein the network related policies are managed on behalf of a first entity and at least a second entity, wherein the first entity and the at least the second entity perform disparate functions; and a deployment component that implements the network related policies on a plurality of service zones. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer-readable storage medium comprising computer-executable code instructions stored therein, wherein in response to execution by at least one processor, the computer-executable code instructions perform operations comprising:
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tracking user service activities with respect to a wireless communication network; and correlating the user service activities to different combinations of network nodes that support the user service activities. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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