ENHANCED ROAMING SERVICES AND CONVERGED CARRIER NETWORKS WITH DEVICE ASSISTED SERVICES AND A PROXY
First Claim
1. A method performed by a network system communicatively coupled to a wireless device by a wireless access network, the network system including a network element corresponding to a network element destination, the method comprising:
- providing at least a portion of a device policy to a service processor on the wireless device, the device policy comprising a service usage activity classification and information identifying the network element destination,wherein the device policy is configured to assist the service processor in detecting wireless device traffic associated with a service activity,identifying the service activity as being included in the service usage activity classification, the service usage activity classification comprising side information, anddirecting or routing the wireless device traffic associated with the service activity over the wireless access network based on the information is identifying the network element destination;
providing a network element policy to the network element corresponding to the network element destination, the network element policy comprising an accounting policy or a control policy;
detecting, by the network element, traffic associated with the wireless device; and
applying the network element policy at the network element to the traffic associated with the wireless device.
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Abstract
A method performed by a network system communicatively coupled to a wireless device by a wireless access network, the network system including a network element corresponding to a network element destination, the method comprising providing at least a portion of a device policy to the wireless device, wherein the device policy is configured to assist in detecting wireless device traffic associated with a service activity, identifying the service activity as being included in a service usage activity classification, and directing or routing the wireless device traffic associated with the service activity over the wireless access network based on information identifying the network element destination; providing a network element policy to the network element corresponding to the network element destination; detecting, at the network element, traffic associated with the wireless device; and applying the network element policy at the network element to the traffic associated with the wireless device.
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16 Claims
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1. A method performed by a network system communicatively coupled to a wireless device by a wireless access network, the network system including a network element corresponding to a network element destination, the method comprising:
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providing at least a portion of a device policy to a service processor on the wireless device, the device policy comprising a service usage activity classification and information identifying the network element destination, wherein the device policy is configured to assist the service processor in detecting wireless device traffic associated with a service activity, identifying the service activity as being included in the service usage activity classification, the service usage activity classification comprising side information, and directing or routing the wireless device traffic associated with the service activity over the wireless access network based on the information is identifying the network element destination; providing a network element policy to the network element corresponding to the network element destination, the network element policy comprising an accounting policy or a control policy; detecting, by the network element, traffic associated with the wireless device; and applying the network element policy at the network element to the traffic associated with the wireless device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method performed by a network system communicatively coupled to a wireless device by a wireless access network, the network system including a network element corresponding to a network element destination, the method comprising:
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providing at least a portion of a device policy to a service processor on the wireless device, the device policy comprising a device service usage activity classification and information identifying the network element destination, wherein the device policy is configured to assist the service processor in detecting wireless device traffic associated with a service activity, identifying the service activity as being included in the device service usage activity classification, and directing or routing the wireless device traffic associated with the service activity over a wireless access network based on the information identifying the network element destination; providing a network element policy to the network element corresponding to the network element destination, the network element policy comprising an accounting policy or a control policy, the network element policy further comprising a network element service usage activity classification, the network element service usage activity classification enabling the network element to identify the wireless device traffic associated with the service activity; detecting, by the network element, traffic associated with the wireless device; the network element identifying, in the traffic associated with the wireless device, the wireless device traffic associated with the service activity; and the network element applying the network element policy to the wireless device traffic associated with the service activity. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method performed by a network system communicatively coupled to a wireless device by a wireless access network, the network system including a network element corresponding to a network element destination, the method comprising:
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providing at least a portion of a device policy to a service processor on the wireless device, the device policy comprising a service usage classification and information identifying the network element destination, wherein the device policy is configured to assist the service processor in detecting wireless device traffic associated with a service activity, identifying the service activity as being included in the service usage activity classification, and directing or routing the wireless device traffic associated with the service activity over a wireless access network based on the information identifying the network element destination; providing a network element policy to the network element corresponding to the network element destination, the network element policy comprising an accounting policy or a control policy; detecting, by the network element, traffic associated with the wireless device; applying the network element policy at the network element to the traffic associated with the wireless device; accepting, through a user interface, a first service administrator input defining at least a portion of the device policy or at least a portion of the network element policy; configuring, based on the first service administrator input, a device policy setting associated with the device policy, or a network element policy setting associated with the network element policy; distributing the device policy setting to the service processor or the network element policy setting to the network element. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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