SCALABLE POLICY DEPLOYMENT ARCHITECTURE IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK
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1. A method, comprising:
- facilitating, by a system comprising a processor, routing of network policy data between a policy decision engine and a network device associated with a traffic service zone serving mobile devices of the traffic service zone;
receiving, by the system, the network policy data from the network device, wherein the network device performs a function;
mapping, by the system, the network policy data to the traffic service zone; and
managing, by the system, the traffic service zone based on the network policy data, wherein the managing is performed on behalf of the policy decision engine, and wherein the traffic service zone is applicable to additional mobile devices added to the mobile devices of the traffic service zone without an additional policy decision engine other than the policy decision engine.
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Abstract
Aspects describe using a Policy Access Gateway that can facilitate scalability within a communication network and that can 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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facilitating, by a system comprising a processor, routing of network policy data between a policy decision engine and a network device associated with a traffic service zone serving mobile devices of the traffic service zone; receiving, by the system, the network policy data from the network device, wherein the network device performs a function; mapping, by the system, the network policy data to the traffic service zone; and managing, by the system, the traffic service zone based on the network policy data, wherein the managing is performed on behalf of the policy decision engine, and wherein the traffic service zone is applicable to additional mobile devices added to the mobile devices of the traffic service zone without an additional policy decision engine other than the policy decision engine. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus, comprising:
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a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising; tracking network related policies, wherein the network related policies comprise rules received from network operator devices; associating the network related policies with a related service zone; consolidating at least a subset of the network related policies into a consolidated policy; conveying the consolidated policy for deployment by a first network device and a second network device, of the set of network devices; and facilitating enforcement of the network related policies by remotely facilitating management of the network related policies by the first network device and the second network device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer-readable storage device comprising executable instructions stored therein, wherein, in response to execution, a system comprising a processor performs operations, comprising:
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tracking network policy data associated with network devices of a wireless communication network; consolidating the network policy data into a set of network policy data; conveying the set of network policy data for deployment by a policy decision engine; and mapping the subset of network policy data to traffic service zones associated with the network devices. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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