Enhanced QoS control
First Claim
1. A method of providing services to user equipment, the method comprising:
- providing from a database to a policy decision entity, subscriber information regarding permitted conditions for users to obtain the services;
providing service provider information from at least one network or server regarding the services offered to the user equipment, which is utilized by the policy decision entity; and
forming policy rules at the policy decision entity based upon the subscriber information and service information; and
whereina requesting user equipment transmits a request for a session to a communications network which is processed by the policy decision entity in accordance with the policy rules to determine if a session is to be allowed and if the session is allowed determining characteristics of the service to be provided to the requesting user equipment and the policy enforcement entity enforces at least one characteristic of an allowed session upon the communication network to insure that the allowed session obtained by the requesting user equipment has the at least one characteristic of the allowed session,wherein the communications network includes a database storing subscriber information regarding users of the user equipment obtaining the services, a policy enforcement entity to which the user equipment is coupled to obtain connection to sessions and the policy decision entity which is coupled to the policy enforcement entity and to the database which determines policy governing the providing of the services from at least one network or server coupled to the policy decision entity.
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Abstract
The invention is a method and a system for the providing of service to user equipment (UE). A method of providing services to user equipment in accordance with the invention includes providing from a database (420) to a policy decision entity (405) subscriber information regarding permitted conditions for the users to obtain the services; providing service information from at least one network or server (100), regarding service offered by the at least one network or server to the user equipment, forming policy rules at the policy decision entity based upon the subscriber information and the service information. A requesting user equipment transmits a request for service to the communications network which is processed by the policy decision entity in accordance with the policy rules to determine if the service is to be allowed and if the service is allowed characteristics of the service to be provided to the requesting user equipment and the policy enforcement entity enforces at least one characteristic of an allowed service upon the communication network to insure that the allowed service obtained by the requesting user equipment has the at least one characteristic of the allowed service.
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73 Claims
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1. A method of providing services to user equipment, the method comprising:
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providing from a database to a policy decision entity, subscriber information regarding permitted conditions for users to obtain the services; providing service provider information from at least one network or server regarding the services offered to the user equipment, which is utilized by the policy decision entity; and forming policy rules at the policy decision entity based upon the subscriber information and service information; and
whereina requesting user equipment transmits a request for a session to a communications network which is processed by the policy decision entity in accordance with the policy rules to determine if a session is to be allowed and if the session is allowed determining characteristics of the service to be provided to the requesting user equipment and the policy enforcement entity enforces at least one characteristic of an allowed session upon the communication network to insure that the allowed session obtained by the requesting user equipment has the at least one characteristic of the allowed session, wherein the communications network includes a database storing subscriber information regarding users of the user equipment obtaining the services, a policy enforcement entity to which the user equipment is coupled to obtain connection to sessions and the policy decision entity which is coupled to the policy enforcement entity and to the database which determines policy governing the providing of the services from at least one network or server coupled to the policy decision entity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 69, 70)
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24. A system for controlling the providing of service to user equipment, the system comprising:
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a communication system including a database storing subscriber information regarding subscription of users of the user equipment to obtain sessions of the services, a policy enforcement entity to which the user equipment is coupled to obtain the services, and a policy decision entity which is coupled to the policy enforcement entity and to the database; and at least one network or server which is coupled to the policy decision entity that provides the sessions of the services to the user equipment through the policy decision entity; and
whereinthe at least one network or server provides service information to the policy decision entity regarding the sessions of the services which are offered to the user equipment, the database provides the stored subscriber information to the policy decision entity regarding subscription of the users of the user equipment to obtain the sessions of the services provided by the at least one network or server, the policy decision entity formulates policy rules defining characteristics of the sessions which may be obtained by users of the user equipment from the at least one network or server in response to the subscriber information and the service information and the policy enforcement entity in response to the policy rules enforces the obtaining of the sessions of the services by the user equipment through the wireless system in accordance with at least one characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 71)
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36. An entity for controlling the providing of services to user equipment, the entity comprising:
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a database which stores subscriber information regarding subscription of users of the user equipment to obtain the services from at least one network or server; and the at least one network or server provides service information to policy decision entity regarding the services which are offered to the user equipment, the database provides the stored subscriber information to a policy decision entity regarding subscription of the users of the user equipment to obtain the services provided by the at least one network or server, the policy decision entity formulates policy rules defining characteristics of the services which may be obtained by users of the user equipment from the at least one network or server in response to the subscriber information and the service information and the policy enforcement entity in response to the policy rules enforces the obtaining of the services by the user equipment through the system in accordance with at least one characteristic, wherein in a system for controlling the providing of services to user equipment comprising a communication system including the policy enforcement entity to which the user equipment is coupled to obtain the services, and the policy decision entity which is coupled to the policy enforcement entity and to the database, and at least one network or server which is coupled to the policy decision entity that provides the services to the user equipment through the policy enforcement entity. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 72)
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48. A method comprising:
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providing from a database to a policy decision entity, subscriber information regarding permitted conditions for user equipment to obtain a service which is used by the policy decision entity as part of a formulation of policy rules; and enforcing by the policy entity by providing the service to the user equipment in accordance with at least one characteristic of an allowed service wherein a communications system includes a policy enforcement entity to which user equipment is coupled to obtain connection to services and the policy decision entity which is coupled to the policy enforcement entity which determines policy governing the providing of the services from at least one network or server coupled to the policy decision entity, wherein service information is provided from at least one network or server, regarding service offered by the at least one network or server to the user equipment, which is utilized by the policy decision entity to formulate, policy rules based upon subscriber information and the service information, and a requesting user equipment transmits a request for a service with at least one of the at least one network or server which is processed in accordance with the policy rules to determine if the service is to be allowed and if the service is allowed determining characteristics of the service to be provided to the requesting user equipment and the policy enforcement entity enforces at least one characteristic of an allowed service upon the communication network to insure that the allowed service obtained by the requesting user equipment has the at least one characteristic of the allowed service. - View Dependent Claims (49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 73)
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