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Dynamic service activation using COPS-PR to support outsourcing and configuration models for policy control

  • US 7,734,784 B1
  • Filed: 09/22/2006
  • Issued: 06/08/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/22/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system comprising:

  • a service activation engine (SAE) including;

    a policy information base (PIB) file that defines a plurality of attachments that correspond to a plurality of network policies;

    a server to;

    receive a request, using common open policy service for policy provisioning (COPS-PR), for a network service related to an interface handle associated with a network interface created for a subscriber device,determine which one or more of the network policies correspond to the network service, andsend, using COPS-PR, a provisioning instance (PRI) including a first of the attachments to implement the one or more of the network policies to the interface handle based on the attachments; and

    a routing device including;

    network interface logic to apply the one or more of the network policies to data packets associated with the interface handle,policy management logic to maintain a shared configuration context, in which the one or more of the network policies are contained as a set of policies, between the network interface and at least one other network interface created for another subscriber device, anda service activation engine (SAE) interface module to communicate with the SAE.

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