Profile modification for roaming in a communications environment
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1. A method for supporting roaming between networks, comprising:
- receiving a request for network access at a visited network;
receiving a profile corresponding to an access terminal from a home network, said profile including first service information corresponding to a first service, said first service information including Quality of Service (QoS) configuration information corresponding to said first service and a first policy decision point identifier identifying a first network element responsible for authorizing changes to said QoS configuration information corresponding to said first service;
operating a component in the visited network to modify the QoS configuration information corresponding to the first service included in the received profile to produce a modified profile; and
selectively offering services to said access terminal based at least in part on the modified profile.
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Abstract
The claimed subject matter relates to systems and methods for roaming in a wireless communications environment. A method for roaming between networks is provided in one aspect. This includes receiving a request for network access at a visited network and receiving a profile from a home network in response to the request. Upon receiving the profile, selectively offering services to one or more access terminals based at least in part on the profile.
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1. A method for supporting roaming between networks, comprising:
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receiving a request for network access at a visited network; receiving a profile corresponding to an access terminal from a home network, said profile including first service information corresponding to a first service, said first service information including Quality of Service (QoS) configuration information corresponding to said first service and a first policy decision point identifier identifying a first network element responsible for authorizing changes to said QoS configuration information corresponding to said first service; operating a component in the visited network to modify the QoS configuration information corresponding to the first service included in the received profile to produce a modified profile; and selectively offering services to said access terminal based at least in part on the modified profile. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A communications apparatus, comprising:
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a module for receiving a request for network access at a visited network and for receiving a profile corresponding to an access terminal from a home network, said profile including first service information corresponding to a first service, said first service information including Quality of Service (QoS) configuration information corresponding to said first service and a first policy decision point identifier identifying a first network element responsible for authorizing changes to said QoS configuration information corresponding to said first service; a module in the visited network for modifying the QoS configuration information corresponding to the first service included in the received profile to produce a modified profile; and a module for selectively offering services to said access terminal based at least in part on the modified profile. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A communications apparatus, comprising:
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means for receiving a request for network access and for receiving a profile corresponding to an access terminal from a home network, said profile including first service information corresponding to a first service, said first service information including Quality of Service (QoS) configuration information corresponding to said first service and a first policy decision point identifier identifying a first network element responsible for authorizing changes to said QoS configuration information corresponding to said first service; means for modifying, in the visited network, the QoS configuration information corresponding to the first service included in the received profile to produce a modified profile; and means for selectively offering services to said access terminal based in part on the modified profile. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. A non-transitory machine-readable medium having stored thereon machine-executable instructions, said non-transitory machine-readable medium comprising:
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instructions for causing a processor to receive a request from an access terminal for network access at a visited network; instructions for causing the processor to receive a profile corresponding to said access terminal from a home network, said profile including first service information corresponding to a first service, said first service information including Quality of Service (QoS) configuration information corresponding to said first service and a first policy decision point identifier identifying a first network element responsible for authorizing changes to said QoS configuration information corresponding to said first service; instructions for causing the processor, when in the visited network, to modify the QoS configuration information corresponding to the first service included in the received profile to produce a modified profile; and instructions for causing the processor to selectively offer services to said access terminal based at least in part on the modified profile. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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24. A communications apparatus comprising:
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a processor in a visited network configured to control said communications apparatus to; receive a request for network access in the visited network; receive a profile corresponding to an access terminal from a home network, said profile including first service information corresponding to a first service, said first service information including Quality of Service (QoS) configuration information corresponding to said first service and a first policy decision point identifier identifying a first network element responsible for authorizing changes to said QoS configuration information corresponding to said first service; modify in the visited network, the QoS configuration information corresponding to the first service included in the received profile to produce a modified profile; and selectively offer services to said access terminal based at least in part on the modified profile; and a memory coupled to said processor. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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