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Matching used and allowed radio access technology types

  • US 8,917,658 B2
  • Filed: 07/13/2007
  • Issued: 12/23/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/13/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, implemented by a policy node, for processing media requests in a wireless communication network, comprising:

  • receiving, from an application node, a list of one or more supported Radio Access Technology (RAT) types over which a requested piece of media is available;

    determining if the one or more supported RAT types over which the requested piece of media is available match a RAT type that a requesting wireless terminal is using or is able to use;

    when the determining indicates that the wireless terminal is using one of the supported RAT types, transmitting an acceptance response to the application node;

    when the determining indicates that the wireless terminal is not using and is not able to use any of the supported RAT types, transmitting a denial response to the application node; and

    when the determining indicates that the wireless terminal is not using, but is able to use, one of the supported RAT types, transmitting, to the wireless terminal, a request for the wireless terminal to start the one supported RAT type.

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