Matching used and allowed radio access technology types
First Claim
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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Abstract
The present invention provides methods, an application node (104, 26, 300), a policy node (108, 24, 400), a system for service delivery control related to access technology types and in particular for service delivery control based on allowed access technology types. Based on radio access technology types as defined by an application node related to a service provider as communicated to the policy node over the inter node interface Rx (106), and an radio access technology type with which a mobile phone (102, 22) communicates on at the moment, a determination is made as to whether the radio access technology type with which the mobile phone communicate son is among the allowed radio access technology types or not. If it is not, the current access technology type may be updated such that there is a match between the allowed radio access technology type and the current radio access rate.
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10 Claims
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1. A method, implemented by a policy node, for processing media requests in a wireless communication network, comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A policy node operative to process media requests in a wireless communication network, comprising circuitry configured as:
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a transceiving unit configured to receive, 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; a comparing unit configured to determine 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; and a control unit configured to, based on the comparing unit determination; transmit, to the application node, an acceptance response when the wireless terminal is using one of the supported RAT types; transmit, to the application node, a denial response when the wireless terminal is not using and is not able to use any of the supported RAT types; and transmit, to the wireless terminal, a request for the wireless terminal to start using one of the supported RAT types when the wireless terminal is not using but is able to use the one of the supported RAT types. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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