Scalable policy deployment architecture in a communication network
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1. A method, comprising:
- facilitating, by a system comprising a processor, routing between a policy decision engine and network devices of traffic service zones;
receiving, by the system, network policy information from the network devices, wherein a first network device of the network devices performs a first function that is different from a second function performed by a second network device of the network devices;
tracking, by the system, a service activity based on an Internet protocol data stream that represents bits for the service activity; and
managing, by the system, the network devices of the traffic service zones based on the network policy information, wherein the managing is performed on behalf of the policy decision engine, and wherein the traffic service zones are scalable without an additional policy decision engine other than the policy decision engine.
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Abstract
Aspects describe using a Policy Access Gateway to facilitate scalability within a communication network and to provide a solution to deploy an enhanced policy gateway. The Policy Access Gateway can enhance standard defined Diameter Routing Agent (DRA) functions with session binding mechanisms. Further, the Policy Access Gateway is scalable and can be deployed in a very large network that supports hundreds of millions of users. Further, the Policy Access Gateway can provide additional policy information to enable policy information consolidation and caching capabilities.
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1. A method, comprising:
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facilitating, by a system comprising a processor, routing between a policy decision engine and network devices of traffic service zones; receiving, by the system, network policy information from the network devices, wherein a first network device of the network devices performs a first function that is different from a second function performed by a second network device of the network devices; tracking, by the system, a service activity based on an Internet protocol data stream that represents bits for the service activity; and managing, by the system, the network devices of the traffic service zones based on the network policy information, wherein the managing is performed on behalf of the policy decision engine, and wherein the traffic service zones are scalable without an additional policy decision engine other than the policy decision engine. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus, comprising:
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a memory to store executable instructions; and a processor, coupled to the memory, that facilitates execution of the executable instructions to perform operations, comprising; tracking service activities of network services and mobile devices that support the service activities comprising tracking the service activities based on an Internet protocol data stream that represents bits for the service activities; managing network related policies, wherein the network related policies comprise a set of rules received from a network operator device and are applied to a set of network devices of traffic service zones, wherein the set of network devices comprise a first network device and a second network device that perform different functions; and facilitating enforcement of the network related policies on the set of network devices comprising managing the first network device and the second network device based on network policy information and on behalf of a policy decision engine, wherein the traffic service zones are scalable without an additional policy decision engine other than the policy decision engine. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer-readable storage device storing executable instructions that, in response to execution, cause a system comprising a processor to perform operations, comprising:
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tracking service activities with respect to network devices of a wireless communication network comprising tracking Internet protocol data packets that carry bits for the service activities; correlating the service activities to different combinations of the network devices of traffic service zones, wherein the network devices support the service activities; facilitating routing between a policy decision engine and the network devices of the traffic service zones; and managing the network devices of the traffic service zones on behalf of the policy decision engine, wherein the traffic service zones are scalable without an additional policy decision engine. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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