Methods, systems, and computer readable media for network metadata based policy control
First Claim
1. A system for network metadata based policy control, the system comprising:
- a policy store for storing at least one network metadata policy manipulation rule for triggering a change in a value of an operator assigned policy control parameter for subscribers; and
a network metadata directed policy server for obtaining network information for a plurality of subscribers, for deriving network metadata from the network information, wherein the network metadata includes a number of a service provider'"'"'s subscribers that are present in a single retailer location or across plural retailer locations, for accessing the policy store and applying one of the network metadata policy manipulation rules for changing a value of an operator assigned policy control parameter for the subscribers, for determining whether a threshold condition specified by the applied network metadata policy manipulation rule is satisfied, and for generating an instruction to automatically trigger the change in the value of the network operator assigned policy control parameter for currently active sessions of an identified group of a plurality of subscribers determined to be present in the single retailer location or across plural retailer locations to a new value in response to determining that the threshold condition is satisfied.
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Abstract
The subject matter described herein includes methods, systems, and computer readable media for network metadata based policy control. According to one aspect, a system for network metadata based policy control is provided. The system includes a network metadata directed policy server for obtaining network information for a plurality of subscribers, for deriving network metadata from the network information, for applying a network metadata policy manipulation rule for changing a value of a network an operator assigned policy control parameter for the subscribers, and for generating an instruction for changing the value of the network operator assigned policy control parameter for the subscriber. The system further includes a policy control and charging rules function (PCRF) node for detecting the instruction and for instructing a policy and charging enforcement function (PCEF) node to change value of the operator assigned policy control parameter for the subscribers.
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1. A system for network metadata based policy control, the system comprising:
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a policy store for storing at least one network metadata policy manipulation rule for triggering a change in a value of an operator assigned policy control parameter for subscribers; and a network metadata directed policy server for obtaining network information for a plurality of subscribers, for deriving network metadata from the network information, wherein the network metadata includes a number of a service provider'"'"'s subscribers that are present in a single retailer location or across plural retailer locations, for accessing the policy store and applying one of the network metadata policy manipulation rules for changing a value of an operator assigned policy control parameter for the subscribers, for determining whether a threshold condition specified by the applied network metadata policy manipulation rule is satisfied, and for generating an instruction to automatically trigger the change in the value of the network operator assigned policy control parameter for currently active sessions of an identified group of a plurality of subscribers determined to be present in the single retailer location or across plural retailer locations to a new value in response to determining that the threshold condition is satisfied. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for network metadata based policy control, the method comprising:
at a network metadata directed policy server; obtaining network information for a plurality of subscribers; deriving network metadata from the network information, wherein the network metadata includes a number of a service provider'"'"'s subscribers that are present in a single retailer location or across plural retailer locations; applying a network metadata policy manipulation rule for triggering a change in a value of an operator assigned policy control parameter for the subscribers; determining whether a threshold condition specified by the applied network metadata policy manipulation rule is satisfied; and generating an instruction for automatically triggering the change in the value of the network operator assigned policy control parameter for currently active sessions of an identified group of a plurality of subscribers determined to be present in the single retailer location or across plural retail locations to a new value in response to determining that the threshold condition is satisfied. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon executable instructions that when executed by the processor of a computer control the computer to perform steps comprising:
at a network metadata directed policy server; obtaining network information for a plurality of subscribers; deriving network metadata from the network information, wherein the network metadata includes a number of a service provider'"'"'s subscribers that are present in a single retailer location or across plural retailer locations; applying a network metadata policy manipulation rule for triggering a change in a value of an operator assigned policy control parameter for the subscribers; determining whether a threshold condition specified by the applied network metadata policy manipulation rule is satisfied; and generating an instruction for automatically triggering the change in the value of the network operator assigned policy control parameter for currently active sessions of an identified group of a plurality of subscribers determined to be present in the single retailer location or across plural retail locations to a new value in response to determining that the threshold condition is satisfied.
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