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System and method for reporting packet characteristics in a network environment

  • US 9,825,870 B2
  • Filed: 03/16/2015
  • Issued: 11/21/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/18/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, comprising:

  • determining a service level for a subscriber associated with a communication flow;

    identifying one or more parameters to be monitored for the communication flow based, at least in part, on the determined service level;

    receiving a signature packet related to the communication flow;

    extracting one or more attribute value pairs from the signature packet in response to a threshold being reached for at least one of the one or more parameters;

    determining an operating system associated with the communication flow using the one or more attribute value pairs from the signature packet; and

    executing a policy decision based on the operating system associated with the communication flow and based further on the service level for the subscriber, wherein the policy decision was received from a policy and charging rules function element.

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