System and method for radio aware traffic management based wireless authorization
First Claim
1. A method for a communication network comprising:
- configuring at least one memory element in a 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) Policy and Charging Rules Function (PCRF) with a list of one or more wireless radio access points in a wireless local area network (WLAN) in relation to cell information for one or more cells of one or more Radio Access Technology (RAT) types of one or more 3GPP access networks, wherein each of the one or more cells provide a coverage area overlapping each of the one or more wireless radio access points;
receiving, by a packet data network gateway (PGW) a request from a user equipment (UE) to access the WLAN, wherein the UE is currently accessing a 3GPP access network of the one or more 3GPP access networks;
sending a credit control request (CCR) message from the PGW to the 3GPP PCRF based on the request received from the UE by the PGW, wherein the CCR message comprises a RAT type indicator for the 3GPP access network that the UE is currently accessing;
receiving an access accept message by the 3GPP PCRF from a 3GPP Authentication, Authorization and Accounting (AAA) element, wherein the access accept message comprises a Chargeable User Identity (CUID) set to identify an International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) for a subscriber associated with the UE;
determining by the 3GPP PCRF whether the subscriber associated with the UE is authorized to access the WLAN based, at least in part, on a profile for the subscriber; and
communicating one of a wireless access rejection and a wireless access acceptance to the UE based on the determination.
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Abstract
An example method is provided in one example embodiment and may include receiving a request from a user equipment (UE) to access a wireless access network, wherein the UE is currently accessing one or more other wireless networks; determining by a Policy and Charging Rules Function (PCRF) whether a subscriber associated with the UE is authorized to access the wireless access network based, at least in part, on a profile for the subscriber; and communicating one of a wireless access rejection and a wireless access acceptance to the UE based on the determination. In some instances, the determining can include recovering the profile for the subscriber associated with the UE from a Subscriber Profile Repository (SPR) using an International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) for the subscriber.
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16 Claims
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1. A method for a communication network comprising:
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configuring at least one memory element in a 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) Policy and Charging Rules Function (PCRF) with a list of one or more wireless radio access points in a wireless local area network (WLAN) in relation to cell information for one or more cells of one or more Radio Access Technology (RAT) types of one or more 3GPP access networks, wherein each of the one or more cells provide a coverage area overlapping each of the one or more wireless radio access points; receiving, by a packet data network gateway (PGW) a request from a user equipment (UE) to access the WLAN, wherein the UE is currently accessing a 3GPP access network of the one or more 3GPP access networks; sending a credit control request (CCR) message from the PGW to the 3GPP PCRF based on the request received from the UE by the PGW, wherein the CCR message comprises a RAT type indicator for the 3GPP access network that the UE is currently accessing; receiving an access accept message by the 3GPP PCRF from a 3GPP Authentication, Authorization and Accounting (AAA) element, wherein the access accept message comprises a Chargeable User Identity (CUID) set to identify an International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) for a subscriber associated with the UE; determining by the 3GPP PCRF whether the subscriber associated with the UE is authorized to access the WLAN based, at least in part, on a profile for the subscriber; and communicating one of a wireless access rejection and a wireless access acceptance to the UE based on the determination. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. One or more non-transitory tangible media encoding logic that include instructions for execution by a processor, wherein the execution causes the processor to perform operations comprising:
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configuring at least one memory element in a 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) Policy and Charging Rules Function (PCRF) with a list of one or more wireless radio access points in a wireless local area network (WLAN) in relation to cell information for one or more cells of one or more Radio Access Technology (RAT) types of one or more 3GPP access networks, wherein each of the one or more cells provide a coverage area overlapping each of the one or more wireless radio access points; receiving, by a packet data network gateway (PGW), a request from a user equipment (UE) to access the WLAN, wherein the UE is currently accessing a 3GPP access network of the one or more 3GPP access networks; sending a credit control request (CCR) message from the PGW to the 3GPP PCRF based on the request received from the UE by the PGW, wherein the CCR message comprises a RAT type indicator for the 3GPP access network that the UE is currently accessing; receiving an access accept message by the 3GPP PCRF from a 3GPP Authentication, Authorization and Accounting (AAA) element, wherein the access accept message comprises a Chargeable User Identity (CUID) set to identify an International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) for a subscriber associated with the UE; determining by the 3GPP PCRF whether the subscriber associated with the UE is authorized to access the-WLAN based, at least in part, on a profile for the subscriber; and communicating one of a wireless access rejection and a wireless access acceptance to the UE based on the determination. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system, comprising:
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a 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) Policy and Charging Rules Function (PCRF); a memory element for storing data; and a processor for executing instructions associated with the data, wherein the executing causes the system to perform operations, comprising; configuring the memory element in the 3GPP PCRF with a list of one or more wireless radio access points in a wireless local area network (WLAN) in relation to cell information for one or more cells of one or more Radio Access Technology (RAT) types of one or more 3GPP access networks, wherein each of the one or more cells provide a coverage area overlapping each of the one or more wireless radio access points; receiving, by a packet data network gateway (PGW), a request from a user equipment (UE) to access the WLAN, wherein the UE is currently accessing a 3GPP access network of the one or more 3GPP access networks; sending a credit control request (CCR) message from the PGW to the 3GPP PCRF based on the request received from the UE by the PGW, wherein the CCR message comprises a RAT type indicator for the 3GPP access network that the UE is currently accessing; receiving an access accept message by the 3GPP PCRF from a 3GPP Authentication, Authorization and Accounting (AAA) element, wherein the access accept message comprises a Chargeable User Identity (CUID) set to identify an International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) for a subscriber associated with the UE; determining by the 3GPP PCRF whether the subscriber associated with the UE is authorized to access the WLAN based, at least in part, on a profile for the subscriber; and communicating one of a wireless access rejection and a wireless access acceptance to the UE based on the determination. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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