Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer readable media for routing a Diameter message are disclosed. According to one method, the method occurs at a Diameter routing node. The method includes receiving, from a Diameter routing controller (DRC) via a software defined network (SDN) related interface, Diameter routing information, wherein the Diameter routing information is determined using application layer information. The method also includes routing a Diameter message using the Diameter routing information.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer readable media for operating a telecommunications network using an on-premises computing system and an off-premises cloud computing system. In some examples, a method includes executing, at an on-premises computing system including at least one processor, one or more network-impacting telecommunications functions for the telecommunications network. The method includes offloading, at the on-premises computing system using an on-premises network, one or more other telecommunications functions for the telecommunications network to an off-premises cloud computing system remote from the on-premises network.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer readable media for operating a telecommunications network using an on-premises computing system and an off-premises cloud computing system. In some examples, a method includes executing, at an on-premises computing system including at least one processor, one or more network-impacting telecommunications functions for the telecommunications network. The method includes offloading, at the on-premises computing system using an on-premises network, one or more other telecommunications functions for the telecommunications network to an off-premises cloud computing system remote from the on-premises network.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer readable media for applying a subscriber based policy to a network service data flow are disclosed. According to one example, the method includes determining, based on message traffic communicated between a user equipment device and an operator network via GTP, a private socket address that identifies the user equipment device and conducting network address translation (NAT) on a spoofed Internet protocol (IP) protocol data unit (PDU) that includes the private socket address in order to derive a corresponding public socket address. The method further includes provisioning, in a network element positioned in the operator network, a mapping record that correlates the private socket address to the public socket address, and utilizing, by the network element, the mapping record to apply at least one subscriber-based policy to received service data flow associated with the user equipment device.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer readable media for session based software defined networking (SDN) management are disclosed. According to one method, the method occurs at a policy engine. The method includes determining, using a session identifier, Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) session information associated with a user device. The method also includes generating, using the 3GPP session information, SDN policy information for SDN related traffic associated with the 3GPP session, wherein the SDN policy information is for providing a quality of service (QoS) for the SDN related traffic corresponding to a QoS associated with the 3GPP session information, wherein the SDN related traffic is correlated with the 3GPP session using a source address associated with the user device.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer readable media for applying a subscriber based policy to a network service data flow are disclosed. According to one example, the method includes determining, based on message traffic communicated between a user equipment device and an operator network via GTP, a private socket address that identifies the user equipment device and conducting network address translation (NAT) on a spoofed Internet protocol (IP) protocol data unit (PDU) that includes the private socket address in order to derive a corresponding public socket address. The method further includes provisioning, in a network element positioned in the operator network, a mapping record that correlates the private socket address to the public socket address, and utilizing, by the network element, the mapping record to apply at least one subscriber-based policy to received service data flow associated with the user equipment device.

Abstract: The subject matter described herein includes methods, systems, and computer readable media for using policy knowledge of or obtained by a policy and charging rules function (PCRF) for needs based forwarding of bearer session traffic to network nodes. One exemplary system includes a PCRF. The PCRF includes a policy engine for identifying, using policy knowledge or obtained by the PCRF, zero or more network nodes hosting applications needed for processing packets of a bearer session. The PCRF further includes an application routing configurator for providing instructions to configure at least one configurable network element to forward bearer session traffic to any of the network nodes determined to be needed for processing packets associated with the bearer session and to bypass any of the network nodes not determined to be needed for processing packets associated with the bearer session.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer readable media for session based software defined networking (SDN) managment are disclosed. According to one method, the method occurs at a policy engine. The method includes determining, using a session identifier, Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) session information associated with a user device. The method also includes generating, using the 3GPP session information, SDN policy information for SDN related traffic associated with the 3GPP session, wherein the SDN policy information is for providing a quality of service (QoS) for the SDN related traffic corresponding to a QoS associated with the 3GPP session information, wherein the SDN related traffic is correlated with the 3GPP session using a source address associated with the user device.

Abstract: According to one aspect, the subject matter described herein includes a system for controlling local breakout using a policy infrastructure. The system includes a policy and charging rules function (PCRF) configured to receive an admission request associated with a subscriber from an evolved node B (eNode B) and, in response to the admission request, to install a subscriber-specific policy on the eNode B for implementing local breakout at the eNode B for the subscriber.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer readable media for dynamically controlling congestion in a radio access network are disclosed. According to one aspect, a system for dynamically controlling congestion in a radio access network includes a policy and charging rules function (PCRF) for receiving, from a node for communicating with user equipment via a radio access network, admission requests, and, in response to receiving the admission requests, installing, on the node, subscriber-specific policies to control congestion in the radio access network.

Abstract: The subject matter described herein includes methods, systems, and computer readable media for providing a thinking Diameter network architecture. A system for providing a thinking Diameter network architecture includes a network event listener for receiving information about network events and for providing a real time or predictive view of network conditions. The system further includes a policy directed software defined network (SDN) controller for, based on the real time or predictive view of network conditions, issuing SDN commands to route Internet protocol (IP) flows to needed network elements and to instruct dynamically configurable network elements to instantiate Diameter resource instances or to allocate hardware among existing Diameter resource instances.

Abstract: The subject matter described herein includes methods, systems, and computer readable media for providing virtualized Diameter network architecture and for routing traffic to dynamically instantiated Diameter resource instances. A system for providing virtualized Diameter resources and for routing traffic to dynamically instantiated Diameter resource instances includes a cloud virtualizer for virtualizing a hardware pool and for supporting dynamically instantiated Diameter resource instances. The system further includes a cloud orchestrator for monitoring network and hardware events and for instructing the cloud virtualizer to instantiate Diameter resource instances or to reallocate hardware from the hardware pool among instantiated Diameter resource instances in response to the network or hardware conditions.

Abstract: The subject matter described herein includes methods, systems and computer readable media for centralized routing and call instance code management for bearer independent call control (BICC) signaling messages. One aspect of the subject matter described herein includes a system for routing BICC signaling messages and managing call instance code assignments. The system includes a BICC signaling router. The BICC signaling router includes a routing module for centralized routing of BICC signaling messages between a plurality of BICC signaling nodes. The BICC signaling router further includes a call instance code management module for centralized assignment of call instance codes for BICC signaling sessions routed through the BICC signaling router.

Abstract: The subject matter described herein includes systems, methods, and computer readable media for adjusting a quota consumption rate. An exemplary method occurs at a first policy node. The method includes detecting a trigger for adjusting a quota consumption rate associated with a subscriber. The method further includes in response to detecting the trigger, adjusting the quota consumption rate associated with the subscriber.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer readable media for routing a Diameter message are disclosed. According to one method, the method occurs at a Diameter routing node. The method includes receiving, from a Diameter routing controller (DRC) via a software defined network (SDN) related interface, Diameter routing information, wherein the Diameter routing information is determined using application layer information. The method also includes routing a Diameter message using the Diameter routing information.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer readable media for managing the flow of signaling traffic entering a signaling system 7 (SS7) based network having a plurality of gateways for connecting the SS7 network to a non-SS7 network are disclosed. According to one aspect, a method for managing the flow of signaling traffic entering the SS7 based network includes generating, at a signaling node within the SS7 network, a route management message including information for identifying one of the plurality of gateways as the preferred gateway for traffic into the SS7 network. The message is sent to a node in the non-SS7 network for directing traffic into the SS7 network via the identified gateway.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer readable media for providing a home subscriber server (HSS) proxy are disclosed. According to one aspect, the subject matter described herein includes a method for providing a home subscriber server proxy. The method includes, at a node separate from a home subscriber server in a telecommunications network, receiving, from a requesting network entity, a request for information maintained at a home subscriber server, the information being associated with a subscriber, and, in response to receiving the request for information maintained at a home subscriber server, providing the information associated with the subscriber to the requesting network entity on behalf of the home subscriber server.

Abstract: The subject matter described herein includes systems, methods, and computer readable media for adjusting a quota consumption rate. An exemplary method occurs at a first policy node. The method includes detecting a trigger for adjusting a quota consumption rate associated with a subscriber. The method further includes in response to detecting the trigger, adjusting the quota consumption rate associated with the subscriber.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products for routing a short message service (SMS) message from a 2G network to a dual mode 2G/session initiation protocol (SIP) device are disclosed. According to one method, at a communications signaling message routing node, a 2G mobility location information query message for obtaining a delivery address for an SMS message to be sent to a dual mode 2G/SIP device roaming in a SIP-based network is received. The mobility location information query message includes a destination subscriber identifier associated with the dual mode 2G/SIP device. SIP mobility location information for the dual mode 2G/SIP device in the SIP-based network is determined based on the destination subscriber identifier. The method also includes providing the SIP mobility location information to a query originator.

Abstract: The subject matter described herein includes methods, systems, and computer readable media for providing virtualized Diameter network architecture and for routing traffic to dynamically instantiated Diameter resource instances. A system for providing virtualized Diameter resources and for routing traffic to dynamically instantiated Diameter resource instances includes a cloud virtualizer for virtualizing a hardware pool and for supporting dynamically instantiated Diameter resource instances. The system further includes a cloud orchestrator for monitoring network and hardware events and for instructing the cloud virtualizer to instantiate Diameter resource instances or to reallocate hardware from the hardware pool among instantiated Diameter resource instances in response to the network or hardware conditions.