Abstract: The present invention handles Authentication, Authorization and Accounting (AAA) applications in an efficient manner. The present invention is a session aware Diameter relay agent that correlates sessions that require binding and relay sessions to the same AAA server, such as a Policy and Charging Rules Function (PCRF) server. In one embodiment, the relay agent may be arranged to select a Diameter server and forward the user equipment (UE) request to the respective server while registering the server selection. The Diameter server may be a PCRF server.

Abstract: A method for providing access feedback when a User Equipment, UE, with an established a connection over multiple accesses towards a Gateway, GW, initiates a set-up of a new service for a service session. The method comprises a step where the GW or a Policy and Charging Rules Function, PCRF, initiates a Quality of Service, QoS, resource reservation as a response of the set-up of the new service initiated by the UE. The GW or the PCRF in the QoS resource reservation selects a first access as present access. The method is particularly characterized in a step where the UE rejects said first access as present access and sends a reject message to the GW, wherein the GW or the PCRF as a result of the reject message initiates a new QoS resource reservation selecting a second access as present access.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a solution for handling handover of connections for a user equipment from a packet switch network to a circuit switched network. This is provided as a method implemented in a node and system. The method is provided in a telecommunications network connecting user equipment, i.e. UE, communicating wirelessly with the network. The method comprising steps of detecting that handover is required from a packet switched, i.e. PS, based network to a circuit switched, i.e. CS, based network, initiating in a source mobility management node a single radio voice call continuity, i.e. SVRCC, initiating a PC to CS handover for non-voice components with information about voice related parameters and a PS to CS handover indicator, executing hand over, sending an update request to a serving gateway, i.e.

Abstract: A mobility management node (120, 125), arranged to serve a User Equipment, UEs (130) in a Public Land Mobile Network, a PLMN, also arranged to have an interface towards a Serving Gateway, an SGW (115). The mobility management node (120, 125) is arranged to, upon reception of one or more predefined messages from a UE (130) or in case of a change of mobility management node and/or PLMN for the UE (130), send a message to the SGW (115), comprising information on the maximum Quality of Service for the UE (130) allowed by the mobility management node (120, 125) and information on the subscribed Quality of Service for the UE (130), the mobility management node (120, 125) being arranged to receive a response message from the SGW (115), and to, as a result of the response message, implement a limitation of the UEs (130) Quality of Service.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a solution for handling handover of connections for a user equipment from a packet switch network to a circuit switched network. This is provided as a method implemented in a node and system. The method is provided in a telecommunications network connecting user equipment, i.e. UE, communicating wirelessly with the network. The method comprising steps of detecting that handover is required from a packet switched, i.e. PS, based network to a circuit switched, i.e. CS, based network, initiating in a source mobility management node a single radio voice call continuity, i.e. SVRCC, initiating a PC to CS handover for non-voice components with information about voice related parameters and a PS to CS handover indicator, executing hand over, sending an update request to a serving gateway, i.e.

Abstract: The embodiments herein relate to a method in a Policy and Charging Rules Function, PCRF, node (320), for handling User Equipment-Aggregated Maximum Bit Rate, UE-AMBR, for a wireless device (305) in a communications network (300). The PCRF node (320) comprises a direct interface (317) with a Mobility Management Entity/Serving General packet radio service Support Node, MME/SGSN (308). The PCRF node (320) receives a subscribed UE-AMBR from the MME/SGSN (308) using the direct interface (317). The subscribed UE-AMBR is associated with a wireless device subscription. When triggered, the PCRF node (320) calculates a UE-AMBR based on the subscribed UE-AMBR and based policies associated with the wireless device (305). The PCRF node (320) transmits the calculated UE-AMBR to the MME/SGSN (308) using the direct interface (317).

Abstract: The embodiments herein relate to a method in a Policy and Charging Rules Function, PCRF, node (208) for handling Access Point Names, APNs. The PCRF node receives, from a Core Network, CN, node (205), a request message comprising information indicating a first APN associated with a packet data connection. The request message is a request for a second APN being configured for a wireless device (203) arranged to communicate via the packet data connection. The PCRF node selects a configuration for the wireless device (203), and selects the second APN adapted to the selected configuration from a plurality of candidate second APNs. Each candidate second APN in the plurality comprises different configurations for the same packet data connection. The PCRF node transmits a response message to the CN node (205). The response message comprises information indicating the selected second APN.

Abstract: A policy control node, a PCN, for a first PLMN, the PCN comprising a PCRF, the PCN having an interface towards an SPR/UDR, in the first PLMN, the PCRF of the PCN being arranged to receive a request from another node in the first PLMN or in a second PLMN for establishing a PDN-connection for a UE. The PCRF is arranged to, as a result of said request, send a query to the SPR/UDR regarding whether or not the PCRF is allowed to set the upper limit for the UE-AMBR for the UE, the PCRF being arranged to, if the reply from the SPR/UDR to the query is positive, determine and transmit the upper limit of the UE-AMBR for the UE to said other node.

Abstract: The present solution relates to a method in a first communication node (109,113) for enabling authorization of the first communication node (109,113) to determine a first bit rate. The first communication node (109,113) receives (302,306,401), from a second communication node (101), a message comprising at least one trigger to determine a first bit rate and obtains (303,308,402) a first rank. The node (109,113) determines (304,404) the first bit rate associated with the first rank, and transmits (305,312,405) the first bit rate associated with the first rank to the second communication node (101), enabling authorization of the first communication node (109,113) to determine the first bit rate.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a solution for handling customer activity when connecting to a wireless communication network and in particular for statistics of customer activity using the network. This is provided in a number of aspects such as methods, node, and system for reporting user profile statistics from deep packet inspection of data packets in a packet data network (100) to a policy and charging rules function entity (104) which in turn informs a subscriber usage profile repository (106), i.e. SUPR. The SUPR provides access to external application servers (108) to the subscriber usage profile information after access control.

Abstract: This disclosure describes apparatuses, methods and computer program products for reducing location update signaling in a mobile communications network. In some embodiments, a method is provided in which a mobility management and control (MMC) rule is provided to a location aware network node (LANN) (e.g., an MME). The MMC rule includes location information that specifies a location and an action associated with the location. In response to receiving mobility information pertaining to a mobile communication device (MCD), the LANN uses the mobility information and the location information to determine whether or not to perform the action associated with the location information.

Abstract: A PCRF node (120) for a communications system, equipped with an interface (Gx) towards a PCEF node (130), in the system. The PCRF node (120) is arranged to use said interface to provide the PCEF node (130) with new or updated PCC rules for a User Equipment. The PCRF node (120) is also equipped with an interface (Sy) towards an OCS node (115), and is arranged to as a result of a trigger signal, request a credit indication for the new or updated PCC rules for the User Equipment from the OCS node (115) over the interface to the OCS node (115), to receive a credit indication for the new or updated PCC rules for the User Equipment from the OCS node (115) over the interface (Sy) to the OCS node, and to provide said credit information to the PCEF node (130). An OCS node (115) is also disclosed.

Abstract: A method for providing access feedback when a User Equipment, UE, with an established a connection over multiple accesses towards a Gateway, GW, initiates a set-up of a new service for a service session. The method comprises a step where the GW or a Policy and Charging Rules Function, PCRF, initiates a Quality of Service, QoS, resource reservation as a response of the set-up of the new service initiated by the UE. The GW or the PCRF in the QoS resource reservation selects a first access as present access. The method is particularly characterized in a step where the UE rejects said first access as present access and sends a reject message to the GW, wherein the GW or the PCRF as a result of the reject message initiates a new QoS resource reservation selecting a second access as present access.

Abstract: In a mobile network comprising a plurality of base stations and a gateway, a user equipment may perform a handover from a source base station to a target base station. By control signalling, the handover may be notified from the target base station to a control node of the mobile network and then to the gateway so that the gateway may switch to a data path which connects the target base station and the gateway. The notification of the handover may be delayed at the target base station or at the control node, by starting a timer and sending the control signalling for initiating the path switching after expiry of the timer.

Abstract: The invention discloses a user terminal (115) for a wireless communications system (100) which is arranged to establish and carry out a communications session with a gateway node (120) in the system (100) according to a first protocol over at least one bearer (110, 140). The user terminal (115) is arranged to provide a predefined issued message to the gateway node (120) during the establishment of a session with an indicator that the user terminal (115) is arranged to handle traffic to and from the gateway node (120) using a predefined version of a defined filter (130).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for enabling resource allocation for a service data flow between a user equipment (14) and a gateway in a multiple access environment. The method comprises the steps of:—A resource reservation device (10,19) receives reservation instructions from a policy control node (13). The reservation instructions require dedicated access resources to be reserved for the service data flow.—The resource reservation device (10,19) reports the result of the resource reservation required by the reservation instructions to the policy control node (13). What particularly characterize the method are the steps of:—The resource reservation device (10,19) requests reservation of the resources required by the reservation instructions in a plurality of accesses (11,12).—The resource reservation device (10,19) reports the selected single access (11,12) that enables the requested resources to the policy control node (13). This is reported when the access (11,12) is selected.

Abstract: A method, gateway apparatus, computer program, and computer program product for mitigating end user congestion in a wireless network is provided. The gateway apparatus is in a core network and receives from a radio access network (RAN) a message comprising cell congestion information indicating that a cell of the RAN is in a congested state. The gateway apparatus receives via a packet data network (PDN) a downlink (DL) network packet addressed to a wireless communication device, WCD, attached to the core network via said cell of the RAN. In response to receiving the DL network packet, the gateway apparatus determines a classification of the DL network packet. After determining the classification of the DL network packet, the gateway apparatus processes the DL network packet in accordance with the cell congestion information and the determined classification of the DL network packet.

Abstract: The invention discloses a node (120) for use in a wireless access communications system (100) which is arranged to transmit information to and receive information from a PCRF (110), a Policy and Charging Rules Function, in the system. The information to and from the PCRF (110) is transmitted over a Gx interface, and the node is also arranged to count the amount of a defined service in the system which is used by a user, a UE (130) in the system during a defined period of time and to take a defined course of action when said amount of the defined service reaches a threshold value. The node (120) is arranged to be able to reset said count at a defined point in time, a “reset point”, and the information which the node it is arranged to receive from the PCRF (110) comprises information on said reset point.

Abstract: A Packet Data Network Gateway, a PDN-GW (105), arranged to receive and forward packet data of at least a first and a second service flow in both an uplink and a downlink direction, with a first access network (125) of a first kind being used for the first service flow and a second access network (130) of a second kind being used for the second service flow. The PDN-GW (105) is arranged to transmit to a PCRF (110), a Policy and Charging Rules Function, information regarding which kinds of access networks that the PDN-GW (105) can handle, and to receive, in reply from the PCRF, rules for which of said access networks (125, 130) that should be used for said service flows. The PDN-GW (105) is also arranged to use said rules to bind a service flow to an access network (125, 130) in the downlink direction and to perform access network binding verification in the uplink direction.

Abstract: A mobility management node (120, 125), arranged to serve a User Equipment, UEs (130) in a Public Land Mobile Network, a PLMN, also arranged to have an interface towards a Serving Gateway, an SGW (115). The mobility management node (120, 125) is arranged to, upon reception of one or more predefined messages from a UE (130) or in case of a change of mobility management node and/or PLMN for the UE (130), send a message to the SGW (115), comprising information on the maximum Quality of Service for the UE (130) allowed by the mobility management node (120, 125) and information on the subscribed Quality of Service for the UE (130), the mobility management node (120, 125) being arranged to receive a response message from the SGW (115), and to, as a result of the response message, implement a limitation of the UEs (130) Quality of Service.