Patents by Inventor Kugendran Sabaratnam
Kugendran Sabaratnam has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 9414307Abstract: Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method, network node, and non-transitory machine-readable storage medium including one or more of the following: identifying a location associated with a user equipment device (UE) in communication with an ANDSF server via an S14 session established over a first access network; retrieving a policy rule that includes a first portion and a second portion; determining, based on evaluating the first portion using the location associated with the UE, that the policy rule is applicable to the S14 session; generating, in response to determining that the policy rule is applicable to the S14 session, a policy based on the second portion, wherein the policy includes an identification of an access point for use by the UE to access a second access network; and transmitting the policy including the identification of the access point to the UE via the S14 session over the first access network.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2014Date of Patent: August 9, 2016Assignee: Alcatel LucentInventors: Mira Vrbaski, Kalyan Premchand Siddam, Susan Ackerman, Jun Sun, Nadia Spido, Kugendran Sabaratnam, Basil Paalarjee
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Publication number: 20160142294Abstract: Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method of routing Diameter messages in a network, the method including defining an alternate Attribute Value Pair (AVP) comprising a name and a format, wherein the alternate AVP indicates a session identity to enable route matching; determining a rule comprising the alternate AVP; and storing the rule.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2014Publication date: May 19, 2016Inventors: Robert A. Mann, Kugendran Sabaratnam, Matthew A. Yee
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Patent number: 9131071Abstract: Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method performed by a policy and charging rules node (PCRN), the method including: receiving a RADIUS accounting request (ACR) start message from a network access server (NAS); establishing a RADIUS session with the NAS; applying rules by a rules engine to information in the ACR start message to determine a traffic detection function (TDF) to be updated; establishing a Sd session with the TDF; and binding the Sd session to the RADIUS session.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2013Date of Patent: September 8, 2015Assignee: Alcatel LucentInventors: Ivaylo Tanouchev, Matthew Yee, Shanawaz Shaik, Kugendran Sabaratnam
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Publication number: 20150208335Abstract: Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method, network node, and non-transitory machine-readable storage medium including one or more of the following: identifying a location associated with a user equipment device (UE) in communication with an ANDSF server via an S14 session established over a first access network; retrieving a policy rule that includes a first portion and a second portion; determining, based on evaluating the first portion using the location associated with the UE, that the policy rule is applicable to the S14 session; generating, in response to determining that the policy rule is applicable to the S14 session, a policy based on the second portion, wherein the policy includes an identification of an access point for use by the UE to access a second access network; and transmitting the policy including the identification of the access point to the UE via the S14 session over the first access network.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2014Publication date: July 23, 2015Applicant: Alcatel-LucentInventors: Mira Vrbaski, Kalyan Premchand Siddam, Susan Ackerman, Jun Sun, Nadia Spido, Kugendran Sabaratnam, Basil Paalarjee
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Patent number: 8995305Abstract: Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method performed by a policy and charging rules node (PCRN), the method including: sending a first Sy spending limit request (SLR) to an online charging system (OCS) without specifying any policy counters; receiving from the OCS a first spending limit answer (SLA) including policy counters and associated status reports for a subscriber; creating an Sy session; determining required policy counters based upon the policy counter statuses; sending a second Sy SLR to the OCS for the required policy counters; and receiving a second SLA including status reports for the required policy counters.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2012Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: Alcatel LucentInventors: Shanawaz Shaik, Kugendran Sabaratnam, Ivy Mao, Matthew Yee
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Publication number: 20140342693Abstract: Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method performed by a policy and charging rules node (PCRN), the method including: receiving a RADIUS accounting request (ACR) start message; applying rules by a rules engine in the PCRN to information in the ACR start message to determine a traffic detection function (TDF) to be updated; determining application detection and control (ADC) rules to be applied to the TDF; and transmitting the determined ADC rules to the determined TDF.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2013Publication date: November 20, 2014Applicant: ALCATEL-LUCENT CANADA INC.Inventors: Matthew YEE, Kugendran SABARATNAM, Shanawaz SHAIK
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Publication number: 20140342690Abstract: Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method performed by a policy and charging rules node (PCRN), the method including: receiving a RADIUS accounting request (ACR) start message from a network access server (NAS); establishing a RADIUS session with the NAS; applying rules by a rules engine to information in the ACR start message to determine a traffic detection function (TDF) to be updated; establishing a Sd session with the TDF; and binding the Sd session to the RADIUS session.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2013Publication date: November 20, 2014Applicant: ALCATEL-LUCENT CANADA INC.Inventors: Ivaylo TANOUCHEV, Matthew YEE, Shanawaz SHAIK, Kugendran SABARATNAM
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Patent number: 8848524Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide an improved major release negotiation mechanism between an initiating node and a receiving node during Diameter session establishment in a 3GPP network.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2012Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: Alcatel LucentInventors: Mike Vihtari, Kugendran Sabaratnam
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Patent number: 8737202Abstract: Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method and related network node including one or more of the following: selecting a connection of a plurality of connections; testing the selected connection to determine whether the selected connection is usable; and based on a determination that the selected connection is not usable: closing the selected connection and at least one additional connection of the plurality of connections, and reestablishing the selected connection and the at least one additional connection.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2012Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: Alcatel LucentInventors: Shanawaz Shaik, Kugendran Sabaratnam, Mike Vihtari, Xiong Xue
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Publication number: 20140092739Abstract: Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method performed by a policy and charging rules node (PCRN) device for implementing a PCC procedure with SDF inputs, the method including: receiving a PCC request with a SDF input; determining if the PCC request is from a user equipment (UE); mapping flow direction information from the SDF input request into a unified flow-direction record stored in the PCRN; generating PCC, ADC, and/or QoS rules based upon the unified flow-direction record; determining if flow direction is defined on an output interface; mapping the unified flow-direction record into a flow-information AVP associated with the generated PCC, ADC, and/or QoS rules.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2012Publication date: April 3, 2014Inventors: Xue Xiong, Kugendran Sabaratnam, Shanawaz Shaik
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Publication number: 20140064151Abstract: Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method performed by a policy and charging rules node (PCRN), the method including: sending a first Sy spending limit request (SLR) to an online charging system (OCS) without specifying any policy counters; receiving from the OCS a first spending limit answer (SLA) including policy counters and associated status reports for a subscriber; creating an Sy session; determining required policy counters based upon the policy counter statuses; sending a second Sy SLR to the OCS for the required policy counters; and receiving a second SLA including status reports for the required policy counters.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2012Publication date: March 6, 2014Applicant: Alcatel-Lucent Canada, Inc.Inventors: Shanawaz Shaik, Kugendran Sabaratnam, Ivy Mao, Matthew Yee
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Publication number: 20140066004Abstract: Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method performed by a policy and charging rules node (PCRN), the method including: sending a first Sy spending limit request (SLR) to an online charging system (OCS); receiving from the OCS a first spending limit answer (SLA) including policy counters and associated status reports for a subscriber; creating an Sy session; storing policy counter data in the Sy session; and making a policy decision based upon policy counter statuses associated with the Sy session.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2012Publication date: March 6, 2014Applicant: ALCATEL-LUCENT CANADA, INC.Inventors: Shanawaz Shaik, Kugendran Sabaratnam, Ivy Mao, Matthew Yee
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Publication number: 20130326034Abstract: Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method performed by a policy and charging rules node (PCRN) device. The method may include: establishing a first service data flow for an application function having a first Policy and Control Charging (PCC) rule including a first parameter within a session; receiving a request to upgrade the first parameter of the service data flow; generating a second PCC rule including an upgraded parameter; storing the first PCC rule in a cache; sending the second PCC rule to a Policy and Charging Enforcement Node (PCEN); receiving acknowledgement that the second PCC rule has been installed at the PCEN; receiving an indication that the second PCC rule failed at a downstream node; and sending the first PCC rule stored in the cache to the PCEN.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 30, 2012Publication date: December 5, 2013Applicant: ALCATEL-LUCENT CANADA INC.Inventors: Shanawaz SHAIK, Darryl W. JAAKKOLA, Kugendran SABARATNAM
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Publication number: 20130322230Abstract: Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method and related network node including one or more of the following: selecting a connection of a plurality of connections; testing the selected connection to determine whether the selected connection is usable; and based on a determination that the selected connection is not usable: closing the selected connection and at least one additional connection of the plurality of connections, and reestablishing the selected connection and the at least one additional connection.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2012Publication date: December 5, 2013Applicant: Alcatel-Lucent Canada, Inc.Inventors: Shanawaz Shaik, Kugendran Sabaratnam, Mike Vihtari, Xiong Xue
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Publication number: 20130260731Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide an improved major release negotiation mechanism between an initiating node and a receiving node during Diameter session establishment in a 3GPP network.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2012Publication date: October 3, 2013Applicant: ALCATEL-LUCENT CANADA INC.Inventors: Mike VIHTARI, Kugendran SABARATNAM
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Publication number: 20120207086Abstract: Embodiments are disclosed that enable a device such as a policy and charging rules function (PCRF) node to operate with other nodes in a long term evolution (LTE) network that are operating at different respective major-minor release combinations of the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) standards. Some embodiments enable such a device to operate with another node at a given major-minor release combination of the 3GPP standards with respect to an existing session being managed by the device and at another major-minor release combination of the 3GPP standards when a new session is established by the device. Advantageously, such embodiments mitigate the risk of adversely affecting the existing session after a minor release upgrade of the node associated with the session is performed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2011Publication date: August 16, 2012Applicant: ALCATEL-LUCENT CANADA, INC.Inventors: Mike Vihtari, Matthew Yee, Kugendran Sabaratnam