Abstract: The present invention faces the issues of inactivating a particular control rule parameter, only for a given control rule and whilst maintaining this particular control rule parameter for other control rules and provides for methods and apparatuses whereby, upon determining by a control server that a particular parameter is no longer applicable for a first control rule, a modified control rule is determined that includes a removal indicator indicating the particular parameter to be removed for the first control rule previously installed and not for other control rules. The modified control rule is submitted to an enforcing device which removes the particular parameter only for the first control rule previously installed and not for others.

Abstract: The present invention faces the issues of inactivating a particular control rule parameter, only for a given control rule and whilst maintaining this particular control rule parameter for other control rules and provides for methods and apparatuses whereby, upon determining by a control server that a particular parameter is no longer applicable for a first control rule, a modified control rule is determined that includes a removal indicator indicating the particular parameter to be removed for the first control rule previously installed and not for other control rules. The modified control rule is submitted to an enforcing device which removes the particular parameter only for the first control rule previously installed and not for others.

Abstract: The present invention faces the issue of usage monitoring and control of network resources, between a control server and any reporting device.

Abstract: The present invention faces the issue of usage monitoring and control of network resources, between a control server and any reporting device.

Abstract: More than one TDF session for a user in a PCC architecture are coordinated. There are provided PCRF server, PCEF devices and TDF devices, and method of coordinating a PCEF session and the more than one TDF session. The method includes: establishing or modifying at a PCRF server a PCEF session for an IP-CAN session; selecting at the PCRF server more than one TDF device; determining at the PCRF server an order in which each selected TDF device is to be involved, and access information required by each selected TDF device; initiating a TDF session, providing applicable ADC rules and routing information indicating a next TDF device to be involved, from the PCRF server towards each selected TDF device; and submitting from the PCRF server to the PCEF device PCC rules for the IP-CAN session along with routing information indicating a first TDF device to be involved.

Abstract: The present specification faces the issue of detecting collisions caused by concurrent processes which operate on shared data, without compromising bandwidth and system performance. The present specification provides for: a user data repository that, for one or more requests to read data from different application front-ends, provides the data along with a current version value assigned to the data; a first application front-end that, upon determining a data modification, submits a modification request to the user data repository including a first replace indication with the data to be modified, a delete indication with the current version value received, and a second replace indication with a new version data to assign for the data to be modified; and wherein the user data repository accepts the modification if the current version value received from the application front-end matches the current version value at the user data repository, or rejects it, otherwise.

Abstract: This invention relates to methods, user equipment, access controller, and equipment identity register for controlling access of a user equipment, UE, (100) to services provided by a communication network (101). The UE (100) is adapted to support at least a first access technology (202), said at least first access technology (202) is associated with at least one first equipment identifier (206), and said first equipment identifier uniquely identifies the UE (100). The method comprises the first steps of receiving a network access request to services via said first access technology (202), said network access request comprising said first equipment identifier (206). The method comprises the second steps of receiving at least one additional equipment identifier not related to said first access technology (202), said additional equipment identifier uniquely identifying the UE (100). The method comprises the third steps of and controlling the UE's (100) access to the services based on the received information.

Abstract: More than one TDF session for a user in a PCC architecture are coordinated. There are provided PCRF server, PCEF devices and TDF devices, and method of coordinating a PCEF session and the more than one TDF session. The method includes: establishing or modifying at a PCRF server a PCEF session for an IP-CAN session; selecting at the PCRF server more than one TDF device; determining at the PCRF server an order in which each selected TDF device is to be involved, and access information required by each selected TDF device; initiating a TDF session, providing applicable ADC rules and routing information indicating a next TDF device to be involved, from the PCRF server towards each selected TDF device; and submitting from the PCRF server to the PCEF device PCC rules for the IP-CAN session along with routing information indicating a first TDF device to be involved.