Method and Apparatus for PCC Enhancement for Flow Based Mobility

摘要

Systems and methods are described that facilitate multiple registrations and flow based mobility in a wireless communication network. A flow routing component can be included in a mobile device, home agent/p-gateway, or a policy and charging rules function server that determines the manner in which to route one or more IP flows through a set of network access entry points. The flow routing component can determine the routing based on a set of policies and/or network data, such as quality of service requirements, bandwidth requirements, network congestion, currently active IP flows, and so forth.

主权项

1. A method for internet protocol flow routing in a communication network, comprising:
determining at least one policy that indicates which of a plurality of access networks should be used for routing a plurality of internet protocol flows; determining routing for the plurality of internet protocol flows through the plurality of access networks based at least in part on the at least one policy; and sending a binding update to a network entity, the binding update comprising a distinct flow identifier number for each of the plurality of internet protocol flows.