Policy server, policy enforcement device, and various methods for dynamically excluding active service add-ons from bearer throttling for user terminals

摘要

A policy server (e.g., Policy and Charging Rules Function), a policy enforcement device (e.g., Policy and Charging Enforcement Function, Traffic Detection Function), and various methods are described herein for dynamically excluding active service add-ons from bearer throttling for user terminals. The active service add-on indicates that bandwidth of the service traffic associated with a corresponding service is to be limited to a defined value after the user terminal consumes a defined amount of data associated with the corresponding service during a defined time period. The bearer throttling entails limiting the bearer bandwidth to the defined value after the user terminal has consumed the defined amount of data during the defined time period.

主权项

1. A policy server for initiating rules for a user terminal in a policy enforcement device, the policy server comprising:
at least one processor; and, at least one memory that stores processor-executable instructions, wherein the at least one processor interfaces with the at least one memory to execute the processor-executable instructions, whereby said policy server is operable to:
receive a request for rules, from the policy enforcement device, wherein the request comprises an identifier of the user terminal;obtain subscriber information corresponding to the user terminal, wherein the subscriber information is obtained by using the identifier of the user terminal and indicates a service add-on which is currently active for the user terminal; and,initiating rules for the user terminal in the policy enforcement device, wherein the rules, which are based at least in part on the subscriber information, indicate the service add-on,wherein the service add-on indicates a corresponding service, which is to be excluded from bearer throttling for the user terminal before the user terminal consumes a defined amount of data associated with the corresponding service, and which is to be included in bearer throttling by limiting bearer bandwidth of service traffic associated with the corresponding service to a defined value after the user terminal has consumed the defined amount of data associated with the corresponding service.