SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING INTERNET PROTOCOL FLOW MOBILITY IN A NETWORK ENVIRONMENT

摘要

An example method is provided in one example embodiment and may include receiving an indication of a radio access technology (RAT) change for a user equipment (UE); determining availability of a preferred RAT type for a policy related rule associated with the UE, wherein the policy related rule includes, at least in part, the preferred RAT type for one or more service data flows for the UE; and configuring the one or more service data flows for the UE based, at least in part, on a change in availability of the preferred RAT type following the RAT change. In at least one case, the method can include routing downlink packets to the UE using the one or more service data flows for the preferred RAT type if the preferred RAT type is available.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
receiving a policy related rule for a user equipment (UE), wherein the UE is accessing an access point name (APN) using a first radio access technology (RAT) type associated with a first default bearer for the UE and wherein the policy related rule is associated with the UE accessing the APN using a second RAT type; and binding the policy related rule to a second default bearer for the UE to access the APN, wherein the second default bearer for the UE is associated with the second RAT type.