METHOD, USER TERMINAL, AND POLICY AND CHARGING NETWORK ENTITY FOR CLASSIFYING PACKETS

摘要

A method for classifying packets includes determining an execution indication indicating at least one amongst a service and application being executed on a user terminal and generating uplink packets; determining a marker on the basis of PCC rules available at the user terminal and at least one execution indication, the marker for identifying at least one of a service and an application associated to uplink packets; transmitting the marker and the uplink packets, to a PCEF network entity; determining an uplink classification, at the PCEF network entity, for received uplink packets based on the marker; storing, at said PCEF network entity, an association between information related to an uplink flow corresponding to the uplink packets and uplink classification; receiving, at said PCEF network entity, downlink packets corresponding to the uplink packets; determining a downlink classification, at the PCEF network entity, for received downlink packets based on the stored association.

主权项

1. A method of classifying packets associated to at least one amongst a service and an application, the method carried out in a communication network comprising at least a user terminal and a PCEF network entity, the method comprising the steps of:
determining, at said user terminal, at least one execution indication indicating said at least one amongst said service and application being executed on said user terminal and generating uplink packets; determining, at said user terminal, a marker on the basis of mobile PCC rules available at said user terminal and said at least one execution indication, said marker for identifying at least one amongst a service and an application associated to said uplink packets; transmitting, at said user terminal, said marker and said uplink packets, to said PCEF network entity; determining an uplink classification, at said PCEF network entity, for received uplink packets based on said marker; storing, at said PCEF network entity, an association between information related to an uplink flow corresponding to said uplink packets and said uplink classification; receiving, at said PCEF network entity, downlink packets corresponding to said uplink packets; determining a downlink classification, at said PCEF network entity, for received downlink packets based on said stored association.