APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING POLICY AND CHARGING IN FLAT NETWORKS

摘要

A method for performing policy and charging control (PCC) in a decentralized network architecture includes performing, by a first base station (BS), a procedure of initial network entry of a mobile station (MS), determining, by the first BS, first PCC rules for the MS by using at least one of subscription information and application information regarding the MS, enforcing, by the first BS, control and charging for data communication of the MS based on the first PCC rules, generating second PCC rules to be applied to a second BS and transferring the second PCC rules to the second BS,when detecting a handover of the MS to the second BS, and requesting the MS to connect to the second BS. Other embodiments including a method for performing PCC in the seconds BS, and the first BS and the second BS for performing PCC are disclosed.

主权项

1. A method for performing policy and charging control (PCC) in a decentralized network architecture, the method comprising:
performing, by a first base station (BS), a procedure of initial network entry of a mobile station (MS); determining, by the first BS, first PCC rules for the MS by using at least one of subscription information and application information regarding the MS; enforcing, by the first BS, control and charging for data communication of the MS based on the first PCC rules; generating second PCC rules to be applied to a second BS; and transferring the second PCC rules to the second BS upon detecting a handover of the MS to the second BS.