IP Library Granted Patent US 8,670,400
Granted Patent B2
US 8,670,400 · App. 13/258,505 · Granted Mar 11, 2014

Method and system for acquiring serving general packet radio service support node address

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Patent No.
US 8,670,400
App. No.
13/258,505
Granted
Mar 11, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention discloses a method and system for acquiring an address of a Serving General Radio Packet Service support node (SGSN). The method comprises: a Policy and Charging Enforcement Function (PCEF) entity providing a SGSN change event trigger to a Policy and Charging Rules Function (PCRF) entity; and the PCRF entity reporting a SGSN change event and a new address of the SGSN to the PCEF entity after receiving the SGSN change event trigger. The method solves the problem that credit control management cannot be carried out for different general radio packet service support nodes during online charging.

Claims (28)

1. A method for acquiring an address of a Serving General Radio Packet Service support node (SGSN) comprising:

a Policy and Charging Enforcement Function (PCEF) entity providing a SGSN change event trigger to a Policy and Charging Rules Function (PCRF) entity; and

the PCRF entity reporting a SGSN change event and a new address of the SGSN to the PCEF entity after receiving the SGSN change event trigger;

wherein the step of the PCRF entity reporting the SGSN change event and the new address of the SGSN to the PCEF entity after receiving the SGSN change event trigger comprises:

the PCRF entity subscribing the SGSN change event trigger to a Bearer Binding and Event Report Function (BBERF) entity after receiving the SGSN change event trigger from the PCEF,

the BBERF entity installing the SGSN change event trigger, and reporting the SGSN change event and the new address of the SGSN to the PCRF entity when the BBERF entity detects the SGSN change event, and

the PCRF entity reporting the SGSN change event and new address of the SGSN to the PCEF.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein

the PCEF entity provides the PCRF entity with the SGSN change event trigger via an event report indication.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein

the PCRF entity reports the SGSN change event and the new address of the SGSN to the PCEF entity through an event report indication.

4. The method according to claim 2 , wherein

the event report indication includes event triggers, the values of which at least contain the change of the SGSN.

5. A system for acquiring an address of a Serving General Radio Packet Service support node (SGSN) comprising a Policy and Charging Enforcement Function (PCEF) entity and a Policy and Charging Rules Function (PCRF) entity, wherein:

the PCEF entity is configured to provide a SGSN change event trigger to the PCRF entity, and receive and store a SGSN change event and a new address of the SGSN reported by the PCRF;

the PCRF entity is configured to receive the SGSN change event trigger and report the SGSN change event and the new address of the SGSN to the PCEF entity; and

the system further comprises a Bearer Binding and Event Report Function (BBERF) entity, wherein

the PCRF entity is further configured to subscribe the SGSN change event trigger to the BBERF entity after receiving the SGSN change event trigger from the PCEF, and receive the SGSN change event and the new address of the SGSN reported by the BBERF entity; and

the BBERF entity is further configured to receive the SGSN change event trigger subscribed by the PCRF entity, install the SGSN change event trigger, and report the SGSN change event and the new address of the SGSN to the PCRF entity when detecting the SGSN change event.

6. The system according to claim 5 , wherein

the PCEF entity is configured to provide the SGSN change event trigger to the PCRF entity via an event report indication.

7. The system according to claim 5 , wherein

the PCRF entity is configured to report the SGSN change event and the new address of the SGSN to the PCEF entity via an event report indication.

8. The system according to claim 6 , wherein

the event report indication includes event triggers, the values of which at least contain the change of the SGSN.

9. A Policy and Charging Rules Function (PCRF) entity, comprising:

a first port module, configured to receive a Serving General Radio Packet Service support node (SGSN) change event trigger and report a SGSN change event and a new address of the SGSN to a Policy and Charging Enforcement Function (PCEF) entity;

a second port module configured to subscribe the SGSN change event trigger to a Bearer Binding and Event Report Function (BBERF) entity after receiving the SGSN change event trigger from the PCEF, and receive the SGSN change event and the new address of the SGSN as reported by the BBERF entity when the SGSN change event is detected by the BBERF entity.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Sep 9, 2015
From: GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION
To: ANTARES CAPITAL LP
Reel/Frame 036574/0080 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 21, 2012
From: ZHOU, XIAOYUN
To: ZTE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 027903/0319 →