IP Library Granted Patent US 10,938,583
Granted Patent B2
US 10,938,583 · App. 16/155,378 · Granted Mar 2, 2021

Ethernet type packet data unit session communications

Inventors: Weihua Qiao (Fairfax, VA); Esmael Hejazi Dinan (Herndon, VA); Kyungmin Park (Arlington, VA); Peyman Talebi Fard (Vienna, VA)
Assignee: Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
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Patent No.
US 10,938,583
App. No.
16/155,378
Granted
Mar 2, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for wireless communications. A policy control function may determine a policy and charging control rule comprising one or more Ethernet source MAC addresses and a quality of service policy. The policy control function may send the policy and charging control rule to a session management function to provide an Ethernet PDU session for a wireless device.

Claims (67)

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by a policy control function device from a session management function device, at least one Ethernet source medium access control (MAC) address for a wireless device;

determining, by the policy control function device and based on the at least one Ethernet source MAC address, at least one policy and charging control (PCC) rule, associated with the at least one Ethernet source MAC address, that comprises a quality of service policy; and

sending, by the policy control function device to the session management function device, the at least one PCC rule.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving, by the policy control function device from a device associated with a data network via the session management function device, at least one Ethernet packet filter set, wherein the at least one Ethernet packet filter set comprises the at least one Ethernet source MAC address.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving, by the policy control function device from a device associated with a data network via the session management function device, at least one Ethernet packet filter set, wherein the at least one Ethernet packet filter set comprises an Ethertype.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, from the wireless device via at least the session management function device, an Ethernet packet filter set; and

performing a comparison of the at least one Ethernet source MAC address with information in the Ethernet packet filter set, wherein the determining the at least one PCC rule is further based on the comparison.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one PCC rule further comprises at least one charging policy associated with the wireless device.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the receiving the at least one Ethernet source MAC address for the wireless device comprises:

receiving, from a device associated with a data network via the session management function device, the at least one Ethernet source MAC address for the wireless device.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the receiving the at least one Ethernet source MAC address for the wireless device comprises:

receiving, from a device associated with a data network via the session management function device and via at least a second device, the at least one Ethernet source MAC address for the wireless device,

wherein the at least the second device comprises at least one of:

a network exposure function device;

an application function device;

a unified data management device; or

a second policy control function device.

8. A method comprising:

receiving, by a session management function device from a device associated with a data network, at least one Ethernet source medium access control (MAC) address for a wireless device;

sending, by the session management function device to a policy control function device, a request comprising the at least one Ethernet source MAC address;

receiving, by the session management function device from the policy control function device, a policy and charging control (PCC) rule, wherein the PCC rule is based on the at least one Ethernet source MAC address; and

causing, by the session management function device enforcement of at least one portion of the PCC rule to at a user plane function device.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising receiving, by the session management function device from an access and mobility management function device, a request to create a packet data unit (PDU) session, wherein the request to create the PDU session comprises at least one PDU session identifier.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the causing the enforcement of the at least one portion of the PCC rule comprises:

sending, by the session management function device to the user plane function device, the at least one portion of the PCC rule; and

receiving, by the session management function device from the user plane function device, an indication that the at least one portion of the PCC rule will be enforced.

11. The method of claim 8 , further comprising receiving, by the session management function device from the device associated with the data network, at least one Ethernet packet filter set, wherein the at least one Ethernet packet filter set comprises the at least one Ethernet source MAC address.

12. The method of claim 8 , further comprising receiving, by the session management function device from the device associated with the data network, at least one Ethernet packet filter set, wherein the at least one Ethernet packet filter set comprises an Ethertype.

13. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

receiving, from the wireless device via an access and mobility management function device, an Ethernet packet filter set;

performing a comparison of the at least one Ethernet source MAC address with information in the Ethernet packet filter set; and

determining based on the comparison, a policy rule.

14. The method of claim 8 , wherein the receiving the at least one Ethernet source MAC address for the wireless device comprises:

receiving, from the device associated with the data network via at least a second device, the at least one Ethernet source MAC address for the wireless device,

wherein the at least the second device comprises at least one of:

a network exposure function device;

an application function device;

a unified data management device; or

a second policy control function device.

15. The method of claim 8 , wherein the causing the enforcement of the at least one portion of the PCC rule at the user plane function device comprises:

determining, by the session management function device and based on the PCC rule, a policy rule; and

sending, by the session management function device to the user plane function device:

at least one Ethernet packet filter set based on the at least one Ethernet source MAC address, and

the policy rule.

16. A method comprising:

receiving, by a session management function device from a device associated with a data network, at least one Ethernet source medium access control (MAC) address for a wireless device;

sending, by the session management function device to a policy control function device, a request comprising the at least one Ethernet source MAC address;

receiving, by the session management function device from the policy control function device, a policy and charging control (PCC) rule, wherein the PCC rule is based on the at least one Ethernet source MAC address; and

sending, by the session management function device to a user plane function device, at least one Ethernet packet filter set and the PCC rule.

17. The method of claim 16 , further comprising:

determining, by the session management function device and based on the PCC rule, a policy rule; and

sending, by the session management function device to the user plane function device, the policy rule.

18. The method of claim 16 , further comprising:

receiving, by the session management function device from the wireless device via at least a second device, the at least one Ethernet packet filter set,

wherein the at least the second device comprises at least one of:

an access and mobility management function device; or

a radio access network.

19. The method of claim 16 , further comprising sending, by the session management function device to the user plane function device, at least one of:

a user plane session establishment request; or

a user plane session modification request.

20. The method of claim 16 , wherein the PCC rule is based on at least one quality of service parameter.

21. The method of claim 16 , wherein the at least one Ethernet packet filter set comprises an IP packet filter set, and wherein the IP packet filter set comprises at least one of:

a source IP address; or

a destination IP address.

22. The method of claim 16 , wherein the request further comprises the at least one Ethernet packet filter set for the wireless device, and wherein the PCC rule is further based on the at least one Ethernet packet filter set.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 10, 2020
From: QIAO, WEIHUA; DINAN, ESMAEL; PARK, KYUNGMIN; TALEBI FARD, PEYMAN
To: COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
Reel/Frame 054323/0049 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 3, 2019
From: QIAO, WEIHUA; DINAN, ESMAEL; PARK, KYUNGMIN; FARD, PEYMAN TALEBI
To: COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
Reel/Frame 048777/0576 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 3, 2019
From: QIAO, WEIHUA; DINAN, ESMAEL; PARK, KYUNGMIN; FARD, PEYMAN TALEBI
To: COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
Reel/Frame 048777/0627 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 3, 2019
From: QIAO, WEIHUA; DINAN, ESMAEL; PARK, KYUNGMIN; FARD, PEYMAN TALEBI
To: COMCAST CABLE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
Reel/Frame 048777/0654 →
Continuity (4)
Provisional Application 62569910 · Oct 9, 2017
Provisional Application 62569927 · Oct 9, 2017
Provisional Application 62569935 · Oct 9, 2017
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