Methods, systems, and computer readable media for diameter routing agent (DRA) based credit status triggered policy control

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8620263
APP PUB NO 20120099715A1
SERIAL NO

13277626

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According to one aspect, the subject matter described herein includes a method for credit status triggered policy control. The method may include monitoring one or more credit control request (CCR) and credit control answer (CCA) messages associated with a request of credit for a subscriber. The method may further include determining whether an amount of granted credit for a service flow associated with the subscriber has reached a predetermined minimum threshold value. The method may further include notifying a policy and charging rules function (PCRF) of the credit status associated with the subscriber when the predetermined minimum threshold value has been reached.

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  • TEKELEC, INC.

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Marsico, Peter J Chapel Hill, US 120 4199
Ravishankar, Venkataramaiah Cary, US 29 1111

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