TECHNIQUE FOR APPLYING POLICY AND CHARGING RULES TO BEARERS

摘要

The present disclosure generally relates to aspects of applying policy and charging rules to bearers in a communication network. The policy and charging rules are provided for application to at least a dedicated bearer. The technique presented herein may be implemented in connection with a mobile terminal moving to an access point of a first type supporting default and dedicated bearers from an access point of a second type supporting default and not supporting dedicated bearers. While the mobile terminal is attached to the access point of the second type, policy and charging rules for application to at least a dedicated bearer are received, which are then stored and may be partly applied to a default bearer and/or replaced by other rules during attachment to the access point of the second type. Upon a move of the mobile terminal from the access point of the second type to the access point of the first type, the dedicated bearer is established and the rules are applied to the established dedicated bearer.