Nai Subscription Id Hint Digit Handling

Abstract: Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method of identifying a subscriber at a network node. The method may include^ receiving a message including a network access identifier (NAI); removing the first digit from the NAI to form a stripped NAI! determining whether the stripped NAI corresponds to a subscriber; determining whether the NAI corresponds to a subscriber! adding a hint digit to form an extended NAI and determining whether the extended NAI corresponds to a subscriber! and if any of the NAIs correspond to a subscriber using the corresponding NAI to identify the subscriber. Various exemplary embodiments relate to a policy and charging rules node including: a subscriber cache including a subscriber identifier! an interface configured to receive a NAI! a NAI modifier configured to form an extended NAI and a stripped NAI! and a subscriber identification module configured to determine whether a NAI is stored in the subscriber cache.

Patent Information

Application #

Filing Date

28 March 2014

Publication Number

25/2015

Publication Type

INA

Invention Field

COMMUNICATION

Status

Email

remfry-sagar@remfry.com

Parent Application

Applicants

ALCATEL LUCENT

3 avenue Octave Gréard F 75007 Paris

Inventors

1. MAO Ivy

49 Torbec Avenue Kanata Ontario K2T 0B5

2. MA Haiqing H.

321 Haileybury Street Nepean Ontario K2J 0N1

3. WANG Peter

6 Byers Crescent Ottawa Ontario K2R 1C7

4. MANN Robert A.

170 Rivington Street Carp Ontario K0A 1L0

Specification

Documents

Application Documents

#	Name	Date
1	2403-CHENP-2014.pdf	2014-03-31
2	WIPO Page etc.pdf	2014-04-02
3	PCT-304.pdf	2014-04-02
4	Last page of specification.pdf	2014-04-02
5	GPA.pdf	2014-04-02
6	Form 5.pdf	2014-04-02
7	Form 3.pdf	2014-04-02
8	2403-CHENP-2014 CORRESPONDENCE OTHERS 28-05-2014.pdf	2014-05-28
9	2403-CHENP-2014 FORM-3 01-10-2014.pdf	2014-10-01
10	2403-CHENP-2014 CORRESPONDENCE OTHERS 01-10-2014.pdf	2014-10-01
11	abstract 2403-CHENP-2014.jpg	2014-11-12
12	2403-CHENP-2014 FORM-3 18-11-2014.pdf	2014-11-18
13	2403-CHENP-2014 CORRESPONDENCE OTHERS 18-11-2014.pdf	2014-11-18
14	2403-CHENP-2014 FORM-3 08-07-2015.pdf	2015-07-08
15	2403-CHENP-2014 CORRESPONDENCE OTHERS 08-07-2015.pdf	2015-07-08
16	2403-CHENP-2014-Form 3-051115.pdf	2016-04-07
17	2403-CHENP-2014-Correspondence-Form 3-051115.pdf	2016-04-07
18	Form 3 [20-05-2016(online)].pdf	2016-05-20
19	Form 3 [10-05-2017(online)].pdf	2017-05-10
20	2403-CHENP-2014-FORM 3 [29-01-2018(online)].pdf	2018-01-29
21	2403-CHENP-2014-FORM 3 [09-05-2018(online)].pdf	2018-05-09
22	2403-CHENP-2014-FER.pdf	2019-02-25
23	2403-CHENP-2014-AbandonedLetter.pdf	2019-08-27

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