US2010299446A1

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Title

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING SERVICE DATA FLOWS TRANSMITTED IN A TUNNEL

Application Number:

US20100850703

Publication Date:

25-11-2010

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Application Date:

05-08-2010

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Publication Country:

US

Priority Date:

05-02-2008

Title

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING SERVICE DATA FLOWS TRANSMITTED IN A TUNNEL

Application Number:

US20100850703

Family ID:

Publication Country:

US

Publication Date:

25-11-2010

Application Date:

05-08-2010

Priority Date:

05-02-2008

Current Assignee:

Declaring Company:

Abstract  Abstract

The embodiments of present invention discloses a method for controlling service data flows transmitted in a tunnel, an information sending apparatus, an information enforcing apparatus, and an information reporting apparatus, and relates to the network communications field. With the embodiments of present invention, an access gateway (AGW) can implement correct policy control on data packets transmitted in a tunnel. The method for controlling service data flows transmitted in a tunnel includes: receiving policy information and identification information of service data flows transmitted in a tunnel; and enforcing policy operations on the service data flows according to the policy information and identification information of the service data flows transmitted in the tunnel. In the embodiments of present invention, a policy enforcement function (PEF) may identify data packets transmitted in a tunnel according to the received policy information and identification information. This solves the problem that the PEF cannot identify data packets transmitted in the tunnel in the prior art, and achieves the objectives of controlling the data packets transmitted in the tunnel, allocating access resources to the data packets, and improving the quality of service (QoS).

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