Unified control plane: converged policy and charging control

This article describes a standardized architectural framework that enables network resources and policy control, and charging enforcement for both mobile and fixed networks. These capabilities together facilitate the realization of a unified control plane. The most relevant use cases supported by su...

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Published inIEEE communications magazine Vol. 53; no. 3; pp. 10 - 14
Main Authors Leitao, Filipe, Carnero Ros, Roberto David, Fernandez, Susana, I Riu, Jaume Rius, Rommer, Stefan
Format Magazine Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York IEEE 01.03.2015
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subjects
Broadband communication
Communication standards
IEEE 802.11 Standards
IEEE standards
Mobile communication
Mobile computing
Network architecture
Resource management
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Summary:This article describes a standardized architectural framework that enables network resources and policy control, and charging enforcement for both mobile and fixed networks. These capabilities together facilitate the realization of a unified control plane. The most relevant use cases supported by such a unified control plane are presented and described.
ISSN:0163-6804
1558-1896
DOI:10.1109/MCOM.2015.7060513