Roaming Policy & Charging Solutions
Starhome provides roaming solution for the LTE Policy & Charging Rule Function (PCRF) standard 3GPP component. The roaming support can be provided for the visited network (as a V-PCRF) or for the home network (as H-PCRF roaming functionality).
Starhome solution addresses several challenges related to roaming control by the PCRF:
For the Home Network
· The need to maintain subscriber rules per all VPMNs under roaming agreement
· Rules may be adapted dynamically to achieve wholesale goals
o For example: in a “step model” roaming agreement, where beyond XXX GB the wholesale tariff is changed
For the Visited Network
· The need to define network rules for allocating resources according to roaming agreements
o For example: roamer from HPMN A has a 50MB plan, roamer from HPMN B has a 30MB plan, but the VPMN is capable of providing only 30MB
For Both Networks
· Resolve HPMN/VPMN conflicts (via prioritization)
· Manage all roaming agreements on-line