A method and apparatus for communicating a COPS protocol policy to a non-COPS-enabled network device is provided. A COPS proxy is connected between a policy server and a non-COPS-enabled network device. The policy server is configured to communicate COPS protocol policies to the COPS proxy, which is,...http://www.google.de/patents/US7991907?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7991907 - Method and apparatus for communicating COPS protocol policies to non-COPS-enabled network devices