A method, apparatus, and system, in which a network detects a communication failure between a gateway and a policy server, and the network responsively causes at least one user equipment device (UE) having at least one bearer connection with that gateway to detach and reattach so as to facilitate set up of at least one new bearer connection between the UE and a different gateway. Optimally, the different gateway would not have a similar communication failure with the policy server, so that the at least one new bearer connection can be successfully set up between the UE and the different gateway, and one or more other bearers can be successfully set up between the UE and the different gateway.
