公开(公告)号：US20150079929A1

公开(公告)日：2015-03-19

申请号：US14554219

申请日：2014-11-26

Applicant: OPENET TELECOM LTD.

Inventor： Alan MCNAMEE ,  Cameron Ross DUNNE ,  Joe HOGAN ,  Bart LEHANE ,  Andrew D'SOUZA

IPC: H04M15/00

CPC classification number: H04W4/24 ,  H04L12/1407 ,  H04L12/1414 ,  H04L12/1467 ,  H04M1/66 ,  H04M15/64 ,  H04M15/65 ,  H04M15/66 ,  H04M15/70 ,  H04M15/71 ,  H04M15/72 ,  H04M15/721 ,  H04M15/723 ,  H04M15/745 ,  H04M15/80 ,  H04M15/8022 ,  H04M15/8044 ,  H04M15/8351 ,  H04M15/85

Abstract: Methods, servers and systems for directly accessing and modifying charging information maintained within a telecommunications operator's business and operating systems' infrastructure from user equipment. A mobile application server may receive a charging request from a user equipment, identify a relevant charging system based on the received request, send a charging request to the identified charging system for processing, receive a first response message including charging information from the identified charging system, generate a second response message based on the charging information included in the first response message, and send the generated second response message to the user equipment. The received charging request may include various types of information, including information for transferring cost or billing information from a first billing category to a second billing category.

Abstract translation: 用于直接访问和修改电信运营商业务中维护的计费信息的方法，服务器和系统以及用户设备的操作系统基础设施。 移动应用服务器可以从用户设备接收计费请求，基于接收的请求识别相关的计费系统，向所识别的计费系统发送计费请求进行处理，从所识别的计费系统接收包括计费信息的第一响应消息 基于包含在第一响应消息中的计费信息产生第二响应消息，并将生成的第二响应消息发送给用户设备。 所接收的计费请求可以包括各种类型的信息，包括用于将成本或计费信息从第一计费类别转移到第二计费类别的信息。

公开(公告)号：US20130196623A1

公开(公告)日：2013-08-01

申请号：US13751495

申请日：2013-01-28

Applicant: OPENET TELECOM LTD.

Inventor： Bart LEHANE ,  Alan MCNAMEE ,  Andrew D'SOUZA ,  Cameron Ross DUNNE

IPC: H04W4/26

CPC classification number: H04M15/65 ,  H04M15/64 ,  H04M15/66 ,  H04M15/765 ,  H04W4/24

Abstract: A system and method for telecommunications operators to enable group based dynamic policy controls for both pre-paid and post-paid subscribers, who are typically not managed in an Online Charging System (OCS), but rather in an Charging System or a Billing System. Examples of policy controls that may be enabled by this invention include tracking spending for post-paid subscribers, managing subscriber usage across fixed-line and mobile networks, and so on. This is achieved by introducing a new component called the Enhanced Charging System (ECS) and creating a new reference point and interface between the Policy Management System and the ECS.

Abstract translation: 一种用于电信运营商的系统和方法，用于为在线计费系统（OCS）而不是在计费系统或计费系统中管理的预付费和后付费订户进行基于组的动态策略控制。 可以通过本发明实现的策略控制的示例包括跟踪支付后用户的支出，管理固定线路和移动网络上的用户使用等。 这通过引入称为增强型计费系统（ECS）的新组件，并在策略管理系统和ECS之间创建新的参考点和接口来实现。

公开(公告)号：US20180331970A1

公开(公告)日：2018-11-15

申请号：US16030460

申请日：2018-07-09

Applicant: OPENET TELECOM LTD.

Inventor： Bart LEHANE ,  Alan MCNAMEE ,  Cameron Ross DUNNE ,  Joe HOGAN

IPC: H04L12/911 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04L12/24 ,  H04L12/14

CPC classification number: H04L47/70 ,  H04L12/1407 ,  H04L41/0893 ,  H04L41/5019 ,  H04L41/5051 ,  H04L41/5054 ,  H04L67/1031

Abstract: The various embodiments include methods, computers and communication systems that enable decomposing abstract service requests into resources rules, which may include receiving an abstract service request (e.g., a request specifying a functional requirement) via an exposed public interface, generating domain-specific resource rules based on the received abstract service request, identifying relevant components in a telecommunications domain for enforcing the generated domain-specific resource rules, and send the domain-specific resource rules to the identified components (e.g., online charging server, policy management server, etc.) for enforcement. Generating domain-specific resource rules based on the received abstract service request may include generating the rules consistent with the existing resource rules of the domain.

公开(公告)号：US20130325985A1

公开(公告)日：2013-12-05

申请号：US13903769

申请日：2013-05-28

Applicant: Openet Telecom Ltd.

Inventor： Thomas BRADY ,  Craig FERGUSON ,  Peter HARASZTI ,  Cameron Ross DUNNE ,  Alan MCNAMEE

IPC: H04L12/58

CPC classification number: H04L51/38 ,  H04L65/1016 ,  H04L65/1069 ,  H04L65/80 ,  H04L67/1006 ,  H04L67/1014 ,  H04L67/1031 ,  H04L67/1034 ,  H04L67/327

Abstract: A combination of an independent key routing (IKR) method and a data locality table (DLT) method may be used to route communication messages in a telecommunication network to achieve improved data locality and reduce secondary key lookups. A processor a multiprocessor computing system may receive a first communication message that includes subscriber identifiers that uniquely identify a subscriber, generate a plurality of keys for a plurality of message types based on the subscriber identifiers, identify a first logical scalable unit that includes a first database memory that stores a first type of data relating to the subscriber by using a first key of the plurality of keys to query a data locality table, identify a first application processor in the multiprocessor computing system that is part of the first logical scalable unit, and send the first communication message and the plurality of keys to the first application processor.

Abstract translation: 可以使用独立密钥路由（IKR）方法和数据位置表（DLT）方法的组合来路由电信网络中的通信消息，以实现改进的数据位置并减少次要密钥查找。 多处理器计算系统的处理器可以接收第一通信消息，其包括唯一地标识订户的订户标识符，基于订户标识符为多个消息类型生成多个密钥，识别包括第一数据库的第一逻辑可伸缩单元 存储器，其通过使用所述多个密钥中的第一密钥来存储与所述订户相关的第一类型的数据来查询数据位置表，识别作为所述第一逻辑可缩放单元的一部分的所述多处理器计算系统中的第一应用处理器，以及 将第一通信消息和多个密钥发送到第一应用处理器。

公开(公告)号：US20190273635A1

公开(公告)日：2019-09-05

申请号：US16408834

申请日：2019-05-10

Applicant: OPENET TELECOM LTD.

Inventor： Alan MCNAMEE ,  Peter HARASZTI ,  Bart LEHANE ,  John FITZPATRICK

IPC: H04L12/46 ,  H04L12/14 ,  H04W12/04

Abstract: Systems and computing devices may be configured to intelligently apply controls in a telecommunication system that implements or uses network slicing and/or virtualized network function technologies. A computing device may be configured to receive a request to instantiate a new network slice from a component in the telecommunication system. The computing device may determine that a virtualized network function (e.g., C-RAN virtual network function, MEC virtual network function, etc.) should be created for the new network slice, and determine whether a policy allows for the creation of the virtualized network function. The computing device may create the virtualized network function if the policy allows for its creation. The server computing device may be a charging and license management (CALM) component.

公开(公告)号：US20170104609A1

公开(公告)日：2017-04-13

申请号：US15290883

申请日：2016-10-11

Applicant: OPENET TELECOM LTD.

Inventor： Alan MCNAMEE ,  Peter Haraszti ,  Bart Lehane ,  John Fitzpatrick

IPC: H04L12/46 ,  H04W12/04 ,  H04L12/14

CPC classification number: H04L12/4641 ,  H04L12/1407 ,  H04L63/06 ,  H04M15/61 ,  H04M15/66 ,  H04W12/04

Abstract: Systems and computing devices may be configured to intelligently apply service-level policy, charging, licensing, and authorization controls in a telecommunication system that implements or uses network function virtualization technologies. A server computing device deployed in the telecommunication network may be configured to receive a policy request message relating to a network service lifecycle event from another network component, use the information included in the received policy request message to make a service-level policy decision, generate a trigger definition relating to the network service lifecycle event based on the policy decision, generate a policy response message that includes the trigger definition, and send the generated policy response message to the network component.

公开(公告)号：US20130325986A1

公开(公告)日：2013-12-05

申请号：US13903816

申请日：2013-05-28

Applicant: OPENET TELECOM LTD.

Inventor： Thomas BRADY ,  Craig FERGUSON ,  Peter HARASZTI ,  Cameron Ross DUNNE ,  Alan MCNAMEE

IPC: H04L12/56

CPC classification number: H04L45/745 ,  H04L67/1006 ,  H04L67/1014 ,  H04L67/1031 ,  H04L67/1034 ,  H04L67/327

Abstract: A combination of an independent key routing (IKR) method and a data proxy architecture (DPA) method may be used to route communication messages in a telecommunication network to achieve improved data locality and reduce secondary key lookups. A processor may receive a first communication message that includes subscriber identifiers that uniquely identify a subscriber, generate a plurality of keys for a plurality of message types, identify a first logical scalable unit (LSU) that includes a first memory that stores a first type of data via a database API and a first key, identify a second LSU that includes a second memory that stores a second type of data relating to the subscriber via the database API and a second key of the plurality of keys, store the first communication message and the first key in the first database memory, and store the first key in the second database memory.

Abstract translation: 可以使用独立密钥路由（IKR）方法和数据代理架构（DPA）方法的组合来路由电信网络中的通信消息，以实现改进的数据局部性并减少次要密钥查找。 处理器可以接收第一通信消息，其包括唯一地标识订户的订户标识符，为多个消息类型生成多个密钥，标识包括第一存储器的第一逻辑可伸缩单元（LSU），第一存储器存储第一类型 经由数据库API和第一密钥的数据，识别包括第二存储器的第二LSU，所述第二存储器存储经由所述数据库API和所述多个密钥中的第二密钥与订户相关的第二类型的数据，存储所述第一通信消息和 第一个数据库内存中的第一个密钥，并将第一个密钥存储在第二个数据库存储器中。

公开(公告)号：US20170208016A1

公开(公告)日：2017-07-20

申请号：US15473536

申请日：2017-03-29

Applicant: OPENET TELECOM LTD.

Inventor： Bart LEHANE ,  Alan MCNAMEE ,  Cameron Ross DUNNE ,  Joe HOGAN

IPC: H04L12/911 ,  H04L29/08

CPC classification number: H04L47/70 ,  H04L12/1407 ,  H04L41/0893 ,  H04L41/5019 ,  H04L41/5051 ,  H04L41/5054 ,  H04L67/1031

Abstract: The various embodiments include methods, computers and communication systems that enable decomposing abstract service requests into resources rules, which may include receiving an abstract service request (e.g., a request specifying a functional requirement) via an exposed public interface, generating domain-specific resource rules based on the received abstract service request, identifying relevant components in a telecommunications domain for enforcing the generated domain-specific resource rules, and send the domain-specific resource rules to the identified components (e.g., online charging server, policy management server, etc.) for enforcement. Generating domain-specific resource rules based on the received abstract service request may include generating the rules consistent with the existing resource rules of the domain.

公开(公告)号：US20160014279A1

公开(公告)日：2016-01-14

申请号：US14863595

申请日：2015-09-24

Applicant: Openet Telecom Ltd.

Inventor： Bart LEHANE ,  Alan MCNAMEE ,  Andrew D'SOUZA ,  Cameron Ross DUNNE

IPC: H04M15/00

CPC classification number: H04M15/65 ,  H04M15/64 ,  H04M15/66 ,  H04M15/765 ,  H04W4/24

Abstract: A system and method for managing group-based charging for network usage and spending. A server computing device that includes an offline charging system (OFCS) component may be configured to receive a communication message that includes a first attribute, determine/identify a group of user equipments that includes a first user equipment device that is associated with the received communication message, and determine a charging attribute state for the determined group of user equipments based on the first attribute and a second attribute associated with a second user equipment device in the group of user equipments. The server may apply a charging event, determine whether the charging attribute state of the group of user equipments changed as a result of applying the charging event, and notifying a listener component of a new charging attribute state in response to determining that the charging attribute state of the group of user equipments changed.

Abstract translation: 一种用于管理基于群组的网络使用和支出收费的系统和方法。 包括离线计费系统（OFCS）组件的服务器计算设备可以被配置为接收包括第一属性的通信消息，确定/识别包括与所接收的通信相关联的第一用户设备设备的一组用户设备 消息，并且基于所述第一属性和与所述用户设备组中的第二用户设备设备相关联的第二属性来确定所确定的用户设备组的计费属性状态。 服务器可以应用计费事件，确定用户设备组的计费属性状态是否因应用计费事件而改变，并且响应于确定收费属性状态来通知收听者组件新的计费属性状态 的用户设备组更改。

公开(公告)号：US20150094019A1

公开(公告)日：2015-04-02

申请号：US14554187

申请日：2014-11-26

Applicant: OPENET TELECOM LTD.

Inventor： Alan MCNAMEE ,  Cameron Ross Dunne ,  Joe Hogan ,  Bart Lehane ,  Andrew D'Souza

IPC: H04W4/24

CPC classification number: H04W4/24 ,  H04L12/1407 ,  H04L12/1414 ,  H04L12/1467 ,  H04M1/66 ,  H04M15/64 ,  H04M15/65 ,  H04M15/66 ,  H04M15/70 ,  H04M15/71 ,  H04M15/72 ,  H04M15/721 ,  H04M15/723 ,  H04M15/745 ,  H04M15/80 ,  H04M15/8022 ,  H04M15/8044 ,  H04M15/8351 ,  H04M15/85

Abstract: Methods, servers and systems for directly accessing and modifying charging information maintained within a telecommunications operator's business and operating systems' infrastructure from user equipment. A mobile application server may receive a charging request from a user equipment, identify a relevant charging system based on the received request, send a charging request to the identified charging system for processing, receive a first response message including charging information from the identified charging system, generate a second response message based on the charging information included in the first response message, and send the generated second response message to the user equipment. The received charging request may include various types of information, including information for transferring cost or billing information from a first billing category to a second billing category.

Abstract translation: 用于直接访问和修改电信运营商业务中维护的计费信息的方法，服务器和系统以及用户设备的操作系统基础设施。 移动应用服务器可以从用户设备接收计费请求，基于接收的请求识别相关的计费系统，向所识别的计费系统发送计费请求进行处理，从所识别的计费系统接收包括计费信息的第一响应消息 基于包含在第一响应消息中的计费信息产生第二响应消息，并将生成的第二响应消息发送给用户设备。 所接收的计费请求可以包括各种类型的信息，包括用于将成本或计费信息从第一计费类别转移到第二计费类别的信息。