CENTRALIZED SHARED NETWORK CONSUMPTION TRACKING

    公开(公告)号:US20230171569A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-01

    申请号:US17536389

    申请日:2021-11-29

    CPC classification number: H04W4/24 H04M15/59

    Abstract: A network device executes an account management function that pre-authorizes network service unit consumption by multiple subscribers that are members of a same, shared network service account. The account management function receives, from multiple charging systems distributed within the network, network unit consumption charges associated with each of the multiple subscribers, where the network device is centrally located within a network relative to multiple locations associated with the plurality of charging systems. The account management function updates a consumption counter for the same, shared network service account based on the network unit consumption charges associated with the multiple subscribers received from the multiple charging systems distributed within the network.

    Allocation of data radio bearers for quality of service flows

    公开(公告)号:US11297525B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-05

    申请号:US16947853

    申请日:2020-08-20

    Abstract: An example method can include receiving information identifying a quality of service (QoS) flow for a communication session involving a user equipment (UE). The information can include a QoS profile and a QoS flow identifier (QFI). The method can include identifying, from a QoS profile, a QoS configuration identifier associated with the QoS flow and selecting a data radio bearer (DRB) for the communications associated with the QoS flow. The DRB can be selected based on a mapping of a plurality of DRBs to a plurality of QoS flows, and the mapping can be based on corresponding QoS configuration identifiers of the plurality of QoS flows. The method can include assigning the QoS flow to the DRB by adding the QFI of the QoS flow to the mapping relative to the DRB and causing the communications associated with the QoS flow to be transmitted using the DRB.

    ENHANCED REAL-TIME NETWORK CONSUMPTION TRACKING FOR WIRELESS NETWORKS

    公开(公告)号:US20230037097A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-02

    申请号:US17387558

    申请日:2021-07-28

    Abstract: A real-time network consumption tracking service is provided. A charging function (CHF) device receives transaction records of network consumption by user equipment (UE) devices in a wireless network and generates individual event messages based on each of the transaction records. Each of the individual event messages includes a detailed record based on one of the transaction records. The CHF device associates each of the individual event messages with a message bus topic, formats each of the individual event messages for publication on the message bus, and publishes each of the formatted individual event messages to the message bus. The message bus is accessible to external systems that generate dynamic network consumption data sets based on the formatted individual event messages.

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