公开(公告)号：US20190082056A1

公开(公告)日：2019-03-14

申请号：US16189474

申请日：2018-11-13

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Lixia Yan ,  Imtiaz Shaikh ,  Barry F. Hoffner ,  Ho Yin Cheuk ,  Marc Chiaverini

IPC: H04M15/00 ,  H04W4/24 ,  H04W4/70

CPC classification number: H04M15/80 ,  H04L12/1407 ,  H04M15/66 ,  H04W4/24 ,  H04W4/70 ,  H04W12/00502 ,  H04W12/00514 ,  H04W12/0808

Abstract: A method is provided for performing RAN-usage-based tracking in a wireless core network. The method includes obtaining a plan code for a communication device connecting to a radio access network (RAN); associating, based on the plan code, the communication device with a RAN-usage-based plan; and reporting, after the associating, a tracking instance of RAN usage by the communication device.

公开(公告)号：US11706592B2

公开(公告)日：2023-07-18

申请号：US17841882

申请日：2022-06-16

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Marc Chiaverini ,  James Mathison ,  Lixia Yan

IPC: H04W4/00 ,  H04W4/24 ,  H04L12/14 ,  H04M15/00

CPC classification number: H04W4/24 ,  H04L12/1407 ,  H04M15/58 ,  H04M15/66 ,  H04M15/80

Abstract: Systems and methods described herein include receiving, at a network device and from a session management device, a first message that includes a first identifier associated with a subscriber and a second identifier associated with a first service that is charged using an online charging system. The network device transmits a second message that indicates a first time period in which to report data usage associated with the first service and a second time period in which to report data usage associated with one or more second services that are charged using an offline charging system. The network device receives first data usage information associated with the first service after the first time period and second data usage information associated with the one or more second services after the second time period. The network device processes the data usage information.

公开(公告)号：US11576082B2

公开(公告)日：2023-02-07

申请号：US17027180

申请日：2020-09-21

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： James Mathison ,  Barry F. Hoffner ,  Ho Yin Cheuk ,  Lixia Yan ,  Marc Chiaverini

IPC: H04W4/50 ,  H04W28/02 ,  H04W28/18 ,  H04W28/24 ,  H04W28/16 ,  H04W8/08 ,  H04W4/06 ,  H04W4/00 ,  H04W4/70

Abstract: A network device for a mobile carrier network sends, to a third-party content platform, a client message including a first dedicated subscription parameter extension. The first dedicated subscription parameter extension indicates one or more subscription parameters for a data flow between a user equipment (UE) device that originated the client message and the third-party content platform. The network device receives, from the third-party content platform, a server message including a second dedicated subscription parameter extension. The second dedicated subscription parameter extension confirms the third-party content platform will abide by the one or more subscription parameters. The network device generates, based on the one or more subscription parameters, a policy enforcement rule for the data flow that relies, at least in part, on cooperation of the third-party content platform.

公开(公告)号：US20220312159A1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-29

申请号：US17841882

申请日：2022-06-16

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Marc Chiaverini ,  James Mathison ,  Lixia Yan

IPC: H04W4/24 ,  H04L12/14 ,  H04M15/00

Abstract: Systems and methods described herein include receiving, at a network device and from a session management device, a first message that includes a first identifier associated with a subscriber and a second identifier associated with a first service that is charged using an online charging system. The network device transmits a second message that indicates a first time period in which to report data usage associated with the first service and a second time period in which to report data usage associated with one or more second services that are charged using an offline charging system. The network device receives first data usage information associated with the first service after the first time period and second data usage information associated with the one or more second services after the second time period. The network device processes the data usage information.

公开(公告)号：US11317130B2

公开(公告)日：2022-04-26

申请号：US16800067

申请日：2020-02-25

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Marc Chiaverini ,  Daniel Mindler

IPC: H04W4/06 ,  H04W4/50 ,  H04W28/02 ,  H04W28/16 ,  H04N21/2385 ,  H04N21/462 ,  H04W28/20 ,  H04W28/12 ,  H04M15/00

Abstract: A network device for a mobile carrier network sends, to a third-party platform, a first client message including a first parameter extension. The first parameter extension indicates subscription parameters for a data flow between a user equipment (UE) device that originated the first client message and the third-party platform. The network device receives, from the third-party platform, a server message. The server message does not include a confirmation that the third-party platform accepts subscription parameters. The network device forwards, to the UE device, the server message with the first parameter extension. The network device receives, from the UE device, a second client message including a second parameter extension. The second parameter extension confirms that the third-party platform accepts the one or more subscription parameters. The network device then generates a policy enforcement rule for the data flow that relies on the confirmation from the third-party platform.

公开(公告)号：US20220070716A1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-03

申请号：US17001846

申请日：2020-08-25

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Lixia Yan ,  James Mathison ,  Marc Chiaverini

IPC: H04W28/02 ,  H04W28/08

Abstract: A device receives, from a policy control function (PCF) in a wireless network, at least one set of user equipment device (UE)-location based conditional policy rules. The device determines a geographic location of a UE connected to the wireless network and applies one of the set of UE-location based conditional policy rules to traffic associated with the UE based on the determined geographic location.

公开(公告)号：US10764284B2

公开(公告)日：2020-09-01

申请号：US15697645

申请日：2017-09-07

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Marc Chiaverini ,  Barry F. Hoffner ,  Richard Tom ,  Gregory Femec

IPC: H04L29/06 ,  H04L12/813 ,  H04W88/16 ,  H04L29/08

Abstract: A method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium are described in which destination device identifiers associated with network devices are subject to a validation process before an end device attempts to establish a communication session with a network device. Based on an outcome of the validation process, a data flow subsequently established by the end device may be subject to a rule provided under a data usage plan subscribed to by the end device or another rule.

公开(公告)号：US10412625B1

公开(公告)日：2019-09-10

申请号：US15961680

申请日：2018-04-24

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Lixia Yan ,  Marc Chiaverini ,  Barry F. Hoffner ,  Ho Yin Cheuk

IPC: H04W28/02 ,  H04W24/10 ,  H04W76/11 ,  H04W36/22 ,  H04W48/06 ,  H04M15/00 ,  H04W8/18 ,  H04W88/06 ,  H04W76/12

Abstract: A system described herein may provide a mechanism for accurately tracking data usage across multiple User Plane Function (“UPF”) devices in a telecommunications network. For example, different types of traffic may be handled by UPFs (e.g., may be dropped or forwarded), and the UPFs may be able to report the dropping of specific types of traffic, without needing to perform deep packet inspection (“DPI”). Header information may be passed from an upstream UPF to a downstream UPF with the traffic, where the header information indicates rules and/or policies that were applied by the upstream UPF. The downstream UPF may identify the rules and/or policies from the upstream UPF, and may use this information when reporting usage to a Session Management Function (“SMF”).

公开(公告)号：US10171682B1

公开(公告)日：2019-01-01

申请号：US15639219

申请日：2017-06-30

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Lixia Yan ,  Imtiaz Shaikh ,  Barry F. Hoffner ,  Ho Yin Cheuk ,  Marc Chiaverini

IPC: H04M15/00 ,  H04W4/24 ,  H04W4/70

Abstract: A method is provided for performing RAN-usage-based tracking in a wireless core network. The method includes receiving a connection authorization request from a radio access network (RAN); obtaining a plan code for a communication device associated with the connection authorization request; associating, based on the plan code, the communication device with a RAN-usage-based plan; and sending, in response to the associating, tracking instances of RAN usage by the communication device to a usage-tracking server device.

公开(公告)号：US11350303B2

公开(公告)日：2022-05-31

申请号：US17001846

申请日：2020-08-25

Applicant: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.

Inventor： Lixia Yan ,  James Mathison ,  Marc Chiaverini

IPC: H04W48/06 ,  H04W28/02 ,  H04W28/08

Abstract: A device receives, from a policy control function (PCF) in a wireless network, at least one set of user equipment device (UE)-location based conditional policy rules. The device determines a geographic location of a UE connected to the wireless network and applies one of the set of UE-location based conditional policy rules to traffic associated with the UE based on the determined geographic location.