Methods and Apparatus for Differentiated Charging in a Communication Network

    公开(公告)号:US20240106934A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-03-28

    申请号:US18252978

    申请日:2021-01-19

    IPC分类号: H04M15/00 H04W4/24

    CPC分类号: H04M15/61 H04M15/58 H04W4/24

    摘要: A communication network (10) tracking usage information for each of two or more components of traffic associated with the same application identifier provides a basis for differentiating charging with respect to the two or more components. For example, traffic carried by a communication network (10) for a social media application running on a User Equipment (UE) (12) may be identified by a corresponding application identifier. However, the so-identified traffic may include multiple components, such as traffic providing the social-media service(s) and traffic constituting advertising or other ancillary or supplementary content. Tracking and reporting the network usage associated with respective components, i.e., at a granularity finer than that provided by the overall application or traffic flow identifier, provides an advantageous basis for differentiated charging as between the respective components.

    Methods, system, UE, PGW-U and MME for managing traffic differentiation

    公开(公告)号:US11777806B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-03

    申请号:US16968925

    申请日:2018-03-05

    IPC分类号: H04L41/0896 H04L41/5022

    CPC分类号: H04L41/0896 H04L41/5022

    摘要: Methods, a system for managing traffic transmitted by a User Equipment (UE), a UE for enabling differentiation of the traffic, a Packet Gate-Way User plane (PGW-U) for managing the traffic as well as a Mobility Management Entity (MME) for enabling differentiation of the traffic are disclosed. The PGW-U (120) receives (9) a marking type and a marking value, which originate from the SCS/AS (170) and which are associated with an application identifier for identifying application traffic to be handled according to the marking type and the marking value. The UE (110) receives (14), from the MME (130), the marking type and the marking value. The UE (110) transmits (17), towards the PGW-U (120), application traffic marked according to the marking type and marking value. The PGW-U (120) inspects (18) the traffic according to the marking type to obtain the marking value. The PGW-U (120) handles (18) the traffic based on the marking value. Corresponding computer programs and computer program carriers are also disclosed.

    Methods, nodes and operator network for enabling management of an attack towards an application

    公开(公告)号:US11765200B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-09-19

    申请号:US17047834

    申请日:2018-08-15

    IPC分类号: H04L9/40

    摘要: Methods, a user data node (120), a policy node (150), an application node (170) and an operator network (101) for enabling management of an attack towards an application (190) hosted by the application node (170) are disclosed. The policy node (150) receives (3) attack information and an identifier of the application (190) to which the attack information applies. The attack information relates to the management of the attack and the attack information comprises a type of attack, a set of detection conditions relating to detection of attacks of the type of attack, and a mitigation action to be invoked when at least one detection condition of the set of detection conditions is fulfilled. In this manner, degeneration of the application (190) caused by the attacks of the type of attack is mitigatable. The policy node (150) generates (13) at least one rule based on the attack information. Moreover, the operator network (101) transfers (14, 15), from the policy node to the user data node (120), said at least one rule. The user data node (120) detects (18), in traffic towards the application (190), the attack while utilizing said at least one rule. Corresponding computer programs and computer program carriers are also disclosed.