公开(公告)号：US10361958B2

公开(公告)日：2019-07-23

申请号：US15695747

申请日：2017-09-05

申请人： OPENET TELECOM LTD.

发明人： Max Bacik ,  Alan McNamee ,  Andrew D'Souza

IPC分类号： H04L12/28 ,  H04L12/813 ,  H04L12/851 ,  H04L12/24 ,  H04W24/08 ,  H04L12/26 ,  H04W24/02

摘要： The system and methods of the various embodiments enable the efficient management and distribution of application filters or packet flow descriptions within a telecommunications network. A policy management system may be configured to receive a request message from a charging and enforcement (CaE) component, determine application identifiers for a data communication based on information included in the received request message, and determine policy rules. The policy management system may send a stimulus message that includes the determined application identifiers to a filter management system component so as to cause the filter management system to preemptively provision the charging and enforcement component with application filters. The policy management system may also send a response message that includes the determined policy rules to the CaE component. The charging and enforcement component may use the application filters to identify a data communication and implement the received policy rules for the identified data communication.

公开(公告)号：US10348517B2

公开(公告)日：2019-07-09

申请号：US15290883

申请日：2016-10-11

申请人： OPENET TELECOM LTD.

发明人： Alan McNamee ,  Peter Haraszti ,  Bart Lehane ,  John Fitzpatrick

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

摘要： 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：US10063712B2

公开(公告)日：2018-08-28

申请号：US14311301

申请日：2014-06-22

申请人： OPENET TELECOM LTD.

发明人： Tony Gillick ,  Roland Holland ,  Barry Mulvin ,  Craig Ferguson ,  Andrew D'Souza

IPC分类号： H04M15/00 ,  H04L12/14

CPC分类号： H04M15/7652 ,  H04L12/1403 ,  H04L12/1457 ,  H04L12/1471 ,  H04M15/58 ,  H04M15/64 ,  H04M15/66 ,  H04M15/765 ,  H04M15/775 ,  H04M15/78 ,  H04M15/785

摘要： Systems and computing devices may be configured to intelligently and dynamically allocate quotas for the access and use of a telecommunications network by consumers that use a shared balance account. The dynamic allocation of quotas may include computing a total reclaimable quota size value in response to determining that quota may not be allocated to a first consumer from the shared account balance without exceeding a balance threshold, reclaiming all or portions of currently active allocated quotas from a other consumers that use the shared balance account in response to determining that the total reclaimable quota size value is greater than or equal to the minimum quota allocation size, updating the shared account balance to include the reclaimed portions, and allocating quota to the first consumer from the updated shared balance account.

公开(公告)号：US10057180B2

公开(公告)日：2018-08-21

申请号：US15473536

申请日：2017-03-29

申请人： OPENET TELECOM LTD.

发明人： Bart Lehane ,  Alan McNamee ,  Cameron Ross Dunne ,  Joe Hogan

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

CPC分类号： H04L47/70 ,  H04L12/1407 ,  H04L41/0893 ,  H04L41/5019 ,  H04L41/5051 ,  H04L41/5054 ,  H04L67/1031

摘要： 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：US09609492B2

公开(公告)日：2017-03-28

申请号：US14514479

申请日：2014-10-15

申请人： OPENET TELECOM LTD.

发明人： Joe Hogan ,  Mamoon Chowdry

IPC分类号： H04L12/16 ,  H04W4/12 ,  H04W76/02 ,  H04M15/00 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04W12/06 ,  H04L12/24 ,  H04L12/14 ,  H04L29/12

CPC分类号： H04W4/12 ,  H04L12/1407 ,  H04L12/1485 ,  H04L41/5022 ,  H04L61/2007 ,  H04L61/203 ,  H04L63/0272 ,  H04L63/0823 ,  H04M15/09 ,  H04M15/41 ,  H04M15/43 ,  H04M15/44 ,  H04M15/60 ,  H04M15/61 ,  H04M15/66 ,  H04M15/8033 ,  H04W12/06 ,  H04W76/12

摘要： A server computing device may be deployed in telecommunication signaling network and configured to communicate with a subscriber profile repository, policy management component, a charging component, and/or other components in the network to intelligently determine whether a user equipment device should receive/use a service via a communication tunnel, to authorize and/or create a communication tunnel between a user equipment device and a tunnel termination function component, and to implement policy charging rules for the use of the service via the communication tunnel. The communication tunnel may carry a portion or a segment of a data flow for a specific service (or a portion of the communication link) between the user equipment device and a destination component. The server computing device may be configured to authorize/create different communication tunnels for different services and to implement different policy charging rules for different tunnels.

公开(公告)号：US09602676B2

公开(公告)日：2017-03-21

申请号：US14863595

申请日：2015-09-24

申请人： Openet Telecom Ltd.

发明人： Bart Lehane ,  Alan McNamee ,  Andrew D'Souza ,  Cameron Ross Dunne

IPC分类号： H04M11/00 ,  H04M15/00 ,  H04W4/26 ,  H04W4/24

CPC分类号： H04M15/65 ,  H04M15/64 ,  H04M15/66 ,  H04M15/765 ,  H04W4/24

摘要： 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.

公开(公告)号：US09125076B2

公开(公告)日：2015-09-01

申请号：US13956828

申请日：2013-08-01

申请人： OPENET TELECOM LTD.

发明人： Bart Lehane

IPC分类号： H04W4/00 ,  H04M1/66 ,  H04W24/00 ,  H04W24/02 ,  H04W12/08 ,  H04W4/24 ,  H04M15/24

CPC分类号： H04W4/005 ,  H04M15/24 ,  H04W4/24 ,  H04W4/70 ,  H04W12/02 ,  H04W12/08 ,  H04W24/02

摘要： A network server may be configured to prevent user equipment (UE) from communicating payload information across a telecommunication network without paying for the access or use of the network. This may be accomplished by the network server receiving signaling information relating to the UE from a first network component, receiving data plane information relating to the UE from a second network component, determining whether the UE is a signaling-only device based on the received information, and performing a responsive operation when it is determined that the user equipment device is a signaling-only device. The responsive operation may include applying a policy rule to the signaling communications of the UE when it is determined that the UE is a signaling-only device. The policy rule may be charging rule that causes a charging system to bill a subscriber account or a network access rule that blocks the signaling communications of the UE.

摘要翻译： 网络服务器可以被配置为防止用户设备（UE）通过电信网络传送有效载荷信息，而不需要支付网络的访问或使用。 这可以由网络服务器从第一网络组件接收与UE相关的信令信息，从第二网络组件接收与UE相关的数据平面信息，基于接收到的信息来确定UE是仅信令设备 并且当确定所述用户设备设备是仅信令设备时执行响应操作。 响应操作可以包括当确定UE是仅信令设备时，将策略规则应用于UE的信令通信。 策略规则可以是使计费系统对用户帐号进行收费的计费规则或阻塞UE的信令通信的网络访问规则。

公开(公告)号：US08824370B2

公开(公告)日：2014-09-02

申请号：US13309008

申请日：2011-12-01

申请人： Alan McNamee ,  Cameron Ross Dunne ,  Fergus McCann ,  Michael O'Sullivan ,  Niall Byrne ,  Joe Hogan

发明人： Alan McNamee ,  Cameron Ross Dunne ,  Fergus McCann ,  Michael O'Sullivan ,  Niall Byrne ,  Joe Hogan

IPC分类号： H04W4/00 ,  H04L29/08 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L12/56 ,  H04W40/24

CPC分类号： H04L67/327 ,  H04L45/02 ,  H04L45/24 ,  H04L45/306 ,  H04L65/103 ,  H04L65/1069 ,  H04L65/80 ,  H04L67/2823 ,  H04L69/08 ,  H04W40/24

摘要： Methods, servers and systems for performing dynamic context based routing operations in a telecommunications signaling network in which a dynamic context based router may receive a first message encoding signaling information from a source component, decode the message into an internal representation, perform application level routing operations using contextual information derived from the internal representation to identify a destination component, encode signaling information contained in the internal representation into a second message, and send the second message to the identified destination component. Application level routing operations using contextual information may include generating keys based on the internal representation, transmitting the generated keys to an external resource, receiving supplementary information in response to the generated keys, and using the supplementary information to identify the destination component. The information in the internal representation may be modified to send a subset or a superset of the information contained in the first message.

摘要翻译： 用于在电信信令网络中执行基于动态上下文的路由操作的方法，服务器和系统，其中基于动态上下文的路由器可以从源组件接收编码信令信息的第一消息，将消息解码为内部表示，执行应用级路由操作 使用从内部表示导出的上下文信息来识别目的地组件，将包含在内部表示中的信令信息编码成第二消息，并将第二消息发送到所识别的目的地组件。 使用上下文信息的应用级路由操作可以包括基于内部表示生成密钥，将生成的密钥发送到外部资源，响应于所生成的密钥接收补充信息，以及使用补充信息来识别目的地组件。 可以修改内部表示中的信息以发送包含在第一消息中的信息的子集或超集。

公开(公告)号：US08726376B2

公开(公告)日：2014-05-13

申请号：US13159710

申请日：2011-06-14

申请人： Gary Rieschick ,  Cameron Ross Dunne ,  Alan McNamee ,  Joe Hogan

发明人： Gary Rieschick ,  Cameron Ross Dunne ,  Alan McNamee ,  Joe Hogan

IPC分类号： G06F11/00 ,  G06F12/14 ,  G06F12/16 ,  G08B23/00

CPC分类号： H04L63/1441 ,  H04L63/1408 ,  H04W12/08 ,  H04W12/12 ,  H04W88/16

摘要： Methods, systems and devices examine data flows in a communication system control network for known malware threats and suspicious properties typically associated with malware threats. A policy management system inside the control network accesses a user repository and a charging network, and performs pattern matching and/or observed behavior detection methods to determine if the data flows carry content (e.g., malware) that poses a security risk to network or wireless devices. The policy management system generates policy rules based on user preferences and risk-level. The policy management system sends the generated policy rules to a gateway/PCEF, which blocks the data flows, allows the data flows, or restricts the data flow based on the policy rules.

摘要翻译： 方法，系统和设备检查通信系统控制网络中的已知恶意软件威胁和通常与恶意软件威胁相关的可疑属性的数据流。 控制网络内的策略管理系统访问用户存储库和计费网络，并执行模式匹配和/或观察行为检测方法，以确定数据流是否携带对网络或无线网络造成安全风险的内容（如恶意软件） 设备。 策略管理系统根据用户偏好和风险级别生成策略规则。 策略管理系统将生成的策略规则发送到网关/ PCEF，阻塞数据流，允许数据流或基于策略规则限制数据流。

公开(公告)号：US20140073285A1

公开(公告)日：2014-03-13

申请号：US14024772

申请日：2013-09-12

申请人： OPENET TELECOM LTD.

发明人： Bart Lehane ,  Alan McNamee ,  Michael O'Sullivan ,  Max Bacik

IPC分类号： H04W4/26

CPC分类号： H04L12/1407 ,  H04M15/60 ,  H04W4/24

摘要： Systems and methods for accomplishing charging operations in telecommunications networks that include multiple charging and enforcement components may include configuring a first charging and enforcement component to receive user traffic, determine usage information associated with the received user traffic, send the associated usage information to a charging system component, and send the user traffic and the associated usage information to a second charging and enforcement component. The second charging and enforcement component may be configured to receive the user traffic and usage information, compute updated usage information, and send the updated usage information to the charging system component. The charging system may use this updated usage information to ensure that the subscriber accounts were billed correctly.

摘要翻译： 在包括多个充电和执行部件的电信网络中完成充电操作的系统和方法可以包括配置第一充电和执行组件以接收用户业务，确定与所接收的用户业务相关联的使用信息，将相关联的使用信息发送到计费系统 组件，并将用户流量和相关联的使用信息发送到第二充电和执行组件。 第二充电和执行部件可以被配置为接收用户业务和使用信息，计算更新的使用信息，并将更新的使用信息发送到计费系统组件。 收费系统可以使用这种更新的使用信息来确保订户账户的收费正确。