公开(公告)号：US20240031784A1

公开(公告)日：2024-01-25

申请号：US18350288

申请日：2023-07-11

Applicant: Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy

Inventor： Eadan AGUR ,  Joao Antonio Pereira Rodrigues ,  Maryse Gardella ,  Andrew Porter

IPC: H04W4/24 ,  H04M15/00

CPC classification number: H04W4/24 ,  H04M15/58

Abstract: According to an example aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided an apparatus comprising means for receiving, from a service network function, a request related to charging for a user equipment, means for determining whether to defer a consensus-based charging operation associated with the user equipment, means for transmitting to the service network function, when it is determined that the consensus-based charging operation is to be deferred, an indication indicating that the request is granted and means for refraining from transmitting any indication about the consensus-based charging associated with the user equipment until it is determined that the consensus-based charging operation associated with the user equipment is not to be deferred.