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Method and apparatus for providing differentiated service levels in a communication network

US10163114B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ) · SE

Inventors

Mattias Lidström · Stockholm, SE
Mona Matti · Nacka, SE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 21, 2007
Grant date	Dec 25, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 4, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L41/5067
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and apparatus for automatically adapting a service level for a service consumed by a terminal user in a communication network, using a service level control system (308,312,400). A service usage analyzer (308,402) collects information on service usage of the user, and estimates the user with respect to his/her service usage based on features of a usage pattern extracted from the collected service usage information. A subscription policy manager (312,412) then adapts the service level for service usage based on the user estimation, by adjusting or introducing a corresponding rule or policy in the user's subscription profile (304). The user will then consume the service with the new adapted service level.

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