Policy decisions based on subscriber spending limits
US8897749B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 9, 2013 |
| Grant date | Nov 25, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 9, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W8/08
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A policy and charging rules function node of a network may receive from the network an indication of an element of user equipment connecting to the network, query a subscription profile repository to receive a subscriber profile associated with the user equipment, the subscriber profile including indicators used in the selection of subscriber policies associated with the subscriber, and create a spending limit session based on the subscriber profile without waiting to receive a request from the user equipment for data services. The node may receive the request for data services from the element of user equipment, identify the spending limit session specifically corresponding to the user equipment, and respond to the request according to spending limit rules of the spending limit session associated with the element of user equipment. The node may also respond to the request according to default spending limit rules without waiting for creation of the spending limit session.
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