Usage monitoring after rollover
US9065660B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 26, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jun 23, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 21, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M15/881
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method and related network node including one or more of the following: determining a session to roll over; determining whether usage monitoring at a usage monitoring node is currently disabled for the session; and if usage monitoring at the usage monitoring node is currently disabled for the session, sending a message from the session management node to the usage monitoring node, wherein the message includes an instruction to enable usage monitoring for the session. Various alternative embodiments additionally include one or more of the following: waiting for a length of time to receive a usage report at the session management node from the usage monitoring node; wherein the step of sending a message from the session management node to the usage monitoring node is only performed when a usage report is not received during the length of time.
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