System and method to support smart offloading of an online charging system using a service capability interaction manager
US9131070B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 2, 2013 |
| Grant date | Sep 8, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 10, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M15/772
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method which overcome capacity and latency limitations of online charging systems. In an embodiment of the invention an online mediation system includes a SCIM, a Local-OCS and an SDR Processor. The SCIM includes smart offloading functionality which can determine, based on network events and account status, whether a session should be offloaded. Where a session should be offloaded, the SCIM initializes and mediates an offloaded charging session with the Local-OCS. In an embodiment, the SCIM includes smart offloading functionality which make a determination within an offloaded session based on additional network events, the used units and the account status whether a session should continue to be offloaded. Where a session should not continue to be offloaded, the SCIM terminates the offloaded charging session with the Local-OCS and initializes and mediate a charging session with an online OCS.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.