Netcracker Technology Corporation

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Convergys Cmg Utah Inc.

Michael Magnotta

Jason Jump

Debdatta Bhattacharjee

Frank Clifford Perkins

Joseph DiFonzo

Derron Keith Newland

Tom Shusta

Habib I Mostafa

Sreedhar Rao

George Robson

Ray Savarese

The present solution relates to an improved system and method for reducing traffic flow between the subscriber's device, network, and a charging system. The methods and systems described herein can provide a mediator (or buffer) between the network and the charging system. The mediator can be controlled independently of the charging system and for each client device on the network can run an instance of a quota cache. The charging system can provide the quota cache with a service quota that is allocated out as resource grans to the client device over a given period of time. The mediator can be configured to include a plurality of charging and reporting parameters, which determine how the mediator reports subscriber consumption back to the charging system. The mediator can receive the consumption updates from the client device and aggregate the consumption and report back to the charging system at predefined intervals.

Methods and systems for reducing data traffic flow between a network and an online charging system

The present solution relates to an improved system and method for reducing traffic flow between the customer's client device, network, and the charging system. The methods and systems described herein can provide a predictive rating buffer between the network and the charging system. The predictive rating buffer can receive, from the online charging solution, data about services to be provided to a client device. The predictive rating buffer can generate primary allocation balances for the client device. Network grants can be made to the client device by the primary allocation balances. If a primary allocation balance is exhausted, an incoming grant can be granted from a contingency allocation balance.

Methods and systems for providing predictive rating using a buffer

A billing system comprising servers, routers, and processors programmed to provide reservation based prepaid billing is disclosed. The billing system is also programmed to concurrently process multiple billing events on a single, prepaid subscriber account.

Prepaid reservation-based rating system

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Cincinnati, OH, United States of America

Michael Magnotta