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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2016
Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;
Telefonaktiegolaget LM Ericsson (publ), Stockholm, SE;
Abstract
According to one aspect of this disclosure, a charging client in a telecommunication network controls, or at least influences, the time over which a granted resource quota is considered valid for use in initiating or continuing a communication session that is subject to online charging control. When sending a given reservation request to a controlling charging server, the charging client indicates the requested timer value. Provided the requested timer value is acceptable to the charging server, the server sends a reservation response that includes a conforming granted timer value, and the charging client times expiration of the granted resource quota according to the granted timer value. In case the reservation response is non-conforming, the charging client decides whether or not to use the granted resource quota. Such operations allow the charging client to tune quota timer values, for example, in dependence on loading at the charging client.