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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2016
Netcracker Technology Corp., Waltham, MA (US);
Habib I Mostafa, Oviedo, FL (US);
Tom Shusta, Lake Mary, FL (US);
Sreedhar Rao, Lewis Center, OH (US);
Jason Jump, Covington, KY (US);
Michael Magnotta, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Debdatta Bhattacharjee, Hyderabad, IN;
NETCRACKER TECHNOLOGY CORP., Waltham, MA (US);
Abstract
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.