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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2017
Microsoft Technology Licensing, Llc, Redmond, WA (US);
Girish Nair, Nashua, NH (US);
Srinivas Kappla, Nashua, NH (US);
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for improving efficiency in a mobile communications network are described. In one embodiment, a method for conserving network resources comprises releasing network resources related to a User Equipment ('UE') session at one or more network nodes without notifying the UE. A subset of the session information that can be used to connect with the UE is stored at a network node. If data is received for the UE, the stored subset of information can be used to 1) establish network resources related to the UE that were previously released and 2) deliver the data to the UE. In another embodiment, shared data resources are granted to one or more subscribers associated with a Designated User Group ('DUG'). An online charging session is assigned to the DUG that identifies policy data for granting shared data resources to the Designated User Group.