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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2018
Telefonaktiebolaget Lm Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;
Virgilio Fiorese, McKinney, TX (US);
Virgilio Fiorese, McKinney, TX (US);
Nipun Sharma, New Delhi, IN;
Venkata Sameer Kumar Kodukula, Noida, IN;
Rohit Shukla, Noida, IN;
Tushar Sabharwal, Delhi, IN;
Saulo Almeida Montenegro De Sa, New Brunswick, NJ (US);
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;
Abstract
Methods and systems for an online charging system to grant resources to a session with a terminal device when the session includes a large file or the session has a long duration. Embodiments the invention include methods performed by an electronic device for online charging in a wireless network. In one embodiment, the electronic device receives a request message for resources to set up a session with a terminal device, where the request message is sent from a core network interface to an online charging function (OCF), and where the request message indicates that the session includes a large file or that the session has a long duration. The electronic device determines that the terminal device has enough credit for the session based on the request message and grants the resources for the session with the terminal device based on the determination.