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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2026
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2023
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 15/00 (2024.01); H04M 17/00 (2024.01); H04W 4/24 (2024.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 15/857 (2013.01); H04M 15/64 (2013.01); H04M 15/854 (2013.01);
Abstract
An operation method of a session management function (SMF) is provided. The method includes the steps of transmitting a request message to a user plane function (UPF) on the basis of the UPF and a session configuration, receiving a response message from the UPF, determining whether there is a lost usage amount on the basis of the response message, and, when there is a lost usage amount, transmitting recovered usage amount information to an online charging system (OCS), wherein the response message may include current usage amount information and cumulative usage amount information of the UPF.