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Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2026

Filed:

Feb. 13, 2023
Applicant:

Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);

Inventors:

Nithin Chitta, Bangalore, IN;

Rajamathangi Subramanian, Bangalore, IN;

Assignee:

Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/24 (2024.01); H04L 12/14 (2006.01); H04W 8/18 (2009.01); H04W 76/15 (2018.01); H04W 88/06 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/24 (2013.01); H04L 12/1407 (2013.01); H04W 8/18 (2013.01); H04W 76/15 (2018.02); H04W 88/06 (2013.01);
Abstract

Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and computer-readable media for applying differential charging over user plane for DCNR capable UEs. In one aspect, a method includes receiving a session request at a control plane gateway in association with a dual connectivity attachment request by a user equipment to connect to a network, sending a request for tunnel binding IDs to a Policy and Charging Rules Function (PCRF), wherein each of the tunnel binding IDs is associated with one of different types of network access for the user equipment, receiving the tunnel binding IDs from the PCRF, and programming a user plane with the tunnel binding IDs and corresponding charging rules for the different types of network access, the user equipment being charged for data usage using the charging rules and depending on which of the different types of network access is used by the user equipment to connect to the network.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Chitta, Nithin. (2026). Differential charging for a user equipment with dual connectivity with new radio (nr) (dcnr) capabilities (U.S. Patent No. 12563370). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12563370

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