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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2022
T-mobile Innovations Llc, Overland Park, KS (US);
Bashir A. Haswarey, Elmhurst, IL (US);
Mohammad Abu-Samra, Orland Park, IL (US);
Narothum Saxena, Hoffman Estates, IL (US);
Michael S. Irizarry, Barrington Hills, IL (US);
T-Mobile Innovations LLC, Overland Park, KS (US);
Abstract
A system and method are described that are carried out by a core network element of a primary network operator (NO) to manage agreement-based limited usage of roaming mobile wireless data services of a secondary mobile network operator (MNO) by roaming user equipment (UE) devices of a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) in accordance with usage limiting terms arising from an agreement between the primary NO and the MVNO. The method includes maintaining a roaming usage filter definition arising from the agreement between the primary NO and the MVNO. The core network element receives a connection request message from the secondary MNO for a roaming UE device for which the agreement is applicable. The core network element applies usage limiting terms of the roaming usage filter definition to the connection request, and forwards the connection request to the MVNO in accordance with a result of the applying that indicates usage limiting terms are not exceeded by a current measure of roaming mobile wireless data services by UE devices of the MVNO.