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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2013
Applicant:
Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;
Inventors:
Anders P. Larsson, Mölndal, SE;
Lars Lövsén, Göteborg, SE;
David Shrader, Wilton Manors, FL (US);
Jiehong Yang, Mölndal, SE;
Assignee:
Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ), Stockholm, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 11/00 (2006.01); H04L 12/24 (2006.01); H04L 12/14 (2006.01); H04M 15/00 (2006.01); H04W 4/24 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 41/5029 (2013.01); H04L 12/1407 (2013.01); H04L 12/1467 (2013.01); H04L 41/0893 (2013.01); H04L 41/5032 (2013.01); H04M 15/61 (2013.01); H04M 15/64 (2013.01); H04M 15/66 (2013.01); H04M 15/775 (2013.01); H04M 15/785 (2013.01); H04M 15/83 (2013.01); H04M 15/852 (2013.01); H04W 4/24 (2013.01);
Abstract
Example embodiments presented herein are directed towards a Packet Domain Network Gateway (PGW), and corresponding methods therein, for service usage reporting and quota management in a Policy and Charging Control (PCC) based network. Example embodiments presented herein are also directed towards an Online Charging System (OCS) for receiving service usage reporting and quota management in a PCC based network. Quota reporting and quota management is performed on a pre-rating group basis.