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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2013
Applicant:
Nec Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Yoshiyuki Yamada, Tokyo, JP;
Makoto Fujinami, Tokyo, JP;
Ippei Akiyoshi, Tokyo, JP;
Yasuhiro Mizukoshi, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
NEC Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/14 (2006.01); H04M 15/00 (2006.01); H04W 4/24 (2009.01); H04W 88/18 (2009.01); H04B 7/14 (2006.01); H04W 88/08 (2009.01); H04W 88/16 (2009.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 12/1407 (2013.01); H04W 4/24 (2013.01); H04W 88/182 (2013.01); H04B 7/14 (2013.01); H04L 67/2833 (2013.01); H04M 15/66 (2013.01); H04M 2215/208 (2013.01); H04W 88/08 (2013.01); H04W 88/16 (2013.01);
Abstract
A charging control method and system are provided that can reduce the processing load on a function of performing charging control. The charging control system includes a policy and charging rules function (PCRF), a plurality of gateways (P-GWs) each including a policy and charging enforcement function (PCEF), and a relay section including a relay server and a switch that connects the PCRF and the plurality of PCEFs in a hierarchical manner. The PCRF is directly connected to the relay section, whereby the number of sessions is reduced.