Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Charging policies in network entities that have separate control plane and user plane
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Application No.: US17052883Application Date: 2018-05-08
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Publication No.: US11575796B2Publication Date: 2023-02-07
- Inventor: Yigang Cai , Ranjan Sharma , Maryse Gardella
- Applicant: Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy
- Applicant Address: FI Espoo
- Assignee: Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy
- Current Assignee: Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy
- Current Assignee Address: FI Espoo
- Agency: Tong, Rea, Bentley & Kim, LLC
- International Application: PCT/US2018/031551 WO 20180508
- International Announcement: WO2019/216884 WO 20191114
- Main IPC: H04M15/00
- IPC: H04M15/00 ; H04L12/14 ; H04W4/24

Abstract:
A control plane entity selects a subset of a plurality of user plane entities to support a charging session associated with a user based on charging policies for the plurality of user plane entities. The control plane entity allocates portions of a quota for the charging session to the control plane entity and the subset of the plurality of user plane entities based on the charging policies. In some cases, the control plane entity modifies the quotas that are allocated to the control plane entity or the subset of the plurality of user plane entities. Modifying the quotas can include redistributing unused portions of the quotas among the control plane entity and the subset of the plurality of user plane entities, e.g., in response to handover of the user equipment between user plane entities.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210218849A1 CHARGING POLICIES IN NETWORK ENTITIES THAT HAVE SEPARATE CONTROL PLANE AND USER PLANE Public/Granted day:2021-07-15
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