2154results about "Accounting/billing services" patented technology

Method and apparatus for 5GS assisted adaptive AI or ML operation are disclosed. In one embodiment, an SMF comprises a processor; and a transceiver coupled to the processor, wherein the processor is configured to: receive, via the transceiver, app assistant information from a NG-RAN node, wherein the app assistant information includes at least one of predicted UL data rate of UE and predicted DL data rate of UE; and transmit, via the transceiver, the app assistant information to an AF.

System and methods for simultaneous voice and data content driven commercial data platform are disclosed herein. One disclosed system comprises a plurality of peer nodes, a first interaction manager stored on the dialer device and programmed to transmit interaction data to a database during a call with a receiver device, and a second interaction manager stored on the receiver device and programmed to distribute interaction data to the database during the call. The plurality of peer nodes is programmed to obtain receiver content data from the database using the receiver identifier, distribute the receiver content data to the dialer device, obtain dialer content data from the database, distribute the dialer content data to the receiver device, and interaction data in the database. In specific embodiments, the receiver device is programmed to access data from an external platform. In specific embodiments, the system uses a chatbot with artificial intelligence.

The present disclosure relates to: a communication technique for a 5G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate higher a 4G system; and a system therefor. According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method for a first network node in a wireless communication system may be disclosed, the method comprising the steps of: receiving, from a second network node, a policy and charging control (PCC) rule and fully qualified domain name (FQDN)-based information that indicate any one of traffic detections via DNS message reporting or a DNS resolution; generating a DNS message processing rule on the basis of the FQDN-based information; transmitting the DNS message processing rule to a third network node; and receiving, from the third network node, an FQDN and an IP address for the FQDN, wherein the FQDN and the IP address are identified by the third network node via detection of a DNS response message on the basis of the DNS message processing rule.

There is provided a configuration function for charging an application service provider coupled to a wireless communications network, the wireless communications network arranged to enable communication for one or more application services of the application service provider, the configuration function comprising: a receiver arranged to receive a subscription for charging notifications in respect of one or more application services of the application service provider; a processor arranged to derive charging analytics for the one or more application services from recorded data, the charging analytics including a prediction of the charging of the application service provider for use of the wireless communications network in a service area, by the one or more application services of the application service provider; and the processor further arranged to determine an automated charging trigger configuration for charging the application service provider for use of the wireless communications network based on the derived charging analytics.

There is provided a network node in a first wireless communication network. The network node comprises a receiver, a processor and a transmitter. The receiver is arranged to receive, from an application function in a second wireless communication network, application guidance on route selection policy rule determination. The processor is arranged to construct a route selection policy rule using the application guidance, the route selection policy rule including: an application descriptor, and a route selection descriptor comprising a network identity, wherein the network identity identifies the second wireless communication network, and the route selection policy rule defines a route for application traffic when a user equipment apparatus is registered in the second wireless communication network. The transmitter is arranged to transmit the route selection policy rule to the user equipment apparatus.

Method and apparatus for processing XR traffic are disclosed. In one embodiment, an Session Management Function (SMF) of a network architecture comprises: a processor and a transmitter coupled to the processor, wherein the processor is configured to construct XR traffic handling information based on XR traffic configuration information obtained from another network entity; and to transmit, via the transmitter, the constructed XR traffic handling information to UPF.

Procedures, methods, architectures, apparatuses, systems, devices, and computer program products directed to methods, architectures, apparatuses, systems directed for associating single-modal flows for synchronization and resource allocation.

A method comprises obtaining, by a provisioning application of a remote subscriber identity module (SIM) provisioning (RSP) system of a core network subscription data associated with at least one of a line of service or a subscription account including the line of service, generating and reserving the electronic SIM (eSIM) profile for a next user equipment (UE) in association with the line of service, wherein the eSIM profile also comprises the subscription data, transmitting the eSIM profile to the next UE while the first UE is still activated in association with the line of service, receiving a notification indicating that the eSIM profile has been downloaded at the next UE, and transmitting a message indicating that the eSIM profile is ready for activation at the next UE while the first eSIM profile is ready for deactivation at the first UE.

The invention discloses an eSIM service cost intelligent optimization method based on different operator information sources, and particularly relates to the technical field of operator network management. The method comprises the following steps: collecting eSIM tariff rules of a plurality of operators and real-time charging data of eSIM terminals, extracting tariff terms and conditional expense trigger mechanisms hidden in charging behaviors of different operators by using an association rule mining algorithm, and constructing a multi-level cost structure model; on the basis of a network registration behavior log of the eSIM terminal, predicting the probability that each operator signal source has an abnormal registration event, and evaluating the risk that each operator signal source triggers a hidden cost trap in combination with a multi-level cost structure model; and according to the real-time network signal parameters of the eSIM terminal, a signal source recommendation strategy is generated in combination with the risk assessment result, and the eSIM terminal is driven to execute a signal source switching operation, so that real-time adjustment and cost optimization control of communication network selection are realized, and the service stability of the eSIM in a cross-network use scene is improved.

The present disclosure relates to a 5th generation (5G) or pre-5G communication system for supporting a data transmission rate higher than that of a 4th generation (4G) communication system such as long-term evolution (LTE). According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, provided is a method for operating a network node such as an application function (AF) node in a wireless communication system, the method comprising the steps of: generating an AF request including information related to one or more data path latencies; and transmitting the information related to the one or more data path latencies to a session management function (SMF) node through a network exposure function (NEF) node.

A communication method is described that receives, by a policy control network element, a quality of service (QoS) request message from an application function network element. The QoS request message comprises a QoS requirement of a service of the application function network element. The policy control network element based on the QoS requirement, determines M policy and charging control (PCC) rules corresponding to the service, wherein N of the M PCC rules comprise first indication information, the first indication information indicates data flows of the service corresponding to the PCC rules comprising the first indication information to share a bit rate of the service. The N PCC rules are mapped to at least two QoS flows used to carry the data flows of the service, M and N are integers greater than 1, and N is less than or equal to M. The policy control network element sends the M PCC rules to a session management network element.

Systems and methods are disclosed herein for event notification in a core network of a cellular communications system. In one embodiment, a method performed by a first Policy and Control Function (PCF) serving an Access Management (AM) policy association for a User Equipment (UE) wherein the first PCF is comprised in a core network of a cellular communications system comprises subscribing to an event exposure service of a second PCF serving a Session Management (SM) policy association for the UE. The method further comprises, responsive to subscribing to the event exposure service of the second PCF, receiving a report from the second PCF. In this manner, separate deployments of the first and second PCFs are enabled and still the first PCF serving the AM policy association for the UE can implement AM policies for the UE, e.g., based on UE data usage, e.g., of specified service bundles.

A communication method and apparatus are provided, to shorten a QNC notification path, so that an AF responds quickly. An access network device according to the PCC rule, first information including a correspondence between a QoS profile and the QoS requirement indication from a session management function network element. The access network device determines a first QoS requirement indication based on the correspondence between the QoS profile and the QoS requirement indication, and sends the first QoS requirement indication to a user plane function network element, where the first QoS requirement indication is a QoS requirement indication corresponding to a QoS profile that can be met by a current resource of the access network device. In this way, a QNC notification path can be short, and the application function network element responds quickly, thereby ensuring user experience.

Techniques for coordinating traffic statistics and managing accounting sessions for multi-link operation are provided. A first communications link with a second network device is established by a first network device. A first accounting request to a third network device is transmitted by the first network device, where the first accounting request indicates that the second network device comprises a station multi-link device (STA MLD). A first accounting response is received by the first network device, indicating whether the third network device supports statistic aggregation. Traffic statistics for the first communication link is collected by the first network device, and reported to the third network device in accordance with the first accounting response.

An entity in a core network (CN) of a wireless communication system receives quality-of-service (QoS) parameters related to protocol data unit (PDU) set based handling of traffic (1602); performs, using the QoS parameters, QoS binding of a service data flow to a QoS flow for a certain media type (1604); generates a QoS profile associated with a QoS flow identifier (QFI) of the QoS flow, and transmits the QoS profile to a radio access network (RAN) via which the UE accesses the CN (1606).

A flow tagging technique includes tagging a data flow at a plurality of points in the data flow. For example, the data flow can be tagged at a socket and at a proxy manager API. By tagging the data flow at multiple points, it becomes possible to map network service usage activities to the appropriate initiating applications.

A method in a wireless communication system for service continuity between a user equipment, UE, based client application and a server, the connection comprising an edge application server, the connection further comprising a first local user plane proxy function and a user plane tunnel connection between the UE based client and the first user plane proxy function, the user plane tunnel connection further comprising a first source internet protocol, IP, address, the method comprising: inserting (910) a second user plane function between the UE based client and the server, providing (920) a second source IP address for uplink, UL, data packets, wherein the second source IP address is different from the first source IP address; forwarding UL (930) data packets from the second user plane function to the first user plane proxy function, wherein the first source IP address is replaced with the second source IP address; initiating (940) a path change procedure between the UE based client and the first user plane proxy function in response to the change to the second source IP address.

A technique involves modular storage of network service plan components and provisioning of same. A subset of the capabilities of a service design system can be granted to a sandbox system to enable customization of service plan offerings or other controls.

The present disclosure relates to handover (HO) of a user equipment (UE), which consumes a quality of service (QoS) flow that is associated with multiple QoS profiles. The disclosure proposes a network entity for supporting HO of the UE, and proposes a second network entity that is the target of HO of the UE. The network entity is configured to: obtain multiple QoS profiles associated with a QoS flow; obtain QoS capability information indicating whether the second network entity supports more than one QoS profile and / or whether a first network entity supports more than one QoS profile; and provide at least one message to the second network entity, wherein the at least one message includes at least one QoS profile according to the QoS capability information.

This application discloses a communication method, apparatus, and system. In the method, a terminal device receives first indication information from a first access network device, where the first indication information indicates that the first access network device is currently not connected to a core network device. The terminal device stores a context of the terminal device based on the first indication information after the terminal device accesses the first access network device, so that the terminal device can access a second access network device based on the context of the terminal device after the first access network device stops providing a service for the terminal device. In the foregoing solution, efficiency of accessing an access network device by the terminal device can be improved, so that a delay in setting up a connection to a network side by the terminal device is shortened.

The embodiment of the invention provides a time delay control method and a related device, and the method comprises the steps: receiving first information transmitted by an application server, the first information indicating an end-to-end transmission time delay requirement of a first data flow, and the end-to-end transmission time delay requirement is a transmission time delay requirement for data transmission between first terminal equipment and second terminal equipment; and generating a policy and charging control (PCC) rule according to the first information, the PCC rule being used for indicating an uplink transmission delay requirement of a first data stream from the first terminal device to the first user plane function network element, and / or a downlink transmission delay requirement of a first data stream from the second user plane function network element to the second terminal device. By configuring the end-to-end delay requirement of the first data stream, the end-to-end delay guarantee between terminal devices is realized, various service requirements are met, and the communication quality is improved.

An apparatus configured to: determine at least one policy and charging control rule, wherein the at least one policy and charging control rule applies to a plurality of protocol data unit sessions, wherein the at least one policy and charging control rule is associated with at least one indication of at least one of the plurality of protocol data unit sessions to which the at least one policy and charging control rule applies; and provide the at least one policy and charging control rule.

The invention relates to a service awareness method of a user terminal, communication equipment, the user terminal and a storage medium. The service awareness method is applied to a user plane function network element UPF in a core network. The method comprises the following steps: monitoring a plurality of service flow events forwarded by a local machine under the condition of receiving a service flow subscription message sent by a policy and charging function network element PCF; the service flow subscription information comprises a user terminal ID and an application program ID; if a target service flow event indicated by the user terminal ID and the application program ID is monitored, a service flow event occurrence notification message is sent to the PCF, and the service flow event occurrence notification message comprises the user terminal ID, the application program ID and an occurrence identifier of the target service flow event. By adopting the method, the perception of the user terminal at the user level and the service level can be realized.

The invention relates to the field of charging. The invention particularly relates to a charging exception processing method and related equipment. The method comprises the following steps: a first R-CHF entity receives a first charging request sent by a CTF entity, detects interaction abnormity of a target CHF entity related to the first charging request, and executes abnormal charging processing. Wherein the target CHF entity is a main CHF entity or a second R-CHF entity. The primary CHF entity provides online quota management and charging ticket generation, and the second R-CHF entity is a CHF entity that provides a relay for the CTF entity and the primary CHF entity before the first R-CHF entity is used as a relay CHF entity. When the main CHF entity is abnormal or the second R-CHF entity is abnormal, the abnormal charging processing is executed through the first R-CHF entity, and the situation that charging cannot be carried out normally can be avoided.

A computer-implemented method and system are disclosed for connecting one or more devices to subscriptions and cellular or other wireless billing plans. The method includes enrolling the one or more devices enabled for connectivity to cellular or other wireless service in a cellular or other wireless subscription and associated billing plan, wherein the enrollment includes providing an identifier for the one or more devices to a cellular or other wireless service provider chosen by a second user, and allowing the second user to use capabilities of the one or more devices governed by the cellular or other wireless subscription and an associated billing plan chosen by the second user; while the one or more devices are also configured to allow a first user to use capabilities of the one or more devices as governed by the cellular or other wireless subscription and an associated billing plan of the first user's choice.

Embodiments of a device and method are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method for communications involves at a cloud server, restricting network access of a user after a Pre-Shared Key (PSK) of the user is transmitted, and at the cloud server, redirecting the user to an identity provider for authentication after restricting network access of the user.

Techniques for coordinating traffic statistics and managing accounting sessions for multi-link operation are provided. A first communications link with a second network device is established by a first network device. A first accounting request to a third network device is transmitted by the first network device, where the first accounting request indicates that the second network device comprises a station multi-link device (STA MLD). A first accounting response is received by the first network device, indicating whether the third network device supports statistic aggregation. Traffic statistics for the first communication link is collected by the first network device, and reported to the third network device in accordance with the first accounting response.