Methods and apparatuses for service layer charging correlation with underlying networks

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11601555-B2
Application number	US-202117225202-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 8, 2021
Priority date	Oct 28, 2014
Publication date	Mar 7, 2023
Grant date	Mar 7, 2023

Abstract

The present application at least describes a computer-implemented method including a step of setting, via a service layer residing on a server outside of an underlying 3GPP network, a trigger in the underlying 3GPP network, where the trigger defines an QoS parameter change in the underlying 3GPP network. The underlying 3GPP network is configured with functionality to send a notification to the service layer upon detecting the QoS parameter change. The computer-implemented method also includes a step of receiving, from the underlying 3GPP network, the notification the detected QoS parameter change has occurred. The computer-implemented method further includes a step of performing, at the service layer residing on the server a service layer operation in response to the received notification.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
setting, via a service layer residing on a server outside of an underlying 3GPP network, a trigger in the underlying 3GPP network, where the trigger defines an QoS parameter change in the underlying 3GPP network, and where the underlying 3GPP network is configured with functionality to send a notification to the service layer upon detecting the QoS parameter change;
receiving, from the underlying 3GPP network, the notification the detected QoS parameter change has occurred; and
performing, at the service layer residing on the server a service layer operation in response to the received notification.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the service layer operation is an update to a charging policy.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the notification comprises an indication of a data rate.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the service layer operation is an update to a data rate of a flow.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the notification comprises an indication of a data volume.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the service layer operation is an update to change a QoS treatment of a flow.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the service layer operation is to update a service layer charging information record (e.g. CDR) or update service layer charging operation.

8. A server in a service layer comprising a processor and a non-transitory memory including computer-executable instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the server to:
send, via the server located outside of an underlying 3GPP network, a trigger request to an underlying 3GPP network, where the trigger defines a QoS parameter change event in the underlying 3GPP network, and where the underlying 3GPP network is configured with functionality to send a notification to the service layer upon detecting the QoS parameter change event;
receive, from the underlying 3GPP network, the notification the detected QoS parameter change event has occurred; and
perform, at the service layer residing on the server, a service layer operation in response to the received notification.

9. The server of claim 8 , wherein the service layer operation is an update to a charging policy.

10. The server of claim 8 , wherein the notification comprises an indication of a data rate.

11. The server of claim 8 , wherein the service layer operation is an update of a data rate of a flow.

12. The server of claim 8 , wherein the notification comprises an indication of a data volume.

13. The server of claim 8 , wherein the service layer operation is an update to change a QoS treatment of a flow.

14. The server of claim 8 , wherein the service layer operation is to update a service layer charging information record (e.g. CDR) or update service layer charging operation.

15. A computer-implemented method comprising:
receiving, at an underlying 3GPP network, a trigger request from a service layer, the service layer residing on a server located outside of the underlying 3GPP network, the trigger defining a QoS parameter change event in the underlying 3GPP network, and the underlying 3GPP network being configured with functionality to send a notification to the service layer upon detecting the QoS parameter change event;
producing, at the underlying 3GPP network, the notification based on the detected QoS parameter change event occurring; and
sending, from the underlying 3GPP network, the notification to the service layer as a result of the detected QoS parameter change event.

16. The computer-implemented method of claim 15 , wherein the notification comprises an indication of a data rate.

17. The computer-implemented method of claim 15 , wherein the notification is an indication that the service layer is to change a data rate of a flow.

18. The computer-implemented method of claim 15 , wherein the notification is an indication that the service layer is to change a QoS treatment of a flow.

19. The computer-implemented method of claim 15 , wherein a service layer operation is to update a service layer charging information record (e.g. CDR) or update a service layer charging operation.

20. An underlying 3GPP network with supported functions that communicates with a service layer for updating charging operations comprising a processor and a non-transitory memory including computer-executable instructions which, when executed by the processor cause the underlying 3GPP network to:
receive, at the underlying 3GPP network, a trigger request from the service layer, the service layer residing on a server located outside of the underlying 3GPP network, the trigger request defining a QoS parameter change event in the underlying 3GPP network, and the underlying 3GPP network being configured with functionality to send a notification to the service layer upon detecting the QoS parameter change event;
produce, at the underlying 3GPP network, the notification based on the detected QoS parameter change event occurring; and
send, from the underlying 3GPP network, the notification to the service layer as a result of the detected QoS parameter change event.

Assignees

• Convida Wireless LLC

Inventors

• Li Hongkun
• Lu Guang
• Li Qing
• Seed Dale N
• Dong Lijun
• Wang Chonggang
• Flynn Iv William Robert
• Li Xu
• Brown Phillip
• Mladin Catalina M

Classifications

• H04L12/1407

  Policy-and-charging control [PCC] architecture · CPC title

• H04W4/70 Primary

  Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC] · CPC title

• H04L12/1403

  Architecture for metering, charging or billing · CPC title

• H04M15/62

  based on trigger specification · CPC title

• H04M2215/0192

  Sponsored, subsidised calls via advertising, e.g. calling cards with ads or connecting to special ads, free calling time by purchasing goods · CPC title