System, method, and computer program for managing

专利名称：System, method, and computer program for

managing a shared quota for a plurality ofnetwork subscribers in a consumertelecommunications network

发明人：Thomas Alexander Foottit,Yong Li,Elizabeth

Janet Keddy

申请号：US14207268申请日：20140312公开号：US09332135B1公开日：20160503

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摘要：A system, method, and computer program product are provided for managing ashared quota for a plurality of network subscribers in a consumer telecommunicationsnetwork. In use, an Sy interface session is established for a subscriber of a consumertelecommunications network, the Sy interface session being between a Policy andCharging Rules Function (PCRF) node and an Online Charging System (OCS) node of theconsumer telecommunications network. Further, it is determined whether the subscriberis associated with any multi-subscriber shared usage counters on the consumer

telecommunications network. Responsive to determining that the subscriber is associatedwith at least one multi-subscriber shared usage counter on the consumer

telecommunications network, a reference to the at least one multi-subscriber sharedusage counter is provided to the PCRF node by the OCS node. Additionally, the OCS nodemonitors the at least one multi-subscriber shared usage counter. Responsive todetermining that a status of the at least one multi-subscriber shared usage counter haschanged, a single Spending Status Notification Request (SNR) message is sent to thePCRF node, the single SNR message notifying the PCRF node that the status of the atleast one multi-subscriber shared usage counter has changed. Responsive to the PCRFnode receiving the single SNR message notifying the PCRF node that the status of the atleast one multi-subscriber shared usage counter has changed, the PCRF node determineswhich open sessions on the consumer telecommunications network are associated withthe at least one multi-subscriber shared usage counter. Furthermore, one or more policychanges to the open sessions are executed in accordance with the change to the at leastone multi-subscriber shared usage counter.

申请人：Amdocs Software Systems Limited

地址：Dublin IE

国籍：IE

代理机构：Zilka-Kotab, PC

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