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US 11,153,445 B2Granted
Methods and systems for interrogation rejection during online charging system overload
AssigneeTelefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
InventorGustav Åkesson
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Abstract
Methods and systems for an online charging service to selectively rejecting Charge Control Requests (CCRs) which it receives and which are associated with charging for the provision of telecommunication services when the online charging system is in an overload state are described.
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A method for rejecting Credit Control Request, CCR, messages by an Online Charging System, OCS, apparatus during a service overload period, the method comprising:
- rejecting CCR messages based on a prioritization associated with different services, wherein a first service has a first priority level and a second service has a second priority level which is higher than the first priority level characterized in that the step of rejecting further comprises rejecting CCR messages that are CCR-Update messages which contain Multiple Services Credit Control, MSCC, information if the MSCC information does not report any telecommunication service usage.
An Online Charging System, OCS, system for rejecting Credit Control Request, CCR, messages during a service overload period, the system comprising:
- at least one processor configured to reject CCR messages based on a prioritization associated with different services, wherein a first service has a first priority level and a second service has a second priority level which is higher than the first priority level characterized in that the step of rejecting further comprises rejecting CCR messages that are CCR-Update messages which contain Multiple Services Credit Control, MSCC, information if the MSCC information does not report any telecommunication service usage.
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