Charging and policy interface for local breakout edge gateway

An edge network local breakout (LBO) serving gateway (LBO-SGW), comprising:

• a communication interface comprising a transceiver configured to transmit and receive data via an edge network in which the edge network LBO-SGW resides;
• and
• one or more processors configured to:
• receive, from a Radio Access Network (RAN) via the communication interface, packets for a LBO Protocol Data Unit (PDU) session associated with a mobile subscriber, wherein the edge network LBO-SGW, via the edge network, connects to a mobile core network, the RAN, at least one multi-access edge computing (MEC) data center, and a first network comprising at least one of a local area network, a wide area network, a metropolitan area network or a public network;
• send, via the communication interface based on receipt of the packets for the LBO PDU session, a request for charging via the edge network and through the mobile core network to a Packet data network Gateway (PGW) of the mobile core network;
• route and forward the packets for the LBO PDU session via the edge network to a selected one of the first network or the at least one MEC data center without transporting the packets for the LBO PDU session through the mobile core network;
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• send charging data counts, for the packets of the LBO PDU session routed and forwarded by the edge network LBO-SGW, via the edge network through the mobile core network to the PGW for reporting to an Online Charging System (OCS) and charging to the mobile subscriber.

A non-transitory storage medium storing instructions executable by an edge network local breakout (LBO) serving gateway LBO-SGW residing within an edge network, wherein the instructions comprise instructions to cause the edge network LBO-SGW to:

• receive, from a Radio Access Network (RAN) via the edge network, packets for a LBO Protocol Data Unit (PDU) session associated with a mobile subscriber, wherein the edge network LBO-SGW, via the edge network, connects to a mobile core network, the RAN, at least one multi-access edge computing (MEC) data center, and a first network comprising at least one of a local area network, a wide area network, a metropolitan area network or a public network;
• send, based on receipt of the packets for the LBO PDU session, a request for charging via the edge network and through the mobile core network to a Packet data network Gateway (PGW) of the mobile core network;
• route and forward the packets for the LBO PDU session via the edge network to a selected one of the first network or the at least one MEC data center without transporting the packets for the LBO PDU session through the mobile core network;
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• send charging data counts, for the packets of the LBO PDU session routed and forwarded by the edge network LBO-SGW, via the edge network through the mobile core network to the PGW for reporting to an Online Charging System (OCS) and charging to the mobile subscriber.