Systems and methods for reducing wireless network congestion

A computer-implemented method for reducing wireless network congestion, the method comprising:

• receiving an initial request for access to a network from a mobile device;
• determining a customer support time period for an initial location of the mobile device;
• in response to receiving the initial request for access, transmitting a request to a network node, wherein the network node is configured to determine that a data allocation for the mobile device has been exceeded;
• receiving, from the network node, a rejection response denying access to the network based on the determination that the data allocation for the mobile device has been exceeded;
• denying the initial request based on the rejection response;
• receiving a subsequent request for access to the network;
• in response to receiving the subsequent request for access to the network, determining that a mobile station integrated services digital network (MSISDN) included with the subsequent request matches an MSISDN associated with the initial request;
• and
• based on the determination that the MSISDN associated with the mobile device matches the MSISDN included with the subsequent request for access to the network and on receiving the rejection response, denying the subsequent request for access to the network if a subsequent location of the mobile device is in the same geographic region as the initial location of the mobile device and a request time of the subsequent request is outside the customer support time period.

A system for reducing wireless network congestion, the system comprising:

• a first network node configured to:
• receive, from a mobile device, an initial request to access a network,
• determine a customer support time period based on an initial location of the mobile device, and
• in response to receiving the initial request, transmit a session request;
• a second network node configured to:
• receive the session request from the first network node, and
• based on receiving the session request, transmit a credit control request (CCR);
• a third network node configured to:
• receive the CCR from the second network node, and
• in response to receiving the CCR, transmit a request for user data status associated with the mobile device;
• and
• a fourth network node configured to:
• receive the request for user data status, and
• in response to receiving the request for user data status, transmit a user data status response indicating that a data allocation for the mobile device has been exceeded;
• wherein, in response to receiving the user data status from the fourth network node, the third network node is further configured to transmit an authorization rejected message to the second network node;
• and
• wherein, upon receiving a subsequent request to access the network from the mobile device and based on receiving the authorization rejected message, the second network node is configured to deny the mobile device access to the network if a subsequent location of the mobile device is in the same geographic region as the initial location of the mobile device and a request time of the subsequent request is outside the customer support time period.