Generating and processing charging data records based on predicted record length

In a telecommunications network, a system for generating and transmitting charging data records to a charging gateway function, the system comprising:

• at least one processor;
• memory in electronic communication with the at least one processor;
• and
• instructions stored in the memory, the instructions being executable by the at least one processor to:
• detect a container closing event associated with adding at least one charging container to a charging data record;
• predict, prior to generation of a charging data record package, a size of the charging data record package, wherein the prediction of the charging data record package is based on adding the at least one charging container to a base component of the charging data record package;
• generate the charging data record package based on determining that the predicted size of the charging data record package exceeds a threshold size of charging data record package;
• and
• transmit the charging data record package to a charging gateway function for processing.

In a fifth generation (5G) mobile network, a method for processing charging data records associated with usage of network functions on a core network of the 5G mobile network, the method comprising:

• detecting a container closing event associated with adding at least one charging container to a charging data record;
• predicting, prior to generation of a charging data record package, a size of the charging data record package, wherein the prediction of the charging data record package is based on adding the at least one charging container to a base component of the charging data record package;
• and
• generating the charging data record package based on determining that the predicted size of the charging data record package exceeds a threshold size of charging data record package, wherein generating the charging data record comprises encoding the charging data record package prior to providing the charging data record package to a charging gateway function.