Data usage categorization in telecommunication network

A method comprising:

• obtaining, from a core network of a telecommunication network, information of an internet protocol (IP) address associated with a user equipment (UE) in the telecommunication network and information of data usage associated with the UE;
• categorizing, based on the IP address, the data usage into a parent category and a child category, wherein the parent category is associated with data usage in a non-tethering operation and the child category is associated with data usage in a tethering operation;
• providing, based on the categorization of the data usage, a service to the UE;
• determining, based on the categorization of the data usage, a first threshold for triggering a first alert associated with data usage in the tethering operation and a second threshold for triggering a second alert associated with data usage in the non-tethering operation, and monitoring the categorized data usage and triggering at least one of the first alert or the second alert when the respective data usage exceeds the respective threshold;
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• providing a targeted service to the UE based on the category of the data usage, thereby avoiding excess overhead in offering or providing services to miscategorized users and optimizing network resource consumption.

A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon instructions executable by a system to cause the system to perform a method comprising:

• obtaining, from a core network of a telecommunication network, information of an internet protocol (IP) address associated with a user equipment (UE) in the telecommunication network and information of data usage associated with the UE;
• categorizing, based on the IP address, the data usage into a parent category and a child category, wherein the parent category is associated with data usage in a non-tethering operation and the child category is associated with data usage in a tethering operation;
• providing, based on the categorization of the data usage, a service to the UE;
• determining, based on the categorization of the data usage, a first threshold for triggering a first alert associated with data usage in the tethering operation and a second threshold for triggering a second alert associated with data usage in the non-tethering operation, and monitoring the categorized data usage and triggering at least one of the first alert or the second alert when the respective data usage exceeds the respective threshold;
• and
• providing a targeted service to the UE based on the category of the data usage, thereby avoiding excess overhead in offering or providing services to miscategorized users and optimizing network resource consumption.