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US 2012/0224538 A1Published application
Reset functions
AssigneeTelefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ)
InventorsJohn Stenfelt, Hans Mattsson
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AssigneeTelefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (publ)
InventorsJohn Stenfelt, Hans Mattsson
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The invention discloses a node (120) for use in a wireless access communications system (100) which is arranged to transmit information to and receive information from a PCRF (110), a Policy and Charging Rules Function, in the system. The information to and from the PCRF (110) is transmitted over a Gx interface, and the node is also arranged to count the amount of a defined service in the system which is used by a user, a UE (130) in the system during a defined period of time and to take a defined course of action when said amount of the defined service reaches a threshold value. The node (120) is arranged to be able to reset said count at a defined point in time, a “reset point”, and the information which the node it is arranged to receive from the PCRF (110) comprises information on said reset point.
A node for use in a wireless access communications system in which Usage Monitoring Control is used, the node arranged to transmit information to and receive information from a PCRF, a Policy and Charging Rules Function, node in the system, said information to and from the PCRF node being transmitted over a Gx interface, the received information comprising Monitoring Key(s) and allowed usage threshold per Monitoring Key for a user, a UE, in the system, the node further arranged to count the amount of a defined service in the system which is used by the UE, per Monitoring Key, in the system during a defined period of time and to take a defined course of action when said amount of the defined service reaches the transmitted threshold, the node further arranged to reset said count at a defined point in time, a reset point, wherein the information which said node is arranged to receive from the PCRF node comprises information on said reset point.
A node for use in a wireless communications system in which Usage Monitoring Control is used, the node arranged to transmit information and instructions to and receive information from a PCEF, a Policy and Charging Enforcement Function, node in the system, said information to and from the PCEF node transmitted over a Gx interface, wherein said instructions to the PCEF node include Monitoring Key(s) and allowed usage per Monitoring Key for a user, a UE in the system and information on a point in time, a reset point, at which the PCEF node resets a counter regarding the amount of a defined service in the system which is used by the UE in the system during a defined period of time.
A Gx interface for use in a wireless communications system in which Usage Monitoring Control is used, the interface used for communication between a Policy and Charging Rules Function node, a PCRF node, and a Policy and Charging Enforcement node, a PCEF node in the system, wherein said PCRF node transmits Monitoring Key(s) and allowed usage threshold per Monitoring Key for a user, a UE, in the system and instructions to the PCEF node regarding a point in time, a reset point, at which the PCEF node resets a counter regarding the amount of a defined service in the system which is used by the UE in the system during a defined period of time.
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