Differential charging for licensed and unlicensed spectrum usage
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsALEXANDER SIROTKIN, JING ZHU, NAGEEN HIMAYAT
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure describe systems, devices, and methods for charging architectures in cellular networks. Various embodiments may include an eNB collecting information about licensed and unlicensed spectrum resource usage on a per bearer basis and transmitting the information to a core network node. Other embodiments may be described or claimed.
Claims25
An apparatus to be employed in an evolved node B (eNB), the apparatus comprising:
- collection circuitry to collect information about licensed and unlicensed spectrum resource usage for individual bearers of a plurality of bearers that provide access to a cellular network using one or more radio access technologies (RATs);
- and
- signaling circuitry, coupled with the collection circuitry, to transmit the collected information to a network node in a core network.
One or more non-transitory, computer-readable media having instructions that, when executed, cause an evolved node B (eNB) to:
- collect information related to licensed and unlicensed spectrum resource usage related to one or more bearers in a wireless network;
- detect a trigger event;
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- transmit an indication of the collected information related to the spectrum resource usage to a network node of the wireless network based on said detecting of the trigger event.
An apparatus comprising:
- receive circuitry to receive, from an evolved NodeB (eNB), information related to licensed spectrum resource usage and unlicensed spectrum resource usage related to one or more evolved packet switched (EPS) bearers in a wireless network;
- and
- control circuitry coupled with the receive circuitry, the control circuitry to perform one or more charging related functions based on the information.
The apparatus of claim 23 or 211, wherein the one or more charging related functions comprise transmitting at least part of the information to a charging data function or an online charging system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.