Charging interface between smf and charging server in next generation wireless networks

A method, comprising:

• generating, by a device, a set of triggers associated with a set of user equipment (“UE”), wherein a particular trigger associated with a particular UE, of the set of UEs, indicates:
• that the device should be notified when an amount of usage, associated with the particular UE, exceeds a threshold amount of usage, and
• a caching parameter that indicates one or more conditions;
• and
• outputting, by the device, the set of triggers to a network device, wherein outputting the set of triggers to the network device causes the network device to:
• compare a monitored usage, associated with the particular UE, to the threshold amount of usage,
• determine, based on the comparing, that the amount of usage, associated with the particular UE, exceeds the threshold amount of usage,
• cache information, without outputting the information to the device, indicating that the amount of usage, associated with the particular UE, exceeds the threshold amount of usage,
• determine, after caching the information, that the one or more conditions of the caching parameter have been satisfied, and
• output, based on determining that the one or more conditions of the caching parameter have been satisfied, the cached information to the device.

A system, comprising:

• a first device, comprising:
• a first non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a first set of processor-executable instructions, and
• a first set of processors configured to execute the first set of processor-executable instructions;
• and
• a second device, comprising:
• a second non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a second set of processor-executable instructions;
• and
• a second set of processors configured to execute the second set of processor-executable instructions, wherein executing the second set of processor-executable instructions causes the second set of processors to:
• generate a set of triggers associated with a set of user equipment (“UE”), wherein a particular trigger associated with a particular UE, of the set of UEs, indicates:
• that the device should be notified when an amount of usage, associated with the particular UE, exceeds a threshold amount of usage, and
• a caching parameter that indicates one or more conditions;
• and
• output the set of triggers to the second device;
• and
• wherein executing the first set of processor-executable instructions causes the first set of processors to:
• receive the set of triggers,
• compare a monitored usage, associated with the particular UE, to the threshold amount of usage indicated in the particular trigger,
• determine, based on the comparing, that the amount of usage, associated with the particular UE, exceeds the threshold amount of usage,
• cache information, without outputting the information to the second device, indicating that the amount of usage, associated with the particular UE, exceeds the threshold amount of usage,
• determine, after caching the information, that the one or more conditions of the caching parameter have been satisfied, and
• output, based on determining that the one or more conditions of the caching parameter have been satisfied, the cached information to the second device.