Systems and methods for applying policy rules in a mobile network

A method, comprising:

• receiving, at a network device, location information associated with a user equipment included in a network,
• the location information comprising a next generation cell identifier (NCI) that includes data identifying a cell associated with the user equipment and a base station associated with the cell;
• determining, by the network device and based on the location information, a cell type associated with the cell;
• determining, by the network device and based on determining the cell type, a presence reporting area identifier associated with the cell type;
• and
• transmitting, by the network device and based on determining the presence reporting area identifier, a presence reporting area notification to a second network device included in the network,
• wherein the presence reporting area notification includes data that causes a policy rule to be applied to a communications session associated with the user equipment.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions, the instructions comprising:

• one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a network device, cause the one or more processors to:
• receive location information associated with a user equipment included in a network,
• wherein the location information comprises a next generation cell identifier (NCI) that includes data identifying a first cell associated with the user equipment, a second cell associated with the user equipment, a first base station associated with the first cell, and a second base station associated with the second cell, and
• wherein the location information is received based on a handover of the user equipment between the first cell and the second cell;
• determine, based on the location information, a cell type associated with the first cell;
• determine, based on determining the cell type, a presence reporting area identifier associated with the cell type;
• and
• transmit, based on determining the presence reporting area identifier, a presence reporting area notification to a second network device included in the network,
• wherein the presence reporting area notification includes information identifying the presence reporting area identifier, and
• wherein the presence reporting area notification includes data that causes the second network device to apply a policy rule to a communications session associated with the user equipment.