Out of band application programming interface for providing a ue maximum bit rate

A network device, comprising:

• at least one communication interface configured to communicate via a mobile network;
• and
• at least one processor configured to:
• receive, from a first client application executing at a first user equipment device (UE), a first notification,
• obtain, based on the first notification, a first subscription plan associated with the first UE,
• determine a first Radio Access Technology (RAT) of the mobile network that is currently serving the first UE,
• identify a first maximum bit rate for the first client application based on the first subscription plan and the determined first RAT;
• and
• send the identified first maximum bit rate to the first client application for use in limiting a bit rate of one or more first data sessions involving the first client application that transit the mobile network.

A non-transitory storage medium storing instructions executable by a network device, wherein execution of the instructions causes the network device to:

• receive, from a first client application executing at a first user equipment device (UE), a first notification;
• obtain, based on the first notification, a first subscription plan associated with the first UE;
• determine a first Radio Access Technology (RAT) of a mobile network that is currently serving the first UE;
• identify a first maximum bit rate for the first client application based on the first subscription plan and the determined first RAT;
• and
• send the identified first maximum bit rate to the first client application for use in limiting a bit rate of one or more first data sessions involving the first client application that transit the mobile network.