Systems and methods for subscriber profile management

A wireless home network system, comprising:

• a TTL limit database that stores a TTL limit for a visiting subscriber when the visiting subscriber has been granted network access to a visited network, wherein the TTL limit specifies a time limit for which a subscriber profile is to remain active within the visited network when the visiting subscriber accesses the visited network;
• a subscriber profile database that stores the subscriber profile when the visiting subscriber has been granted network access to the visited network;
• an administration module that administers the subscriber profile and the TTL limit, wherein the visiting subscriber is from a home network that differs from a network in which the system resides;
• and
• a TTL Limit Reference Module that stores and administers the TTL limit when the subscriber profile and the TTL limit are transmitted to the visited network for the subscriber.

A method in a visited wireless network, comprising:

• receiving a service request from a visiting subscriber in a service area of a visited network;
• requesting a visiting subscriber profile and a time to live (TTL) limit, wherein the TTL limit specifies a time limit for which the visiting subscriber profile is to remain active within the visited network when the visiting subscriber accesses the visited network;
• receiving the visited subscriber profile and the TTL limit;
• caching the visiting subscriber profile and the TTL limit;
• and
• providing the service to the visiting subscriber;
• storing and administering the TTL limit when the visiting subscriber profile and the TTL limit are transmitted to the visited network for the visiting subscriber.