Usage monitoring control for mobile networks

A mobile gateway comprising:

• one or more processors configured to transmit a usage monitoring report indicative of usage by a mobile device of a service provided over a session for which usage monitoring was previously activated;
• and
• a memory configured to store a monitoring key that was configured as a result of activating the usage monitoring for the service,
• wherein the one or more processors are also configured to receive, in response to transmitting the usage monitoring report, an indication to deactivate usage monitoring of the service for the session, and remove, in response to receiving an indication to deactivate the usage monitoring of the service for the session, the monitoring key that was configured as a part of activating the usage monitoring of the service for the session.

A system comprising:

• a device that performs a policy and charging rules function;
• a mobile device;
• and
• a mobile gateway positioned in a mobile access network, wherein the mobile gateway comprises:
• one or more processors configured to transmit a usage monitoring report indicative of usage by a mobile device of a service provided over a session for which usage monitoring was previously activated;
• and
• a memory configured to store a monitoring key that was configured as a result of activating the usage monitoring for the service,
• wherein the one or more processors are also configured to receive, in response to transmitting the usage monitoring report, an indication to deactivate usage monitoring of the service for the session, and remove, in response to receiving an indication to deactivate the usage monitoring of the service for the session, the monitoring key that was configured as a part of activating the usage monitoring of the service for the session.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processors of a mobile gateway to:

• transmit a usage monitoring report indicative of usage by a mobile device of a service provided over a session for which usage monitoring was previously activated;
• receive, in response to transmitting the usage monitoring report, an indication to deactivate usage monitoring of the service for the session;
• and
• in response to the indication to deactivate the usage monitoring, remove a monitoring key that was configured as a part of activating the usage monitoring of the service for the session.