US 9,313,339 B2 · System and method for providing detection of signaling-only engagements in a telecommunication network

Abstract

A network server may be configured to prevent user equipment (UE) from communicating payload information across a telecommunication network without paying for the access or use of the network. This may be accomplished by the network server receiving signaling information relating to the UE from a first network component, receiving data plane information relating to the UE from a second network component, using the received information to determine a ratio between the number of signaling-only connections and the average monthly revenue associated with the user equipment device, determining whether the UE is a signaling-only device based on the ratio, and performing a responsive operation when it is determined that the user equipment device is a signaling-only device. The responsive operation may include applying a policy or charging rule to the signaling communications of the UE when it is determined that the UE is a signaling-only device.

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Dependent claims

A method of preventing a user equipment device from communicating payload information in a telecommunication network without sufficiently paying for use of the telecommunication network, the method comprising:

receiving in a processor signaling information relating to the user equipment device from a first network component in the telecommunication network;
receiving data plane information relating to the user equipment device from a second network component in the telecommunication network;
using the received signaling information and the received data plane information to determine a number of times that the user equipment device established signaling-only connections within a time period;
determining an average amount of revenue associated with the user equipment device and the time period;
using the received signaling information to determine whether the user equipment device is a signaling-only device that uses signaling communications to circumvent paying for the use of the telecommunication network based on a ratio between the number of times that the user equipment device established signaling-only connections within the time period and the determined average amount of revenue;
and
performing a responsive operation in response to determining that the user equipment device is a signaling-only device.

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A server computing device, comprising:

a processor configured with processor-executable instructions to perform operations comprising:
receiving signaling information relating to a user equipment device from a first network component in a telecommunication network;
receiving data plane information relating to the user equipment device from a second network component in the telecommunication network;
using the received signaling information and the received data plane information to determine a number of times that the user equipment device established signaling-only connections within a time period;
determining an average amount of revenue associated with the user equipment device and the time period;
using the received signaling information to determine whether the user equipment device is a signaling-only device that uses signaling communications to circumvent paying for the use of the telecommunication network based on a ratio between the number of times that the user equipment device established signaling-only connections within the time period and the determined average amount of revenue;
and
performing a responsive operation in response to determining that the user equipment device is a signaling-only device.

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A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored thereon processor-executable software instructions configured to cause a processor to perform operations comprising:

receiving signaling information relating to a user equipment device from a first network component in a telecommunication network;
receiving data plane information relating to the user equipment device from a second network component in the telecommunication network;
using the received signaling information and the received data plane information to determine a number of times that the user equipment device established signaling-only connections within a time period;
determining an average amount of revenue associated with the user equipment device and the time period;
using the received signaling information to determine whether the user equipment device is a signaling-only device that uses signaling communications to circumvent paying for the use of the telecommunication network based on a ratio between the number of times that the user equipment device established signaling-only connections within the time period and the determined average amount of revenue;
and
performing a responsive operation in response to determining that the user equipment device is a signaling-only device.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

System and method for providing detection of signaling-only engagements in a telecommunication network

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System and method for providing detection of signaling-only engagements in a telecommunication network

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