David A Shrader

US Patent:

20160301809, Oct 13, 2016

Filed:

Jun 3, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/440696

Inventors:

- Stockholm, SE
Anders ENGSTRÖM - Lerum, SE
Anders P. LARSSON - Mölndal, SE
David SHRADER - Wilton Manors FL, US

International Classification:

H04M 15/00
H04W 4/24

Abstract:

The disclosure pertains to the field of Credit Control. More particularly the disclosure relates to methods of pre-emptive credit control, as well as to corresponding network elements and to a computer program. According to one aspect the disclosure relates to a method performed in a network element comprising receiving, from an online charging system, at least one pre-emptive credit control directive for a subscriber, the credit control directive applying to at least one rating group; storing the at least one pre-emptive credit control directive in the network element and applying the at least one pre-emptive credit control directive at content or service delivery start, prior to any service or content received from, or addressing, the subscriber and belonging to the at least one rating group being forwarded from the network element.

US Patent:

20160164752, Jun 9, 2016

Filed:

Aug 29, 2013

Appl. No.:

14/908022

Inventors:

- Stockholm, SE
Lars LÖVSÉN - Göteborg, SE
David SHRADER - Wilton Manors FL, US
Jiehong YANG - Mölndal, SE

Assignee:

Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson (Publ) - Stockholm

International Classification:

H04L 12/24
H04W 4/24
H04L 12/14

Abstract:

Example embodiments presented herein are directed towards a Packet Domain Network Gateway (PGW) (), and corresponding methods therein, for service usage reporting and quota management in a Policy and Charging Control (PCC) based network. Example embodiments presented herein are also directed towards an Online Charging System (OCS) () for receiving service usage reporting and quota management in a PCC based network. Quota reporting and quota management is performed on a per-rating group basis.

US Patent:

20150236862, Aug 20, 2015

Filed:

Aug 27, 2012

Appl. No.:

14/423356

Inventors:

Fabian Castro Castro - Madrid, ES
Susana Fernandez Alonso - Madrid, ES
David Shrader - Wilton Manors FL, US

International Classification:

H04L 12/14
H04L 12/26

Abstract:

In a method carried out in a telecommunication network, a policy decision function provides an instruction to a policy enforcement function and/or a traffic detection function. Within the instruction, some service instances of a service are identified by the order according to which the service instances are started. The instruction also indicates: (i) a service instance level reporting rule according to which the policy enforcement function and/or traffic detection function should report, or should not report, information to the policy decision function after occurrence of an event relating to any one of the identified service instances; and/or (ii) a service instance level enforcement rule that the policy enforcement function and/or traffic detection function should enforce on a received packet relating to any one of the identified service instances. The invention also relates to network nodes and computer programs.