Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Charging control in roaming scenario
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Application No.: US16671657Application Date: 2019-11-01
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Publication No.: US10999447B2Publication Date: 2021-05-04
- Inventor: Weihua Qiao , Esmael Hejazi Dinan , Kyungmin Park , Peyman Talebi Fard , Jayshree Bharatia , Jinsook Ryu
- Applicant: Ofinno, LLC
- Applicant Address: US VA Reston
- Assignee: Ofinno, LLC
- Current Assignee: Ofinno, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US VA Reston
- Agent David Grossman; Kavon Nasabzadeh; Philip Smith
- Main IPC: H04M15/00
- IPC: H04M15/00 ; H04W4/24 ; H04W28/24

Abstract:
A home SMF of a home PLMN receives a first message from a visited SMF of visited PLMN. The first message requests creation of a packet data unit (PDU) session of a wireless device. The first message comprises first charging policy information determined based on a first policy of the visited PLMN. The home SMF determines a second charging policy information for the PDU session based on the first charging policy information and a second policy of the home PLMN. The second charging policy information comprises: a charging method for the PDU session, and a charging parameter indicating a charging level for the PDU session. The home SMF sends a second message to the visited SMF. The second message comprises the second charging policy information.
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