Patent ID: 11949524
Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)
Field: Telecommunications (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 20:
21. A computer-readable storage medium containing a computer-readable code that when read by a processor causes the processor to perform a method for granting service units associated with a charging session for providing a network service to an end user comprising:
receiving a request message for the network service;
selecting one or more offerings associated with the received request message prior to applying quota determination rules, wherein each offering includes one or more associated resources;
sorting the selected one or more offerings based on a predetermined priority;
fetching quota determination rules for an offering among the selected one or more offerings;
applying the fetched quota determination rules to the selected one or more offerings based on the associated resources;
executing the fetched quota determination rules for the offering;
rating the network service request based on the selected one or more offerings and the results of applying the fetched quota determination rules, wherein the rating results in an assigned quota; and
transmitting the assigned quota for the requested network service, wherein the assigned quota includes the granted service units for a charging session providing the network service to the end user.