Patent ID: 9497033
Filing Date: 2016-11-15
CPC Classification: H04L,H04M

Claim Text:
1. A method for providing real time data network usage information for a subscriber utilizing a subscription profile repository (SPR), the method-comprising: at a policy and charging rules function (PCRF): subscribing to change notifications for the subscriber at the SPR; receiving, from the SPR and as a consequence of subscribing to the change notifications for the subscriber at the SPR, a request for real time data network usage information generated by the SPR in response to the SPR receiving a request for real time data network usage for the subscriber; in response to the request generated by the SPR, requesting real time data network usage information for the subscriber from at least one policy and charging enforcement function (PCEF); receiving the real time data network usage information from the at least one PCEF; and providing an indication of the real time data network usage information to the SPR.