Patent ID: 9077821
Filing Date: 2015-07-07
Classification: H04L,H04M

Abstract:
1. A method of a policy and charging rules function server, hereinafter PCRF server, of a telecommunications network having a traffic detection function device, hereinafter TDF device, the method comprising the steps of: receiving a user identifier at a network interface unit of the PCRF server for a user session; obtaining through the network interface unit remaining quota and subscriber habits for the user identifier on user session and services sessions basis; submitting through the network interface unit of the PCRF server the remaining quota and subscriber habits on user session and services sessions basis for the user identifier to the TDF device; receiving at the network interface unit of the PCRF server usage monitoring information for the user session and for a particular service session from the TDF device; using the usage monitoring information to re-calculate with a processing unit of the PCRF server a new remaining quota and subscriber habits for the user identifier, wherein the recalculation of subscriber habits takes into account a last time the user identifier connected to the network; sending from the network interface unit the new remaining quota and subscriber habits for the user identifier to the TDF device; and upon receiving an indication of session termination, updating values of remaining quota and subscriber habits for the user identifier to be used for a subsequent user session for the user identifier.