Method and System for Handling Tethered User Devices in a Telecommunications Network
First Claim
1. A method for handling data sessions performed by tethered user devices in a network, the method comprising:
- receiving a tethered device indicator by a network element, the tethered device indicator originating from a request message from a user device;
detecting the indicator by the network element; and
,based on the indicator, performing one of rejecting a data session requested by the user device or managing the data session requested by the user device.
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Abstract
The presently described embodiments relate to a method for handling data sessions performed using tethered user devices in a network. The presently described embodiments are directed to network functionality to receive a tethered device indicator by a network element. The tethered device indicator, in at least one form, originates from a request from a user device. The indicator is then detected by the network and, based on the indicator, a variety of functions may be performed. For example, a network element may determine that a data session is not proper and, therefore, reject the data session that is requested by the user device. Alternatively, the network element may determine that the data session request is proper. In this case, the data session will be managed based on the indicator.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for handling data sessions performed by tethered user devices in a network, the method comprising:
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receiving a tethered device indicator by a network element, the tethered device indicator originating from a request message from a user device; detecting the indicator by the network element; and
,based on the indicator, performing one of rejecting a data session requested by the user device or managing the data session requested by the user device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for handling data sessions performed by tethered user devices in a network, the system comprising:
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means for receiving a tethered device indicator by a network element, the tethered device indicator originating from a request message from a user device; means for detecting the indicator by the network element; based on the indicator, means for performing one of rejecting a data session requested by the user device or managing the data session requested by the user device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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