USAGE MONITORING AFTER ROLLOVER
First Claim
1. A method of performing a rollover by a session management node, the method comprising:
- determining a session to roll over;
determining whether usage monitoring at a usage monitoring node is currently disabled for the session; and
if usage monitoring at the usage monitoring node is currently disabled for the session, sending a message from the session management node to the usage monitoring node, wherein the message includes an instruction to enable usage monitoring for the session.
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Abstract
Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method and related network node including one or more of the following: determining a session to roll over; determining whether usage monitoring at a usage monitoring node is currently disabled for the session; and if usage monitoring at the usage monitoring node is currently disabled for the session, sending a message from the session management node to the usage monitoring node, wherein the message includes an instruction to enable usage monitoring for the session. Various alternative embodiments additionally include one or more of the following: waiting for a length of time to receive a usage report at the session management node from the usage monitoring node; wherein the step of sending a message from the session management node to the usage monitoring node is only performed when a usage report is not received during the length of time.
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21 Claims
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1. A method of performing a rollover by a session management node, the method comprising:
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determining a session to roll over; determining whether usage monitoring at a usage monitoring node is currently disabled for the session; and if usage monitoring at the usage monitoring node is currently disabled for the session, sending a message from the session management node to the usage monitoring node, wherein the message includes an instruction to enable usage monitoring for the session. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A session management node for performing a rollover, the session management node comprising:
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an interface that communicates with a usage monitoring node; a session storage that stores a plurality of session records; a rollover initiator that; determines that a rollover should be performed, in response to determining that a rollover should be performed, retrieves a session record, and determines whether usage monitoring at the usage monitoring node is currently disabled for a session associated with the session record; and a message generator that, if usage monitoring at the usage monitoring node is currently disabled for a session associated with the session record, generates a message instructing the usage monitoring node to enable usage monitoring at the usage monitoring node for a session associated with the session record. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A machine-readable storage medium encoded with instructions for performing a rollover by a session management node, the machine readable storage medium comprising:
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instructions for determining a session to roll over; instructions for determining whether usage monitoring at a usage monitoring node is currently disabled for the session; and instructions for if usage monitoring at the usage monitoring node is currently disabled for the session, sending a message from the session management node to the usage monitoring node, wherein the message includes an instruction to enable usage monitoring for the session. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of performing a rollover by a session management node, the method comprising:
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determining a session to roll over; sending a first request message from the session management node to the usage monitoring node, wherein the message includes an instruction to disable usage monitoring for the session; waiting for a period of time to receive a second request message from the usage monitoring node; if the session management node receives the second request message from the usage monitoring node, sending an answer message to the usage monitoring node, wherein the answer message includes an instruction to enable usage monitoring for the session; and if the session management node does not receive the second request message from the usage monitoring node, sending a third request message to the usage monitoring node, wherein the third request message includes an instruction to enable usage monitoring for the session.
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