Data quotas based on online charging server load
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1. A method of operating a communication system to provide dynamic data quotas for wireless communication devices, the method comprising:
- in a packet data network gateway, identifying a communication request for a wireless communication device and, responsive to the communication request, transferring a quota request for the wireless communication device to an online charging server;
in the online charging server, in response to receiving the quota request, identifying a data quota size for a data quota to be supplied for the wireless communication device based on a quota query load, wherein the quota query load comprises a number of quota requests received from at least one packet data network gateway by the online charging server over a period of time, and transferring the data quota to the packet data network gateway; and
in the packet data network gateway, receiving the data quota for the wireless communication device.
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Abstract
Examples disclosed herein provide systems, methods, and software for providing data quotas based a quota query load. In one example, a method of operating a communication system includes transferring a quota request for a wireless communication device from a packet data network gateway to an online charging server. The method further includes, in the online charging server, receiving the request, identifying a data quota based on a quota query load, and transferring the data quota to the packet data network gateway to be implemented for the wireless communication device.
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1. A method of operating a communication system to provide dynamic data quotas for wireless communication devices, the method comprising:
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in a packet data network gateway, identifying a communication request for a wireless communication device and, responsive to the communication request, transferring a quota request for the wireless communication device to an online charging server; in the online charging server, in response to receiving the quota request, identifying a data quota size for a data quota to be supplied for the wireless communication device based on a quota query load, wherein the quota query load comprises a number of quota requests received from at least one packet data network gateway by the online charging server over a period of time, and transferring the data quota to the packet data network gateway; and in the packet data network gateway, receiving the data quota for the wireless communication device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for providing dynamic data quotas, the system comprising:
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a packet data network gateway configured to; identify a communication request for a wireless communication device; responsive to the communication request, transfer a quota request for the wireless communication device to an online charging server; and receive a data quota for the wireless communication device from the online charging server; and the online charging server configured to; receive the quota request; in response to receiving the quota request, identify a data quota size for the data quota to be supplied for the wireless communication device based on a quota query load, wherein the quota query load comprises a number of quota requests received from at least one packet data network gateway by the online charging server over a segment of time; and transfer the data quota to the packet data network gateway. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of operating an online charging server to provide dynamic data quotas comprising:
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identifying a quota query load, wherein the quota query load comprises a number of quota requests received from at least one packet data network gateway by the online charging server over a segment of time; for a given quota request received from a packet data network gateway to support a communication for a wireless communication device, identifying a data quota size for a data quota to be supplied for the communication based on the quota query load; and transferring the data quota to the packet data network gateway. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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