System and method for managing network access for an end user
First Claim
1. An apparatus for managing network access, comprising:
- a Content Services Gateway comprising;
one or more processing modules operable to;
facilitate a communication session for an end user at a first location, the communication session using a first network node servicing the first location, the end user associated with a quota based on a first tariff associated with the first location;
receive a signal indicating a change in a network parameter, the change reflecting that the end user has moved from the first location to a second location and changed from using the first network node to a second network node servicing the second location;
notify a billing system element of the change in the network parameter indicating movement;
receive quota information indicating the quota based on a second tariff associated with the second location; and
provide a quota enforcement mechanism such that content being delivered to the end user is limited according to the quota based on the second tariff associated with the second location;
one or more memory modules operable to store a known user table (KUT), the KUT including;
an internet protocol (IP) address associated with the end user; and
information associated with the first and second network nodes being used by the end user.
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Abstract
A method for managing network access is provided that includes receiving a signal indicating a change in a network parameter, the change reflecting that an end user associated with a communication session has changed from using a first network node to a second network node. Each of the network nodes is operable to facilitate the communication session associated with the end user. The method also includes communicating with a billing system element to notify the billing system element of the change in the network parameter and receiving quota information for the end user associated with the second network node. The billing information associated with the second network node may be applied to the communication session, the billing information being based on the quota information.
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22 Claims
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1. An apparatus for managing network access, comprising:
a Content Services Gateway comprising; one or more processing modules operable to; facilitate a communication session for an end user at a first location, the communication session using a first network node servicing the first location, the end user associated with a quota based on a first tariff associated with the first location; receive a signal indicating a change in a network parameter, the change reflecting that the end user has moved from the first location to a second location and changed from using the first network node to a second network node servicing the second location; notify a billing system element of the change in the network parameter indicating movement; receive quota information indicating the quota based on a second tariff associated with the second location; and provide a quota enforcement mechanism such that content being delivered to the end user is limited according to the quota based on the second tariff associated with the second location; one or more memory modules operable to store a known user table (KUT), the KUT including; an internet protocol (IP) address associated with the end user; and information associated with the first and second network nodes being used by the end user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for managing network access, comprising:
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facilitating a communication session for an end user at a first location, the communication session using a first network node servicing the first location, the end user associated with a quota based on a first tariff associated with the first location; receiving a signal indicating a change in a network parameter, the change reflecting that the has moved from the first location to a second location and changed from using the first network node to a second network node servicing the second location; notifying a billing system element of the change in the network parameter indicating movement; receiving quota information indicating the quota based on a second tariff associated with the second location; applying billing information associated with the second network node to the communication session, the billing information being based on the quota information; providing a quota enforcement mechanism such that content being delivered to the end user is limited according to the quota based on the second tariff associated with the second location; storing, in a known user table (KUT), information associated with the first and second network nodes being used by the end user; and storing, in the KUT, an internet protocol (IP) address associated with the end user, the IP address identifying the end user in order to facilitate the application of the billing information. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for managing network access, comprising:
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means for facilitating a communication session for an end user at a first location, the communication session using a first network node servicing the first location, the end user associated with a quota based on a first tariff associated with the first location; means for receiving a signal indicating a change in a network parameter, the change reflecting that the end user has moved from the first location to a second location and changed from using the first network node to a second network node servicing the second location; means for notifying a billing system element of the change in the network parameter indicating movement; means for receiving quota information indicating the quota based on a second tariff associated with the second location; means for applying billing information associated with the second network node to the communication session, the billing information being based on the quota information; means for providing a quota enforcement mechanism such that content being delivered to the end user is limited according to the quota based on the second tariff associated with the second location; means for storing, in a known user table (KUT), information associated with the first and second network nodes being used by the end user; and means for storing, in the KUT, an internet protocol (IP) address associated with the end user, the IP address identifying the end user in order to facilitate the application of the billing information. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A non-transitory computer readable medium including code for managing network access, the code operable to:
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facilitate a communication session for an end user at a first location, the communication session using a first network node servicing the first location, the end user associated with a quota based on a first tariff associated with the first location; receive a signal indicating a change in a network parameter, the change reflecting that the end user has moved from the first location to a second location and changed from using the first network node to a second network node servicing the second location; notify a billing system element of the change in the network parameter indicating movement; receive quota information indicating the quota based on a second tariff associated with the second location; apply billing information associated with the second network node to the communication session, the billing information being based on the quota information; and provide a quota enforcement mechanism such that content being delivered to the end user is limited according to the quota based on the second tariff associated with the second location; store, in a known user table (KUT), information associated with the first and second network nodes being used by the end user; and store, in the KUT, an internet protocol (IP) address associated with the end user, the IP address identifying the end user in order to facilitate the application of the billing information. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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