CPC H04L 41/5029 (2013.01) [H04L 12/1407 (2013.01); H04L 12/1442 (2013.01); H04L 41/507 (2013.01); H04L 41/5012 (2013.01); H04L 41/5025 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |
1. A method comprising:
detecting, at a cable/fiber broadband network termination unit of a cable/fiber broadband multi-service operator, an interruption in service to a cable/fiber broadband network customer unit-small cell pair by:
determining that said cable/fiber broadband network customer unit—small cell pair has not consumed data for a predetermined time period;
responsive to said determining, said cable/fiber broadband network termination unit initiating a periodic ping of said cable/fiber broadband network customer unit—small cell pair; and
responsive to said periodic ping not being returned, concluding that said interruption in service has occurred;
responsive to detecting said interruption, said cable/fiber broadband network termination unit advising a charging server of said cable/fiber broadband multi-service operator of said interruption in service, a corresponding identifier of said cable/fiber broadband network customer unit—small cell pair, and a corresponding account identifier;
responsive to said cable/fiber broadband network termination unit advising said charging server, said charging server of said cable/fiber broadband multi-service operator advising a backend server of an associated cellular network of a customer identifier corresponding to said account identifier; and
responsive to said charging server advising said backend server, said backend server of said associated cellular network advising a policy control function of said associated cellular network to modify network parameters of said associated cellular network to compensate for said interruption in service.
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