US 12,302,423 B2
Charging aggregation control for network slices
Weihua Qiao, Herndon, VA (US); Esmael Hejazi Dinan, McLean, VA (US); Kyungmin Park, Vienna, VA (US); Peyman Talebi Fard, Vienna, VA (US); Jayshree Bharatia, Plano, TX (US); and Jinsook Ryu, Oakton, VA (US)
Assigned to Ofinno, LLC, Reston, VA (US)
Filed by Ofinno, LLC, Reston, VA (US)
Filed on Jan. 5, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/405,298.
Application 18/405,298 is a continuation of application No. 17/737,329, filed on May 5, 2022, granted, now 11,895,717.
Application 17/737,329 is a continuation of application No. 16/788,490, filed on Feb. 12, 2020, granted, now 11,330,648, issued on May 10, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/806,411, filed on Feb. 15, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2024/0163938 A1, May 16, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 16/02 (2009.01); H04W 76/12 (2018.01)
CPC H04W 76/12 (2018.02) [H04W 16/02 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
receiving, by a policy control function (PCF) from a session management function (SMF), a first message requesting policy establishment for a first packet data unit (PDU) session of a wireless device, the first message comprising:
a first single-network slice selection assistance information (S-NSSAI); and
a first network slice instance identifier (NSI ID) for the first S-NSSAI;
receiving, by the PCF, a second message comprising an identifier of a communication service provider (CSP ID);
mapping, by the PCF, the first NSI ID to the CSP ID; and
selecting, by the PCF, a charging function (CHF) for the first PDU session per CSP based on the mapping.