US 12,408,054 B2
Systems and methods for quality of service monitoring activated by policy control function
Violeta Cakulev, Millburn, NJ (US); Lixia Yan, Basking Ridge, NJ (US); Sudhakar Reddy Patil, Flower Mound, TX (US); and Anthony Clay Reynolds, Rhome, TX (US)
Assigned to Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US)
Filed by Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US)
Filed on Jun. 29, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/809,827.
Prior Publication US 2024/0007880 A1, Jan. 4, 2024
Int. Cl. H04W 24/08 (2009.01); H04L 43/0829 (2022.01); H04L 43/0852 (2022.01); H04L 43/0864 (2022.01); H04L 43/087 (2022.01); H04L 43/0888 (2022.01); H04W 24/10 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 24/08 (2013.01) [H04L 43/0829 (2013.01); H04L 43/0858 (2013.01); H04L 43/0864 (2013.01); H04L 43/087 (2013.01); H04L 43/0888 (2013.01); H04W 24/10 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
determining, by a device, that Quality of Service (QOS) monitoring is to be performed for a communication session;
generating, by the device, a QoS monitoring policy for the communication session;
providing, by the device, the QoS monitoring policy to a Session Management Function (SMF) associated with the communication session;
receiving, by the device, a QoS monitoring report for the communication session from the SMF; and
performing, by the device, an action based on the received QoS monitoring report,
wherein determining that QoS monitoring is to be performed for the communication session includes at least one of:
receiving, from a Charging Function (CHF), a notification indicating that QoS monitoring is to be performed for the communication session;
receiving, from a Unified Data Management (UDM), a subscriber profile update indicating that a subscriber associated with the communication session is to receive QoS monitoring; or
determining that QoS monitoring is to be established for communication sessions associated with a particular Data Network Name (DNN).