Systems and methods for network usage monitoring
A method may include receiving, by a charging function (CHF), a data usage monitoring request associated with use of an application, wherein the data usage monitoring request identifies a data usage threshold. The method may also include transmitting, by the CHF and to a session management function (SMF) or a user plane function (UPF), a message notifying the SMF or UPF of the data usage threshold. The method may further include receiving, from the SMF or UPF, a notification that the data usage threshold has been reached, and sending, by the CHF, a message to a network exposure function (NEF) indicating that the data usage threshold has been reached.
1. A method, comprising:
receiving, by a charging function (CHF), a data usage monitoring request associated with use of an application, wherein the data usage monitoring request identifies a data usage threshold;
transmitting, by the CHF and to at least one of a session management function (SMF) or a user plane function (UPF), a message notifying the at least one of the SMF or UPF of the data usage threshold;
receiving, from the at least one of the SMF or UPF, a notification that the data usage threshold has been reached;
sending, by the CHF, a message to a network exposure function (NEF) indicating that the data usage threshold has been reached; and
forwarding, by the NEF, a notification to an application function (AF) indicating that the data usage threshold has been reached.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
forwarding, by at least one of the NEF or AF, information identifying data usage associated with the application to an application service provider associated with the application.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
storing, by the CHF, data associated with the data usage threshold being reached.
4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the storing comprises:
storing records indicating an amount of data usage and a time associated with the data usage threshold being reached.
5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving, by the NEF, the data usage monitoring request; and
forwarding, by the NEF, the data usage monitoring request to the CHF.
6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising:
determining, by the NEF, whether the data usage monitoring request is valid.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the data usage monitoring request comprises information identifying a period associated with monitoring data usage.
8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the data usage monitoring request comprises information identifying a data measurement type.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the data usage monitoring request comprises information identifying a chargeable party associated with use of the application.
10. A system, comprising:
at least one device configured to:
receive a data usage monitoring request associated with use of an application, wherein the data usage monitoring request identifies a data usage threshold,
transmit to at least one of a session management function (SMF) or a user plane function (UPF), a message notifying the at least one of the SMF or UPF of the data usage threshold,
receive, from the at least one of the SMF or UPF, a notification that the data usage threshold has been reached,
send a message to a network exposure function (NEF) indicating that the data usage threshold has been reached, and
forward a notification to an application function (AF) indicating that the data usage threshold has been reached.
11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the at least one device comprises a charging function (CHF), the NEF and the AF.
12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the NEF is configured to:
forward the notification to the AF.
13. The system of claim 11 , wherein the AF is further configured to:
forward information identifying data usage associated with the application to an application service provider associated with the application.
14. The system of claim 10 , wherein the at least one device is further configured to:
store data records associated with the data usage threshold being reached, wherein the data records indicate an amount of data usage and a time associated with the data usage threshold being reached.
15. The system of claim 10 , wherein the at least one network device comprises the NEF and a charging function (CHF), and wherein the NEF is configured to:
receive the data usage monitoring request, and
forward the data usage monitoring request to the CHF.
16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the NEF is further configured to:
determine whether the data usage monitoring request is valid.
17. The system of claim 10 , wherein the data usage monitoring request comprises information identifying a period associated with monitoring data usage.
18. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon sequences of instructions which, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:
receive a data usage monitoring request associated with use of an application, wherein the data usage monitoring request identifies a data usage threshold;
transmit to at least one of a session management function (SMF) or a user plane function (UPF), a message notifying the at least one of the SMF or UPF of the data usage threshold;
receive, from the at least one of the SMF or UPF, a notification that the data usage threshold has been reached; and
send a message to a network exposure function (NEF) indicating that the data usage threshold has been reached, wherein the NEF is configured to forward a notification to an application function (AF) based on the message.
19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18 , wherein the instructions further cause the at least one processor to:
store data records associated with the data usage threshold being reached, wherein the data records indicate an amount of data usage and a time associated with the data usage threshold being reached.
20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18 , wherein the data usage monitoring request comprises information identifying a period associated with monitoring data usage.