CPC H04L 47/20 (2013.01) [H04L 12/1407 (2013.01); H04L 45/306 (2013.01); H04L 47/39 (2013.01); H04M 15/66 (2013.01); H04M 15/8214 (2013.01); H04M 15/854 (2013.01); H04W 28/0284 (2013.01); H04W 28/0289 (2013.01); H04W 28/0247 (2013.01)] | 27 Claims |
1. A device for network traffic control, comprising:
communication circuitry to interact with other devices in a core network; and
policing circuitry, the policing circuitry configured to:
analyze a request received from user equipment (UE) intended for a credit control system in the core network, wherein the credit control system manages resource usage by the UE;
determine whether the request received from the UE violates a policy controlling data flow to the credit control system;
determine whether to update the policy; and
responsive to a determination that the request received from the UE violates the policy controlling data flow to the credit control system, and a determination that the policy is not to be updated:
transfer the request received from the UE to at least one of the other devices in the core network to support the request from the UE; and
allow the request received from the UE to proceed.
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