Wireless communication provisioning using state transition rules

摘要

A method for wireless communication provisioning is disclosed. A first wireless communication provisioning state associated with one or more identifiers is defined. A second wireless communication provisioning state associated with one or more identifiers is defined. A state transition rule is defined, wherein the state transition rule defines a transition between the first wireless communication provisioning state and the second wireless communication provisioning state, wherein the first wireless communication provisioning state and the second wireless communication provisioning state are based on the lifecycle of the service of a wireless communication device associated with the first and second wireless communication provisioning states.

主权项

1. A system for wireless communication provisioning of a mobile terminal operating in a carrier network including at least one carrier tower comprising:
a processor; and a memory coupled with the processor, wherein the memory is configured to provide the processor with instructions which when executed cause the processor to: determine a current provisioning state associated with one or more identifiers; determine a next provisioning state associated with the one or more identifiers; determine a state transition rule associated with the one or more identifiers, wherein the state transition rule defines a transition between the current provisioning state and the next provisioning state; generate a first billing instruction based on the current provisioning state, a first data type in a first packet data protocol (PDP) session established by the mobile terminal, wherein the first billing instruction indicates a first party to be billed and a first billing rate for wireless data usage of the mobile terminal; determine that a transition condition has occurred and apply the state transition rule; and generate a second billing instruction based on the next provisioning state, a second data type in a second packet data protocol (PDP) session established by the mobile terminal, wherein the second billing instruction indicates a second party to be billed and a second billing rate for the wireless data usage of the mobile terminal.