Abstract: The present disclosure provides for enabling concurrent rating during a re-rating operation. A first notification is received. The first notification indicates that a re-rating process, which comprises a modification to a customer state for a customer service account, has been initiated for the customer service account. A concurrent usage request is received while the re-rating process is ongoing. The concurrent usage request comprises a request to perform a transaction affecting the customer service account. The concurrent usage request is then processed.

Abstract: An Online Charging System (“OCS”) for charging a data session of a subscriber, in response to a request to initiate the data session provides a first granted service units of data for the data session. During the data session, the OCS receives a change in charging conditions for the subscriber and, in response to the change, sends a re-authorization message to the subscriber. In response to the re-authorization message, the OCS receives from the subscriber a first update message that includes a used service units for the data session since the previous update message. In response to the update message, and based on the change in charging conditions and the used service units, the OCS then provides a second granted service units of data for the data session.

Abstract: An Online Charging System (“OCS”) for charging a data session of a subscriber, in response to a request to initiate the data session provides a first granted service units of data for the data session. During the data session, the OCS receives a change in charging conditions for the subscriber and, in response to the change, sends a re-authorization message to the subscriber. In response to the re-authorization message, the OCS receives from the subscriber a first update message that includes a used service units for the data session since the previous update message. In response to the update message, and based on the change in charging conditions and the used service units, the OCS then provides a second granted service units of data for the data session.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides for enabling concurrent rating during a re-rating operation. A first notification is received. The first notification indicates that a re-rating process, which comprises a modification to a customer state for a customer service account, has been initiated for the customer service account. A concurrent usage request is received while the re-rating process is ongoing. The concurrent usage request comprises a request to perform a transaction affecting the customer service account. The concurrent usage request is then processed.