LTE: Does the network operator charge for signalling messages ?

Question

Excepts few messages , most of the signalling messages are exchanged between UE and eNodeB by using the PDSCH channel. Why operator does not charge for that. Assume if there are multiple UE which are just attaching and detaching the network can create an usual situation. How does an operator handle such type of situations ?

Answer 1

Hi vikram,

Your question is like, Whenever mobile switched off and switched on , UE and ENB has to do some signalling for attach , If operator charged for this then who will use their network , I am rebooting my smart phone 3 times a day(clearing RAM :) ) if they charge for every reboot then i will throw my SIM . This is operator headache to take care. signalling message is not a huge size , It wont even take 50bytes in RF so it wont be a problem. No one will accept charging just for attach. Yes if all UE in network doing frequent attach detach means it will affect network performance, network cant do anything because they have to serve their customers with less cost.