Method for charging data of an application routed on a slice of a communication network

An access device for access to a communication network, the access device comprising:

• a processing unit;
• a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions stored thereon, which when executed by the processing unit configure the access device to charge for data of an application that are transmitted on a slice of the communication network, by:
• detecting an enablement or a start of the application,
• sending an identification message destined for a network slices management entity, the identification message comprising an information item relating to identification of the detected application, and
• receiving from the network slices management entity a notification message comprising at least one network slice identifier and charging parameters associated with the at least one network slice identifier.

A charging system comprising

• an access device for access to a communication network, the access device comprising:
• a first processing unit;
• a first non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions stored thereon, which when executed by the processing unit configure the access device to charge for data of an application that are transmitted on a slice of the communication network, by:
• detecting an enablement or a start of the application,
• sending an identification message destined for a network slices management entity, the identification message comprising an information item relating to identification of the detected application,
• receiving from the network slices management entity a notification message comprising at least one network slice identifier and charging parameters associated with the at least one network slice identifier;
• the network slices management entity, which comprises:
• a receiver, configured to receive the identification message comprising the information item relating to the identification of the application,
• a sender, configured to send the notification message comprising the at least one network slice identifier and the charging parameters associated with the at least one network slice identifier,
• a selection module, configured to select the at least one network slice identifier and the charging parameters associated with the at least one network slice identifier.