Method for processing accounting requests in a communications system
OwnerJuha-Pekka Koskinen, Juha R. Vallineninventors
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Abstract
This invention relates to a method for providing accounting requests, where an accounting request comprises at least one identifier and relates to a service provided to a user of a communication network. In the method a first accounting request is transmitted and a second accounting request corresponding to the first accounting request is prepared. The second accounting request comprises at least one of the at least one identifier in the first accounting request as correlation information. The second accounting request is transmitted as a retransmitted first accounting request, if it is determined that retransmission of the first accounting request is required.
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Method for providing accounting requests, an accounting request comprising at least one identifier and relating to a service provided to a user of a communication network, the method comprising the steps of:
- transmitting a first accounting request,
- preparing a second accounting request corresponding to the first accounting request, said second accounting request comprising at least one identifier in the first accounting request as correlation information, and
- transmitting the second accounting request as a retransmitted first accounting request if a determination is made that retransmission of said first accounting request is required.
A method for processing accounting requests, an accounting request having at least one identifier and relating to a service provided to a user of a communication network, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving an accounting request,
- determining if the received accounting request is a retransmitted accounting request having correlation information, said correlation information comprising at least one identifier, and
- comparing the correlation information to at least one identifier in at least one previously received accounting request to determine if the retransmitted accounting request corresponds to a previously received accounting request.
An entity for use in a communication network, the entity comprising:
- means for transmitting accounting requests, an accounting request comprising at least one identifier,
- means for retransmitting accounting requests, a retransmitted accounting request having correlation information, and
- means for preparing a retransmitted accounting request having correlation information, said correlation information comprising at least one identifier in a corresponding, previously transmitted accounting request.
An entity for use in a communication network, the entity comprising
- means for receiving accounting requests, an accounting request comprising at least one identifier,
- means for detecting retransmitted accounting request among the received accounting request, a retransmitted accounting request having correlation information comprising at least one the identifiers in a corresponding, previously transmitted accounting request, and
- means for comparing a received retransmitted accounting request to at least one previously received accounting request by comparing the correlation information to at least one of the identifiers in at least one previously received accounting request.
A communication network comprising a first entity and a second entity, the first entity comprising:
- means for transmitting accounting requests, an accounting request comprising at least one identifier,
- means for retransmitting accounting requests, a retransmitted accounting request having correlation information, and
- means for preparing a retransmitted accounting request having correlation information, said correlation information comprising the at least one identifier in a corresponding, previously transmitted accounting request, and the second entity comprising
- means for receiving accounting requests,
- means for detecting retransmitted accounting request among the received accounting request, a retransmitted accounting request having correlation information comprising the at least one identifier in a corresponding, previously transmitted accounting request, and
- means for comparing a received retransmitted accounting request to at least one previously received accounting request by comparing the correlation information to at least one identifier in at least one previously received accounting request.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.