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US 2011/0003579 A1Published application
Online charging for supplementary services in ims networks
OwnerYigang Cai, Xiangyang Liinventors
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IMS networks and methods are disclosed for providing online charging for supplementary services for a session. The IMS network includes an application server operable to provide at least one supplementary service for a session. When the supplementary service is to be provided, the session is routed to the application server. The application server then provides the supplementary service and also provides charging for the service. To provide charging, the application server generates one or more charging request messages for the supplementary service, and transmits the charging request message for the supplementary service to an online charging system (OCS) of the IMS network. The OCS processes the charging request message accordingly to provide charging for the supplementary service in addition to the session.
An IMS network adapted to provide online charging for supplementary services for a session, the IMS network comprising a session control system operable to receive at least one signaling message for the session, and to identify a trigger for a supplementary service to provide for the session, the IMS network further comprising:
A method of providing online charging for supplementary services for a session in an IMS network, the method comprising:
An IMS network adapted to provide online charging for supplementary services for a session, the IMS network comprising:
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