Protocol for billing telecommunication services between network operators

A method for generating service usage information in a telecommunication network, wherein the service usage information relates to a group of telecommunication transmission devices requesting a plurality of different types of telecommunication services on the telecommunication network, the method comprising:

• automatically generating the service usage information, wherein automatically generating the service usage information comprises:
• for each request event of a telecommunication service of a telecommunication transmission device of the group of telecommunication transmission devices requested on the telecommunication network, generating an entry of the service usage information, wherein at least one type of the plurality of different types of telecommunication services is associated with each entry;
• and
• generating an aggregate entry, wherein the aggregate entry relates to the entries of the service usage information, and wherein the aggregate entry comprises aggregate information on each type of the plurality of different types of telecommunication services.

A method for communicating service usage information between a telecommunication network and another telecommunication network, Wherein the service usage information relates to a group of telecommunication transmission devices requesting a plurality of different types of telecommunication services on the telecommunication network, the method comprising:

• automatically generating the service usage information, wherein automatically generating the service usage information comprises:
• for each request event of a telecommunication service of a telecommunication transmission device of the group of telecommunication transmission devices requested on the telecommunication network, generating an entry of the service usage information, wherein at least one type of the plurality of different types of telecommunication services is associated with each entry;
• and
• generating an aggregate entry, wherein the aggregate entry relates to the entries of the service usage information, and wherein the aggregate entry comprises aggregate information on each type of the plurality of different types of telecommunication services;
• and
• following the generation of the service usage information, automatically transferring the service usage information to the other telecommunication network.

A non-transitory, processor-readable medium, part of a programmable device or a network element of a telecommunication network, having processor-executable instructions for generating service usage information in the telecommunication network, wherein the service usage information relates to a group of telecommunication transmission devices requesting a plurality of different types of telecommunication services on the telecommunication network, the processor-executable instructions, when executed by a processor, facilitating the performance of following steps:

• automatically generating the service usage information, wherein automatically generating the service usage information comprises:
• for each request event of a telecommunication service of a telecommunication transmission device of the group of telecommunication transmission devices requested on the telecommunication. network, generating an entry of the service usage information, wherein at least one type of the plurality of different types of telecommunication services is associated with each entry;
• and
• generating an aggregate entry, wherein the aggregate entry relates to the entries of the service usage information, and wherein the aggregate entry comprises aggregate information on each type of the plurality of different types of telecommunication services.