Service tariffing based on usage indicators in a radio based network

A data network system spanning a plurality of nodes with radio link connections, said data network system comprising:

• a plurality of radio stations located at respective ones of said nodes, each radio station in radio communication with at least another one of said radio stations for communicating data there between;
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• a plurality of network elements, ones of said network elements disposed at respective ones of said nodes, each of said network elements disposed to communicate network data through said radio link connections, wherein ones of said network elements are adapted to ascertain network utilization information respective to particular network devices coupled to said data network through the use of a data collection unit connected to said network element and a processing unit connected to said data collection unit for acquiring information from said network element to update a database in communication with said processing unit.

A data network system spanning a plurality of nodes with radio link connections, said data network system comprising:

• a plurality of radio stations located at respective ones of said nodes, each radio station in radio communication with at least another one of said radio stations for communicating data there between;
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• a plurality of network elements, ones of said network elements disposed at respective ones of said nodes, each of said network elements connected to communicate network data through said radio link connections, each of said network elements adapted to ascertain network utilization information respective to particular network devices coupled to said data network through the use of an interrogating unit connected to said network element and a central processing unit connected to said interrogating unit for interrogating information from said network element to update a database in communications with said network element accordingly.