System for generating service-oriented call-charge data in a communication network
AssigneeNokia Siemens Networks Oy
InventorUwe Föll
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Abstract
A system generates service-oriented call-charge data for at least one service in a communication network, the system having in at least one first area (charge metering domain), network elements for charge metering—metering points—and in at least one second area (charging domain), network elements for charging—charging points. The system has a policy function which controls both the metering points and the charging points by using predefined rules.
Claims15
A system for generating service-oriented call-charge data for at least one service in a communication network, comprising:
- a charge metering domain;
- metering points, the metering points being network elements for charge metering provided in the charge metering domain;
- data for producing the service for a user being transmitted via a number of network elements in which in each case the metering points are implemented;
- the metering points for charge metering the data;
- a charging domain;
- charging points, the charging points being network elements for charging provided in the charging domain;
- and
- a policy function which controls both the metering points and the charging points by using predefined rules.
A method for generating service-oriented call-charge data for at least one service in a communication network, comprising:
- providing a charge metering domain;
- providing metering points as network elements in the charge metering domain;
- transmitting data for producing the at least one service for a user via a number of network elements in which in each case the metering points are implemented;
- metering charges for the at least one service at the metering points;
- providing a charging domain;
- providing charging points as network elements in the charging domain;
- charging for the at least one service at the charging points;
- and
- controlling both the metering points and the charging points using predefined rules.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.