Sponsoring of a mobile station session by another mobile station in a wireless network

An application server, AS, comprising:

• a transmitter configured to transmit a service trigger including a hyperlink and a token to a first wireless transmit/receive unit, WTRU, that sponsors a second WTRU;
• and
• the transmitter further configured to transmit a request to a network to provide traffic handling needed to deliver content to the second WTRU based on the token on a condition that the hyperlink is activated , wherein a user of the first WTRU is charged for the traffic handling via a charging system including an online charging function, OCF, and a charging data function, CDF.

A first wireless transmit/receive unit, WTRU, comprising:

• a receiver configured to receive a service trigger including a hyperlink and a token from an application server, AS;
• and
• a transmitter configured to forward at least the hyperlink to a second WTRU such that the second WTRU may initiate a sponsored session with the AS using the hyperlink, and based on the token a user of the first WTRU is charged via a charging system for a service and traffic handling provided to the second WTRU, the charging system including an online charging function, OCF, and a charging data function, CDF.