Transport mechanism for accounting messages within a telecommunications system
US5875238A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 21, 1995 |
| Grant date | Feb 23, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 21, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M2215/8137
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A telecommunications switch serving a roaming mobile station transports the resulting billing records by setting up a communication link with an administrative billing center connected to a Signaling System No. 7 (SS7) telecommunications network by utilizing Transaction Capabilities Application Part (TCAP) signals. Once the connection is established between the telecommunication switch and the administrative billing center, Data Message handler (DMH) formatted data are stored into the SS7 TCAP Invoke signal by the telecommunication switch and transported to the administrative billing center via the SS7 telecommunications network.
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