Method of charging in a communications network
US7747240B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 4, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jun 29, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 4, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M2215/92
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In a communications network, use of network resources is measured locally at customer terminals, for example by counting the number of packets sent and received. The resulting data may be aggregated and sent to a network accounting object. Accounting data may subsequently be passed between network subdomains.
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