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Service accounting in a network

US7899918B1 · kind B1 · utility

9Cited by

22References

31Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Cisco Technology, Inc. · US

Inventors

Darren Potter · Maryville, US
John Zamick · Somerset, GB

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 10, 2003
Grant date	Mar 1, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 11, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L63/20
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and apparatus are disclosed for improving service accounting in a network. After a client is authorized and authenticated, an accounting record is sent with the authorization accept message, and the account record is logged.

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