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Controlling the charging of a composite service

US8472601B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ) · SE

Inventors

Joerg Niemoeller · Sundbyberg, SE
Roman Levenshteyn · Aachen, DE
Ioannis Fikouras · Alsdorf, DE
Raphael Quinet · Meerhout, BE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 14, 2008
Grant date	Jun 25, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 4, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04M2215/206
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Methods and devices for controlling a charging of a composite service in a telecommunications network are described. The composite service comprises an invocation of a constituent service. The telecommunications network comprises a control node for controlling the composite service, a service node for providing the constituent service, and a charging system for performing the charging. The method comprises the steps of receiving from the service node a first usage report comprising charging indicators related to the invocation of the constituent service, receiving from the control node control information related to the composite service, the control information indicating that the invocation of the constituent service is associated to the invocation of the composite service, generating a further usage report by changing the charging indicators according to the control information, and sending the further usage report to the charging system to instruct the charging system to perform the charging according to the further usage report.

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