Maintaining a common identifier for a user session on a communication network
US8838487B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 16, 2008 |
| Grant date | Sep 16, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 23, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W12/08
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for maintaining a common billing identifier for a user session in a communication network is presented. In the method, an authentication node of the communication network receives a first authentication request associated with a user session. In response to the first authentication request, a billing identifier associated with the user session is transferred from the authentication node to a source of the first authentication request. A second authentication request associated with the same user session is received at the authentication node. In response to the second authentication request, the same billing identifier is transferred from the authentication node to a source of the second authentication request.
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