Maintaining a common identifier for a user session on a communication network
US8838488B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 16, 2008 |
| Grant date | Sep 16, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 27, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04M15/8228
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method is provided for maintaining a common billing identifier for a user session in a communication network. In the method, an authentication request associated with a user session is transferred from an access node of the communication network to an authentication node of the network. The access node receives an authentication acknowledgment transferred from the authentication node in response to the request. In response to the acknowledgment, a billing identifier associated with the user session is generated at the access node. The billing identifier is transferred from the access node to an application node of the communication network.
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