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Technique for monitoring a call

US8934861B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ) · SE

Inventors

Roland Schliesser · Harsewinkel, DE
Martin Kaibel · Herzogenrath, DE
Ulrich Leschinski · Aachen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 23, 2009
Grant date	Jan 13, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 14, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L69/40
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A technique for monitoring a call associated with a connection established via a Media Gateway node (MGW) is described. The Media Gateway node (MGW) is controlled by a Media Gateway Controller node (MGC). The Media Gateway node (MGW) and the Media Gateway Controller node (MGC) belong to a layered network (LN). A method implementation of this technique comprises the steps of detecting a loss of communication between the Media Gateway Controller node (MGC) and the Media Gateway node (MGW) and logging the loss of communication together with a time stamp of the detected communication loss to be used for determining a charging time of the call.

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